BA International Relations and Politics
Entry requirements
GCSE: English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent) is required. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points. A level: 104 UCAS points. T level: Merit. BTEC: DMM Access to HE: Pass Level 3 Access to HE Diploma with 104 UCAS points. Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points. Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points. IB: 30 points. European Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 71% overall.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations, examining the role of states and organisations in global politics. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students may spend their second year studying abroad. The final year includes a dissertation on a self-selected topic.
Modules
- International Politics I
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- The Cold War
- International History (2) 1945-Present
- International Organisations
- International Politics II
- Theories of Power and Domination
- Contemporary International Relations
- Researching in Politics
- Regimes and Dictatorships from 1918
- Political Communication: Media and Democracy
- US Political History
- Commemoration and Memorialisation from the Twentieth Century to the Present
- Intelligence, Security and Politics in Britain 1909-94
- Terrorism and Irregular Conflict
- US Foreign Policy Since 1945
- Dissertation
- Intelligence in Practice Since 1945
- Corruption in Contemporary Politics
- International Political Economy
- Chinese Foreign Policy Since 1949
- American Conflict in History and Memory
- Photography and Conflict in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- Threats to Democracy
- Social media and politics: digital democracy
- Politics Placement