Student review [#102041] for History and Politics
at University of Nottingham - UoN

The University of Nottingham is a vibrant community filled with what feels like endless oppertunities.

Studying a joint honours programme allows a greater level of understand into two disciplines that are very cohesive together. The bredth and depth of topics available within History is wide-reaching allowing you to take history modules from the medieval times to the 2010s. This choice ensure thats there are options for everyone throughout your degree and each person can understand what sort of historian they are. For politics the choices may not be as endless for joint honours students, but there is still a wide range of topics on offer and covered allowing you to engage with different types and variations of politics particularly as you progress in the degree and you can choose more optional modules to suit your interests.

At Nottingham you have the opportunity to take a second year module that it exclusively for the joint honours students that take History and Politics, and this allows you to understand and combine the separate disciplines on a deeper level in preparation for choosing your final year dissertation project.

Assessments involves a mix of collaborative work and individual work, allowing you to get to know your course mates better and gain valuable group projects skills. Seminar tutors and personal tutors are always available to have meetings for further support if needed and are always happy to help you or point you in the right direction of people who can instead.

The University Park campus hosts a wide range of study spaces available for you to use, including small group rooms to prebook, cafe’s, libraries and silent study areas throughout the campus so there is always somewhere new or different to study in for a change of scenery

One of my favourite things about the university is the societies that are on offer and how they create such a community and group for you to find yourself and allow you to express yourself as authentically as possible. This helps to introduce you to so many more people, and helps you become more confident in yourself as you transition into an adult preparing for a job.