BA (Hons) Politics
Course Overview
This dynamic and flexible programme offers a comprehensive exploration of political science, examining diverse political ideas, systems, and processes within both national and international contexts. You will develop critical skills in data collection, knowledge development, and constructing persuasive arguments, with a strong emphasis on enhancing your communication abilities. No prior specialist knowledge is required, making it an ideal choice for those new to the field.
Key Program Highlights
- Gain a broad understanding of political approaches in a range of global settings.
- Develop essential skills in data analysis, critical thinking, and constructing arguments.
- Enhance your professional profile with a potential Parliamentary Placement Scheme.
- Unique opportunity to spend a Year in China at our partner university, XJTLU.
- Build strong communication skills highly valued in a wide array of careers.
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Sep 2026
Sep 2027
Duration
Campus
Mode of study
Fees and deadlines depend on the selected options. Fees and currency conversion are approximate.
Offer response
2 weeks after your application is submitted
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Course Overview
This dynamic and flexible programme offers a comprehensive exploration of political science, examining diverse political ideas, systems, and processes within both national and international contexts. You will develop critical skills in data collection, knowledge development, and constructing persuasive arguments, with a strong emphasis on enhancing your communication abilities. No prior specialist knowledge is required, making it an ideal choice for those new to the field.
Key Program Highlights
- Gain a broad understanding of political approaches in a range of global settings.
- Develop essential skills in data analysis, critical thinking, and constructing arguments.
- Enhance your professional profile with a potential Parliamentary Placement Scheme.
- Unique opportunity to spend a Year in China at our partner university, XJTLU.
- Build strong communication skills highly valued in a wide array of careers.
Requirements
The requirements may vary based on your selected study options.
Modules
- British Politics 1
- Studying Politics Successfully: Skills and Methods
- Foundations in Politics
- British Politics II
- Comparative Politics
- Foundations in International Relations
- Introduction to Political Theory
- American Politics and Society
- Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
- International Organisations
- Devolution in the UK
- Security in a Globalised World
- Democratisation and Political Change
- British Party Politics
- Politics of International Human Rights
- International Political Communication and Public Speaking
- Gender and Feminist Politics: Core Concepts and Theories
- Introduction to Data Science for Political Science and International Relations
- Introduction to Qualitative and Interpretive Research Design
- Global News, Media and War
- "Does the Nation Matter?" The Basques' Will to Persist in the Global Culture
- Italy, Africa and the Mediterranean: Decolonial Perspectives
- Global Public Spaces: Resistance, Justice and Heritage
- Politics in Action
- Critical Approaches to Transnational Security
- International Political Economy
- Thinking About Politics
- Populism
- Foreign Policy Analysis and International Crises
- British Political Ideologies
- Public Ethics
- British Foreign Policy
- The Politics of 'Race' and Marginalisation
- Contemporary Sexual Politics
- Political Economies of Globalisation
- The German Democratic Republic: Politics, Culture, Memory
- Contemporary Parliamentary Studies
- Africa-China Relations in a Changing Global Order
- Solidarity, Activism and Borders in the EU
- Comparative Electoral Behaviour
- From the IRA to the Far Right: Understanding Political Violence in the Contemporary World
- Labour Thinkers
- Conservative Thinkers
- Local Placement Scheme
- Politics and the Brain
- The Puzzle of Civil War
- Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland
- Politics of the Environment
- Postcolonial Geographies
- Building Better Worlds
- Contemporary Latin American Politics
- Humanitarian Action in Complex Emergencies
- Public Policy: An Advanced Introduction
- Politics of Development
- Theories of Poverty and Wealth
- International Intervention
- The Theory and Practice of Rhetoric in British Politics
- Contemporary Politics of Nationalism
- Comparative Peace Processes
- Local Government in the UK
- Parliamentary Placement Scheme
- Gender and Global Politics
- Problems in Political Theory
- Media and Human Rights
- Dissertation
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Start date
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Sep 2027
Duration
Campus
Mode of study
Fees and deadlines depend on the selected options. Fees and currency conversion are approximate.
Offer response
2 weeks after your application is submitted
