University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor’s Degree in History and Politics (Bilingual)
Getafe, Spain
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-European students | for EU students: € 1,500/year
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor's Degree in History and Politics at University Carlos III of Madrid offers interdisciplinary, bilingual training combining history and political science to study long-term political change comparatively. Courses run in English and Spanish; English-track groups use English for all classes and assessments. Students must show B2 English in the first year by test or approved certificate. The Diploma Supplement notes bilingual studies.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in consulting (HR, trade, market research, public opinion), political and corporate communication, teaching and research, public administration, international organisations (World Bank, UN) and third-sector NGOs; they become policy analysts or advisors.
The Bachelor's Degree in History and Politics is a program with great tradition in British universities which for the first time is proposed in Spain. It aspires to provide interdisciplinary training in History and Politics with a double intention: the student completes a global understanding of the great processes of political change with a historical perspective and he can study History with the help of the categories of Political Science too.
This bilingual Bachelor's Degree is interesting for future historians with an analytical and comparative vocation and for future political and social scientists who want to understand the historical roots of today's problems, which opens a wide range of professional opportunities, such as the Public Function.
Bilingual studies
This degree courses in English and Spanish. In the courses taught in English, there aren't groups in Spanish, so there isn't a possibility to choose the language in which you will carry out your studies. You must take into mind that:
- In groups in English, all work (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) will be conducted in English.
- During the first year, it must establish an English B2 level, perform a test, and provide one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university. In the first weeks of the course will inform students how they can prove their level.
- After completing the studies, in your DS will appear a mention of bilingual studies.
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Information Skills (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to Political Science (6 ECTS)
- Statistics (6 ECTS)
- Origins of the State and Political Ideas in the Ancient and Medieval World (6 ECTS)
- Theoretical and Methodological Principles in History (6 ECTS)
- Writing and Communication Skills (3 ECTS)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Evolution and Theory of the State (6 ECTS)
- Methodology of Political Science (6 ECTS)
- Political Regimes: Historic Evolution and Current Forms (6 ECTS)
- Skills: Humanities (6 ECTS)
- Modern History (6 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Geopolitics (6 ECTS)
- History and Theory of Political Ideas (6 ECTS)
- International Politics and History (6 ECTS)
- Principles of Economics (6 ECTS)
- Contemporary History (6 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Comparative Historical Constitutionalism (6 ECTS)
- Economic History (6 ECTS)
- Soft Skills (3 ECTS)
- Spreadsheet. Intermediate level (3 ECTS)
- The modern history of Spain (6 ECTS)
- Political Behaviour (6 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Contemporary history of Spain (6 ECTS)
- History of the today's world (6 ECTS)
- Political Economy (6 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 2
- The Process of European Integration (6 ECTS)
- Theory and History of Social Movements (6 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Historical Sociology (6 ECTS)
- Current Politics of Spain (6 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Bachelor Thesis (6 ECTS)
- Politics and media (6 ECTS)
Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - First semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 66 credits of selectivity.
- Ancient History (6 ECTS)
- Asia and Africa politics and history (6 ECTS)
- Cultural history: power and cultural representations (6 ECTS)
- Gender and family in the social and political order (6 ECTS)
- International Organizations (6 ECTS)
- Latin America history and politics (6 ECTS)
- Political Philosophy (6 ECTS)
- Public administration and documentation (6 ECTS)
- Structure and social change (6 ECTS)
- War, Peace, and Political Violence (6 ECTS)
Electives to choose in 3rd and 4th year - Second semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 66 credits of selectivity.
- Cooperation, collective action, and formal models of strategy (6 ECTS)
- Globalization (6 ECTS)
- History and politics of the United States (6 ECTS)
- Social History of Art (6 ECTS)
- History of historiography (6 ECTS)
- History of scientific and cultural politics (6 ECTS)
- Human Rights (6 ECTS)
- History and Politics of the Islamic World (6 ECTS)
- Medieval History (6 ECTS)
- Nationalisms and imperialisms (6 ECTS)
- Politics and Religion (6 ECTS)
Mobility
Exchange programs
The Erasmus program permits UC3M first-degree and post-graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
The non-European mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.
These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German, etc..) requested by the university of destination.
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- QS World University Rankings
- 319th position on the QS World University Rankings 2024
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- Among the world’s best universities in 13 academic fields, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- Among the 136 best universities in the world for employability, according to THE’s Global University Employability Ranking 2022
The Bachelor's Degree in History and Politics aims to train people who, with a dual humanistic and scientific approach, can analyze the problems of our time through knowledge of history. At the end of their studies, students must be able to carry out historiographical studies and data analysis.
Likewise, they should be able to study different subjects in depth with a comparative logic. The aforementioned methodological skills will make it possible to overcome the traditional disciplinary barriers in favor of broader approaches that take into account both the weight of history and the structural determinants analyzed from the social sciences. Such an approach will make it possible to combine courses in Political History, Economic History, and Social History with courses in Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Sociology.
The Bachelor's Degree in History and Politics was created in response to the growing demand for qualified professionals in different fields. As a pioneering degree in Spain, it is clear that it can provide an outlet for the hitherto unsatisfied demand for interdisciplinary studies in History and Politics.
The proposed Degree is a differentiated and attractive option compared to the traditional Degrees in History and Political Science. The Degree will be of interest to future historians with a more analytical and comparative vocation and to future political scientists and social scientists in general who wish to understand the historical roots of present-day problems. The offer of a multidisciplinary degree such as the one proposed could attract not only students interested in History and Politics in their teaching and research careers but also those inclined towards other Human and Social Sciences, such as Philosophy, Sociology, or Political Law.
This new degree may be of particular interest to those who wish to enter the Diplomatic School to pursue a career in the highly sought-after field of external action. History and Political Science, and, more importantly, the confluence of the two disciplines is a transcendental training base in this field.
In addition, it could be of interest to managers, advisors, and consultants in international organizations, public administrations, political and trade union bodies, NGOs, foundations, and other branches of the private sector. It would also be of interest to journalists who aspire to specialize in general political information, specialists in archives and historical-political research, or analysts linked to companies and think tanks. The aim is to extend historical culture in the professional performance not only of historians but also of political scientists, policymakers, and managers of public and non-governmental bodies.
The Degree in History and Politics provides interdisciplinary training in History and Politics, with a double intention: students acquire a global understanding of the great processes of political
change in historical perspective, and that they can study History with the help of the categories of Political Science.
Graduates of this degree will be able to work in the following areas:
- Consulting
- Human resources management consulting, quality consulting companies.
- Foreign trade consulting firms and market research and public opinion institutes
- Companies in the field of political and corporate communication.
- Teaching and research
- Representative activities
- General Administration Technician in local corporations
- International organizations(Word Bank, UN, cooperation offices)
- Council of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (or equivalent)
- Third-sector organizations operating in the international field