History and International Relations

About this course

History and international relations together offer one of the most powerful frameworks for understanding how the world came to be as it is and how it might develop. History trains you to think with depth and complexity about cause, consequence, and human agency over time. International relations applies that thinking to the present, examining how states, institutions, and other actors interact, compete, and cooperate on a global stage. The combination produces graduates who can analyse both the long view and the immediate moment with equal confidence. This four-year full-time programme at Aston University includes a year abroad, placing you in a different country and academic culture for a full year of your studies. That experience does more than add an item to your CV: it develops the intercultural awareness and adaptability that are increasingly essential for careers in diplomacy, glo

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 75% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 30% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →

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