Oxbridge History and Politics

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Either any one of the seven periods in the history of the British Isles or any one of the four periods of European/World history

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Introduction to the theory of politics or Theories of the state

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One optional subject:

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a.) Quantification in history

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b.) Approaches to history

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c.) Historiography: Tacitus to Weber or any of the optional subjects (see History) except Theories of the state) or any one of six foreign texts

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The practice of politics

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Quantitative methods: political analysis (not examined)

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A period of the history of the British Isles

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A period of European/World history

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Any two of the five core subjects in Politics:

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Comparative government

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British politics and government since 1900

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Theory of politics

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International relations

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Political sociology

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One of the following combinations:

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A special subject in History (two papers) and an optional subject in Politics (either a core paper not yet taken or a further subject)

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A further subject in History and two optional subjects in Politics

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A further subject in History, one optional subject in Politics and one special subject in Politics

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A thesis in either History or Politics

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Evidence and Argument

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The Modern State and its Alternatives

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International Conflict, Order and Justice

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British Political History 1485-1714

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British Political History 1688-1886

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British Political History Since 1880

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European History 1715-1890

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European History Since 1890

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North American History from c. 1500 to 1865

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a paper in the history of political thought

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a paper in international organisation or comparative politics

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a further history paper from a range of options including periods of world history, American history, European history, and British social and economic history

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For the fourth paper, you can either study Statistics and Methods or write two 5,000 word essays on questions drawn from a wide range of topics in history and politics.

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All students take an interdisciplinary paper that considers general and thematic issues in history and politics and the relationship between them.

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You then choose three papers from a range on the Politics and International Relations and History courses. The papers available each year may vary – see the website for those currently offered. Alternatively, you can replace one of these three papers with a dissertation of 10,000-15,000 words on a topic of your choice within the scope of the course.