The information below is for entry in 2027, or deferred entry in 2028.
The joint Honours degree in History and Politics offers subjects from our highly-regarded History and Politics and International Relations courses, together with bespoke papers which allow students to explore the space between the two disciplines. Students develop skills in analysing the operation of power and politics across histories, institutes and societies around the world. Students are also able to build strengths in understanding the nature of evidence, methodology and approaches in both History and Politics. Across the three years of the degree programme, students are able to choose from a wide range of topics in British, European, American and World history and politics.
Staff in the Faculty of History and the Department of Politics and International Studies have a wide range of shared interests in political and international history, the origins of contemporary politics and international relations, and the history of political ideas. This degree balances a strong grounding in the two component subjects with the opportunity to explore the ways in which historical and political understanding together illuminate the modern world.
Information about the course structure, departmental teaching arrangements, offered topics and options can be found on the University of Cambridge website: History and Politics Course Outline
Community is central to studying History and the History joint degrees at Queens’. Academic staff take a keen interest in students’ progress and wellbeing and students are encouraged to support and learn from one another too. Queens’ has a thriving college history society, the Erasmus Society, which meets several times a term to listen to talks by historians and for social events.
From the first year onwards there are also classes and events to help with the transition from school to university, to support students’ learning and develop their study skills, and to encourage discussion and debate about major themes in History.
Official Fellow, Director of Studies for History, History and Modern Languages and History and Politics
Official Fellow
Professorial Fellow, Polkinghorne Fellow in Theology, Director of Studies in Theological and Religious Studies
Official Fellow, Senior Tutor
Official Fellow, Director of Studies in Human, Social & Political Sciences (Part II)
Bye-Fellow
The History and Politics joint degree allows you to study two related and highly engaging subjects at the same time, thus giving you a broader perspective on each by revealing new dimensions of the subjects, such as the influence of political thought in history. Queens’ is one of the friendliest Cambridge Colleges and both the staff and students are extremely kind and helpful.
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