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BA International Relations and Politics

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
International Relations and Politics
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L290
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, exploring global governance and political systems. Core topics include Policy Analysis, Research Methods, Statistics, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can undertake a work placement for three days per week over twelve weeks in a host organisation.

Modules

  • Perspectives on Politics
  • Comparative Politics
  • Contemporary Europe
  • World Politics
  • Introduction to Politics
  • International Relations
  • Studying Politics
  • Politics and Policy of the European Union
  • Modern Political Thought
  • The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
  • Irish 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
  • 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
  • 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