On this joint honours degree, you will split your studies equally between the two complementary disciplines. You will benefit from a generous choice of optional modules on historical and political themes which are central to an understanding of public life in the modern world. The modules in BA Modern History and Politics History develop your knowledge and critical understanding of the political, social, economic, and cultural structures of past societies.

The Bachelor of Arts in International Relations: Political History of Central and Eastern Europe is a 3-year, internationally accredited program offering a modern and interdisciplinary education in international relations with a concentration in the political history of Central and Eastern Europe. You will earn a globally recognized American and European B.A. degree.

The MLitt in Global Social and Political Thought provides an innovative transnational and comparative approach to the study of the history and influence of global thought traditions. Global intellectual history – the transnational and comparative approach to the history of ideas – is a developing field of academic study. 

The IRPH program is designed to address complex and pressing global issues today. The program takes a multidisciplinary approach, combining theories and methods from political science, history, law, and philosophy to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of international relations. The overarching goal of the program is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to analyze and tackle the historical origins and potential solutions to these global challenges.

Develop expertise across History and Politics, two closely linked disciplines, and become equipped with the skills and knowledge to tackle complex ideas from multiple perspectives.

The Department of Africana Studies in the College of Arts and Humanities offers a major and a minor in Africana Studies. Africana Studies is primarily a discipline which investigates the social, cultural, political and aesthetic dimensions of Africana peoples' experiences. These experiences range from earliest human civilizations through the tragic era of enslavement, colonization and involuntary dispersal through forced migration and displacement of African peoples. The intellectual framework that sets Africana Studies apart from other disciplines is that it explores the subject area from the perspective of Africana peoples' interests, aspirations, possibilities, and envisioned destinies. The foundation of the discipline rests on an understanding and appreciation of African peoples' worldview and philosophy of life as the starting point for all Africana intellectual inquiry. The BA degree and minor program offered by the department emphasizes an examination of the theoretical and empirical characteristics of the African world experience from both a contemporary and historical perspective.

The professionalization of politics and public life requires constant training and updating. People who make political decisions and administer the State, as well as those who want to analyze and advise in this field, must have specialized training and be aware of topics such as history, law, economics, administration and protocol. In addition, they must have essential skills today, such as leadership, communication, crisis management and mastery of new technologies.

How does Ukraine protect its monuments in the current war? Which policies should Dutch authorities develop concerning art stolen during the Second World War? What should be done with disputed statues related to Europe's colonial past?

How can historians help tackle problems within organizations? How can historical knowledge and skills detect blind spots in organizations and thereby improve their effectiveness and social impact?

The MA in Politics, Organizations, and Learning Histories at the University of Groningen prepares you to answer these types of questions about the inner workings of organizations. You are taught how to gain historical insight into long-term problems within organizations and how to solve these, after which you become an expert in using the past to solve current issues. The track is unique in its implementation of historical thinking to all kinds of organizations.

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree consists of three components – the Bachelor of Arts core, a major area of study, and an optional minor area of study.

The content of this course deals with issues of race and power In this class we will study the history and relationship of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism. We will examine the origins of both movements and the history of their conflict. Significant attention be given to the conflict over Palestine which culminated in the Nakba and the establishment of Israel in 1948, as well as the decades of war, protest and occupation which followed.

Within the framework of the strategic objectives of the ISCSP -UTL regarding the training offer of the II Cycle and following the objectives outlined in terms of policy for higher education under the terms of the Bologna Process, the following objectives were defined:

The BSc Politics with Business will allow you to develop a strong quantitative analytic toolkit, and to bring this perspective to study a wide variety of political phenomena, including source of power, democratic representation and distributional justice, the political underpinnings of economic development in countries of the Global South, to international phenomena such as migration, trade, conflict. You will also acquire the skills to manage organizations and gain an understanding in how business works in an increasingly complex world.