BA Politics and International Relations
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall.
About this course
BA Politics and International Relations, combining the study of political ideas, processes, and global affairs. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and a Global & Comparative Perspective across domestic and international politics. A Politics in Action placement module is available in the final year, offering assessed workplace experience in settings such as Parliament, NGOs, and political parties. Students can specialise through optional modules in areas including democracy, security, the European Union, and regional politics.
Modules
- Introduction to Politics and Government
- Introduction to International Relations
- Classic and Contemporary Readings in Politics and International Relations
- Researching Politics and International Relations: Methods, Techniques and Analysis
- International Relations Theory
- International Political Economy
- Democracy in Britain
- Contemporary Political Theory
- Modern Political Thought
- Government and Politics of the United States
- Politics Outside the West
- War and Security in World Politics
- Introduction to Political Communication
- Power and Democracy in the EU
- Politics and/or International Relations Dissertation
- European Union Public Policy
- Politics in Action: The Politics and International Relations Experience Placement
- US Foreign Policy - History
- The Politics of Africa
- Radical Political Theory I: Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche
- American Political Development
- The Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe
- Political Theories of Freedom
- Politics of the Law and Rights
- Comparative Political Leadership
- Military Change in the 21st Century
- Foundations in Middle East Politics
- Young People's Politics
- Leadership, Power and the British Prime Ministership
- Global Health Policy
- Politics of South Asia
- Social Diversity and Political Representation
- Parliamentary Studies
- Freedom of Expression: Concepts and Controversies
- Latin American Politics
- Defence and Security Governance
- The Political Economy of Racial Injustice
- Narrative in World Politics
- Why and How People Vote
- Identity, Emotions and Trauma in International Politics
- Ethnic Politics and Ethnic Conflict
- Global Environmental Politics
- Visual Politics
- Issues in Democratic Theory
- Gender and Nationalism in the Middle East and South Asia