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BA International Relations

University of Leicester

Institution
University of Leicester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
International Relations BA
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
L250
Typical offer
A-level BBB

Entry requirements

A level: BBB

About this course

BA in Politics and International Relations, combining political analysis with international affairs. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. The course covers international relations from 1945 to the present, with regional studies of the US, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Students complete a dissertation as part of their final-year studies.

Modules

  • Feminism
  • The American Presidency
  • The Conservatives: Crisis and Recovery
  • Parliamentary Studies
  • Global Justice and Human Rights
  • Political Legacies of Conflict in Northern Ireland
  • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
  • International Migration in the Age of Securitisation
  • Emotions in Conflict and Cooperation
  • Comparative Public Opinion
  • Animals and the Environment
  • Disasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
  • Daring to be Free: The Women's Movement, 1850s to 1970s
  • Brexit and British Politics
  • American Political Development
  • Politics of Contemporary War and Conflict
  • The Politics of Slavery
  • The Politics of Contemporary British Foreign Policy
  • Gender, Race and War
  • Politics, Conflict and Statecraft in Africa
  • Grenfell: Violence and the Possibility of Non-Violence
  • Race, Caste and Political Theory
  • The Political Theory of Disobedience and Protests
  • Queer IR: Sexuality and Global Politics
  • The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World 1830-1914
  • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968
  • The Death Penalty and its Abolition: A Global History
  • How to change the world
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics: Europe and the USA
  • Key Concepts in International Relations
  • Fake News Studying a World in Crisis
  • Key Concepts in Politics
  • Order and Disorder: International Relations 1945 to the Present
  • International Theory
  • Preparing for your Dissertation
  • International Security Studies
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Political Ideas
  • Political Parties in Contemporary Britain
  • The Curious Feminist: Gender in Global Politics
  • Politics of the Global South
  • A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1950
  • Beastly Histories
  • Fight the Power! Race, Rights and Protest in the USA
  • European Union Politics
  • Governing Societies in Conflict
  • Contemporary Political Philosophy: Theories of Justice
  • Jack-the-Ripper: Crime, Popular Culture and Policing in Victorian Times
  • History in the Classroom
  • Working with History: The Heritage Field Project
  • World's End: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Environmental Crises