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BA International Relations and Conflict Studies

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
International Relations and Conflict Studies
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L253
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 33

Entry requirements

A level: ABB IB: 33 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level.

About this course

BA in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students complete an independent research project through a final-year dissertation, and have the option to undertake a professional work placement during their studies.

Modules

  • Perspectives on Politics
  • Comparative Politics
  • Contemporary Europe
  • World Politics
  • International Relations
  • Politics and Policy of the European Union
  • Modern Political Thought
  • The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
  • Irish Politics
  • Studying Politics
  • American Politics
  • Democracy, Ethics & Economics
  • Security and Terrorism
  • International Organisations
  • British Politics in crisis?
  • Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Identity Politics in Diverse Societies
  • The Politics of the Planetary Crisis: power, people and place
  • Political Economy of the Global South
  • Long Placement
  • Contemporary Critical Theory
  • Gender and Politics
  • Comparative Politics of the Middle East
  • Dissertation (Politics)
  • Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability
  • European Cultural Identities
  • War and Visual Culture and Surveillance
  • Politics of the Global Economy
  • The Politics of the Far Right in Europe and the Americas
  • Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland
  • National and Ethnic Minorities in European Politics
  • Challenges to contemporary party politics
  • Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Asylum and Migration in Global Politics
  • Security and Technology
  • Global Pol. Econ. of Energy
  • Short Placement
  • Social Identity: Differences and Inequalities
  • Modelling the Social World
  • Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past
  • The Politics of European Union Enlargement… and Withdrawal
  • The Politics of Global Health: Promise and Perils
  • Dissertation - International Relations
  • Political and Economic Development in Latin America
  • Understanding Africa: Governance, Ethnicity and State Structures
  • NATO: History & Current Developments