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BA War, Peace and International Relations with a Placement Year

University of Reading

Institution
University of Reading
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BA War, Peace and International Relations with a Placement Year
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
L253
Typical offer
A-level BBB, IB 30

Entry requirements

A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall

About this course

BA in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a year-long industry placement between the second and final year of study, involving a project and oral presentation. Students complete a dissertation in the final year, planning and executing an independent project with supervisor support.

Modules

  • International Relations
  • Politics of Climate Change
  • Introduction to Contemporary Democracy
  • Introduction to Political Ideas
  • War and Warfare
  • Degree Core Competencies
  • British Society
  • Inequality
  • The Study of Politics
  • War and Peace since 1800
  • Global Order
  • Contemporary Strategy
  • Advanced Degree Competencies
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Political Classics
  • American Government and Politics
  • Political Thinking
  • Work Placement and Project
  • The Media and Politics
  • British Government and Politics
  • War, Peace and International Ethics
  • Dissertation
  • International Terrorism
  • British Foreign and Defence Policy since 1945
  • Karl Marx
  • Risk
  • American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War
  • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
  • Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
  • Global Justice
  • International Political Economy
  • Feminism and Political Theory
  • Politics and Governance in the Global South
  • Gender and Politics
  • Intelligence, War, and International Relations
  • Experiencing War