BA Politics and International Relations
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 29 points
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations, a programme structured around four thematic strands: power, chaos, identity and motion. The course covers topics including power politics, democratic breakdown, global security, human rights, protest and resistance, political communication, and the politics of the Global South. Students undertake an independent project in the final year, and a four-year sandwich placement is available.
Modules
- Order: Power and Authority in a Changing World – 30 credits
- Chaos: Catastrophe and Violence – 30 credits
- Identity: Belief, Vision, and Values – 30 credits
- Motion: Migration, Trafficking and Colonisation – 30 credits
- Dictatorship and Democratic Breakdown – 30 credits
- Power Politics: Emerging States in the Global Order – 30 credits
- Global Security, Reconciliation and Human Rights – 30 credits
- Protest, Dissent, and Resistance – 30 credits
- The Politics of the Global South – 30 credits
- Political Communication, Propaganda and the Media – 30 credits
- Independent Project – 30 credits
- Optional modules