BA Politics, International Relations and Modern Languages (German)
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: At least one A-level in an essay based subject. We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C) Grade B at A-level in German for the advanced level language pathway. For the beginners' language pathway there is no language requirement.) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall. Including an essay-based subject
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations and German, combining the study of political institutions and international affairs with German language and culture. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. The third year is spent abroad in a German-speaking country, with exchange links to Ludwig-Maximilian's University of Munich and the University of Konstanz. The course is taught jointly by the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Modules
- Introduction to International Relations
- Introduction to Politics and Government
- German Ab Initio Written I
- German Ab Initio Oral I
- German Advanced Written I
- German Advanced Oral I
- Introduction to German Studies
- Strange Encounters: Texts and Contexts in Modern German Culture
- Tales of the City: Introduction to Thematic Analysis
- International Film 1: Contexts and Practices
- The Birth of Film
- Understanding the European Union: Politics and Theory
- Intensive Beginners’ German II
- German Language II
- Democracy in Britain
- Contemporary Political Theory
- International Political Economy
- War and Security in World Politics
- Modern Political Thought
- Introduction to Political Communication
- Government and Politics of the United States
- Politics Outside the West
- Death, Desire, Decline: Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka
- Belonging and the Self in Contemporary German Fiction and Film
- Year Abroad
- European Union Public Policy
- German Language III
- US Foreign Policy - History
- Young People's Politics
- Leadership, Power and the British Prime Ministership
- Visual Politics
- American Political Development
- The Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe
- Politics in Action: The Politics and International Relations Experience Placement
- Political Theories of Freedom
- Politics of the Law and Rights
- Comparative Political Leadership
- Military Change in the 21st Century
- Radical Political Theory II: Critical Theory and Poststructuralism
- Global Health Policy
- Politics and Government of Africa
- 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 and Identity: The German Novel from the 18th to the 21st Century
- National Socialism and the Third Reich in German Film and Visual Culture from 1933 to the Present
- German Dissertation