Politics and International Relations BA(Hons)
Facts about Politics and International Relations
| Year of entry | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Qualification | BA(Hons) |
| Application route | 3 years full-time: apply through UCAS (code L245) 6 years part-time: apply direct to the University |
| Modules | Module Listing |
About this course
Why choose this course?
This degree enables you to develop a critical understanding of global political issues that affect societies across the world. You do not need to have studied politics and international relations before, and the course is not just for those who want a career in politics-related fields.
What will you study?
You will gain a basic knowledge of international politics on which to base specialist studies at later levels. You can begin to focus on areas that particularly interest you and will be introduced to international relations theory. You can choose modules relating to area studies and also to particular global issues. You will also develop and widen your knowledge of the specialist areas of politics and international relations you have chosen, including issues of foreign policy and globalisation.
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.
Year 1
- Introduction to International Relations
- Issues in International Politics
- Studying Politics
- UK Government and Politics
- Capitalism Connected: a History of Money, Trade and Industry
- Heroes and Villains
- The Human Rights 'Movement': Players and Processes
- Western Historical Thought, 1700-2000
Year 2
- International Organisations
- International Relations Theory
- Theories of Justice
- Comparative European Politics
- Introduction to Latin American Countries
- The Contemporary Balkans
- Kingston Language Scheme Level 5 Period 1
- Nationalism
- Terrorism in the Modern World
- The Holocaust
- Work Placement
Year 3
- Research Skills
- A Change is Gonna Come: Global Perspectives & Cultures of Popular Music
- Contemporary European Protest Movements
- Crimes of the Powerful
- Fascism and the Post War Extreme Right
- Gender and Politics
- Human Rights and Political Violence
- Marxist Political Thought
- Politics Dissertation
- The Politics of Mass Murder
- Themes in Latin American Politics
- US Foreign Policy in an Age of Terror
