Year 1: Politics core modules: British government; political sociology; political theory; comparative politics; Contemporary History modules: modern British history; modern European history. Year 2: Politics modules: British politics; British history; political theory; international politics and development politics; Contemporary History modules: modern French history; modern American history; students also complete a work placement and may spend part of the year on a foreign study exchange. Year 3: Specialist modules on politics, gender studies and political theory; Contemporary History: choice of specialist modules on British, European and international history.