Politics BA(Hons)

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Facts about Politics

Year of entry	2012
Qualification	BA(Hons) (joint honours only)
Application route	3 years full-time: apply through UCAS 6 years part-time: apply direct to the University View course combinations page for joint honours UCAS codes
Modules	Module Listing

About this course

Why choose this course?

This course explores fundamental questions of politics: who has power over whom and why, and how it is and should be exercised. It addresses the tension between freedom and equality, the nature of terrorism, the importance and development of human rights, and the various ways in which such issues are debated and resolved in different places and different times. You do not need to have formally studied politics before.

Students who would like to combine politics with international relations should apply for our Politics and International Relations degree. See the course combinations section for more information about the different joint honours options.

What will you study?

You will study key issues in British and European government and politics, the main principles of political theory, and fundamental elements of human rights and international relations. You will also look at national or regional case studies in your second and third years.

Module listing

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.