BA Politics and International Relations
Entry requirements
A Level: AAB. IB: 6,6,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall. BTEC: BTEC options considered
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations BA, a politics and international relations degree centred on the study of political systems and global affairs. Core topics include Research Methods and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course runs for three years as an undergraduate programme. The first year introduces foundational themes through modules such as Debates in World Politics I, Introduction to Political Theory, and Understanding Politics. The second year expands into specialized subjects, featuring compulsory and optional study in areas like Comparative Politics, International Relations Theory, and Research Design. Final-year students tackle advanced international topics and complete a substantial independent project titled Dissertation. Optional modules throughout the course allow students to explore diverse regional and thematic areas.
Modules
- Debates in World Politics I
- Debates in World Politics II
- Pathways to Political Research I
- Pathways to Political Research II
- Global History
- Introduction to Political Theory
- Understanding International Relations
- Understanding Politics
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations Theory
- Research Design
- Africans in the Global Diaspora
- AI Essentials and Geopolitics
- Anthropology of the Middle East
- Challenges to Liberal Democracy in Europe
- Digital Democracy
- Feminist Political Ideas
- Global Governance
- Globalisation, Capitalism and Welfare
- International Political Economy
- International Politics of East Asia
- International Relations of the Middle East
- International Security
- Kinship, Gender and Sexuality
- Political Anthropology
- Political Ethics
- Political Science and International Studies Semester Abroad
- Politics of Sex and Sexuality
- Politics of Sustainable Development
- Post-Colonial Britain: Race, Identity & Belonging
- Russian Politics: From Revolution to Putin
- Sexuality and Identity Politics
- The Anthropology of Sport and Recreation
- The International Law and Politics of Armed Conflict
- The Politics of the European Union
- UK Politics in a Time of Crisis
- US Politics
- Dissertation
- African Popular Culture
- American Foreign and Security Policy
- Africans in the Global Diaspora
- China: State and Society
- Conflict and Peace in Deeply Divided Societies
- Contemporary International Political Economy
- Corruption and Clientelism: Global Perspective
- Environment and climate politics: from global to local
- Global Capitalism and Migration
- Global Security
- Identity in Middle East International Politics
- International Cooperation among Developing states
- International Negotiation
- Issues in US Domestic Politics
- Kinship, Gender and Sexuality
- Media, Politics and Public Opinion
- Nuclear Crises
- Parliamentary Studies
- Political Anthropology
- Political Theory and Social Criticism
- Politics of South Asia
- Professional Development
- Religion and Ritual
- Rising Powers & Global Order
- Social Justice and Politics
- Statelessness and Citizenship
- Strategy, Leadership and Foreign Policy
- The Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- The Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- The Politics of Memory
- The Politics of Protest and Dissent
- Topics in British Politics
- Understanding Brexit: Identity and Euroscepticism in Europe