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BA Politics,

Swansea University

Institution
Swansea University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Politics, BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L200
Typical offer
A-level BBB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: BBB-BCC IB: 32 points

About this course

BA in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. The course features a Senedd/Welsh Parliament module with an internship alongside a Member of the Senedd, and a British Parliamentary Studies module partly delivered by staff from the Houses of Parliament.

Modules

  • Politics and the People
  • Interpreting Politics: The Faces and Uses of Power
  • Being a Social Scientist
  • Disinformation, Ideology, and Bias: Researching and examining political data
  • Freedom Justice and Equality: Key Debates in Political Philosophy
  • Forging a Nation: US History and Politics
  • The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics
  • Critical Reasoning
  • Understanding Inequality: Capitalism, Money and Power
  • The State and Political Institutions
  • The History of Political Thought
  • British Politics and Public Policy
  • Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain
  • Philosophy of the Enlightenment
  • Anarchy and Order: Theories in International Relations
  • America in Crisis: From the Tet Offensive to Trump
  • Global Justice and Human Rights in the Age of Globalisation
  • Investigating Gender
  • Devolution, Policy Making and Social Change
  • Poverty and Social Justice
  • The Global First World War
  • A Matter of Life and Death: Exploring Existential Philosophy
  • Contemporary Moral Controversies
  • International Security
  • Global Summit Simulation
  • Contemporary Wars and Conflicts
  • The Global South in International Relations: Diplomacy, Development, and Resistance
  • Researching Politics 1
  • Researching Politics 2
  • Dissertation
  • Senedd Cymru/The Welsh Parliament
  • The Russian Civil War
  • Philosophy, Mental Health and Illness
  • Parliamentary Studies
  • Capitalism and Justice
  • Genocide
  • Clear and Present Danger: America and Terrorism
  • The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society, 1847-1939
  • The Philosophy and Politics of Identity
  • Digital Futures
  • Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Trump
  • America and the Bomb
  • Global Environmental Politics