BA Politics and International Relations
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points You will need one of the following: 112 UCAS points (standard offer), or 96 UCAS points (contextual offer) Read more about contextual offer eligibility. Points must come from a Level 3 qualification listed on the UCAS tariff calculator. Accepted qualifications We accept: A Levels in at least two subjects BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM (standard) / MMM (contextual) BTEC Diploma – D*D* (standard) / DD (contextual) Access to HE Diploma T Levels International Baccalaureate – 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level We also welcome applications from students who are taking Level 3 or higher qualifications not on the UCAS tariff calculator. These are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Additional requirements You will also need: GCSE English Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in English GCSE Mathematics Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics International qualifications We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit our International page for full details.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include policy analysis, research methods, fieldwork, project management, statistics, and social and cultural analysis. The programme is available over three or four years full-time, with an optional placement year requiring a minimum of ten weeks of volunteer work. The final year includes an independent applied research project.
Modules
- Mental Wealth and Professional Fitness
- Health and Education Study Skills
- Health and Education Analytical Skills
- Media and Communication Skills
- Educators of Tomorrow
- Crime, Justice and Surveillance
- Reading the Body Psychosocially
- Introduction to Digital Sociology
- Globalisation and Society
- Becoming an Activist (Mental Wealth)
- Politics
- Global Political Economy
- The Mess We Are In (And How We Got Here)
- International Relations
- Public Policy
- Global Governance
- Space, Bodies and Power
- Mental Wealth 2: Social Enterprise
- Great Power Politics
- Research Methods
- Human Mobility and Forced Migration
- Environmental Justice
- Mental Wealth 3: Placement Reflections
- Gender, Power and Politics
- Applied Research Project in Social Sciences
- Global Security for the 21st Century
- African Politics
- Conflict Intervention and Development
- Constructions of ‘Race’ in Culture and Politics
- Overseas Study