History

Course summary

There are three modules that run concurrently: • Political, social, foreign and economic change in Britain during the second half of the 20th century, including key contemporary topics such as the political parties, voting systems, British culture, terrorism, racism, workers’ rights and the crises in the Middle East. • The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 examining and investigating the political, social and economic themes which brought the United States from Civil War to global superpower. • An extended coursework essay on the Tudors.