Politics, Philosophy and History (BA) (Part-time) - 2013/2014 entry
This course is innovative, bringing together the three disciplines of politics, philosophy and history in a unique combination. The course structure draws the three disciplines together and uses them to interrogate one another. The degree is unified by the three cross-disciplinary modules taught by members of all three contributing departments and taken by all the students. In addition, you can choose option modules from a wide range of topics, such as: the Third Reich; modern philosophy; and the city in nineteenth-century Britain. The course prepares you to undertake higher degrees or to move into a career in education, the arts, politics or journalism. The Birkbeck PPH Society, run by students, organises regular study skills days, a weekend away, a journal and regular social events.
This course is also available for full-time evening study.
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Course structure
You will take 12 modules over four years, and each module is worth 30 credits (360 credits in total). There are six compulsory modules:
- Historiography
- Introduction to the History of Philosophy
- The Study of Politics
- Conceptions of the Human from Enlightenment to Today: examines the foundations of the modern scientific world view, its roots in the seventeenth century, the challenge to which it has been subjected by modern philosophers, and the part it has played in attempts to distinguish Western and other cultures
- Problems of Explanation and Interpretation: considers the logic of social explanation, problems of meaning and interpretation, and historiography and historical interpretation
- The Rise of the Modern State: explores the social, political, cultural and intellectual changes that gave rise to modern political systems in Europe.
You can choose two option modules from each of the three disciplines, including:
- Aesthetics
- American Politics and Foreign Policy
- British Imperialism, Decolonisation and Colonial States
- Disease and the Social Order – Europe and the USA since 1700
- Dissertation
- Epistemology and Methodology
- Ethics
- International Relations
- Ireland and the Irish from Famine to Partition
- Modern History of East Asia
- Modern Philosophy from Descartes to Hume
- Modern Political Analysis
- Personal Life: Politics and Social Change
- Philosophy of Kant
- Philosophy of Mind
- Political Philosophy
- Politics and the Middle East
- Politics, Power and Human Nature
- Race, Segregation and Protest in South Africa and the American South
- Russia since 1905
- Social Relations and Social Policy
- The City in Nineteenth-Century Britain
- The French Revolution
- The Third Reich
- Violence and its Double
- Witchcraft and Society 1550–1700.
For the remaining module, you have the choice of one further taught module from any of the three disciplines, or a dissertation.
Find out more about studying at Birkbeck's Department of Politics.
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Study resources
The PPH Society, run by students, organises regular study skills days, a weekend away, a journal, and regular social events.
We offer a range of learning resources and student support.
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Further study opportunities
We offer a range of Master's degrees in politics, philosophy and history.
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Careers information
Graduates go on to careers in local and national government, the diplomatic service, policy work, the voluntary sector, and as researchers or journalists.
- To speak to an independent careers advisor, booking onto one of our Future Focus — Careers Workshops
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Apply now
- Application deadlines and interviews
- Applications by 31 August.
- Late applications in September, subject to availability of places.
- Interviews March-September.
- Online application
You can apply online from the link below. - Our Application Workshop will give you an overview of what Birkbeck looks for in an undergraduate degree application and includes practical writing exercises to help you write a more effective personal statement
- Application deadlines and interviews
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Key information set
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Welcome to Birkbeck, London's evening university: Number 1 in London for teaching and student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2012).
Birkbeck specialises in part-time, evening study. The Key Information Set has been developed for full-time, daytime courses. We are providing some additional information about our evening courses to help you make an informed choice.
Fees:
The Key Information Set (KIS) for this degree course shows the annual fee for a 3-year, full-time degree. This is a 4-year, part-time evening degree and the annual fee is lower than the fee shown in the KIS. See 'Fees and funding' in the left hand menu for the correct fee for this course.Years of study:
The KIS presents all degrees as 3-year courses. Birkbeck's standard part-time, evening degree is a 4-year course.
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