We offer a distinctive approach that combines the study of politics and international relations, giving you the opportunity to gain broad knowledge and experience of both disciplines.
You’ll be able to choose from an unusually wide range of module options which explore the aesthetics of terrorism, critical approaches to security, the politics of development, US politics and foreign policy, the geopolitics of the Middle East, and contemporary movements from the Arab Spring to ISIS. We offer a range of area-based modules covering the Middle East, China and East Asia, Africa and Latin America.
We have a lively events programme that attracts renowned speakers, meaning that you'll have the opportunity to hear the latest political arguments, theories and ideas.
Our unique work placement module gives you the opportunity to gain work experience relevant to the degree and we also give you the opportunity to study abroad.
Language Proficiency Test - IELTS/TOEFL
Political Theory and Ideologies
UK and European Comparative Governance and Politics
World Politics
Making Modern Japan
Chinese Politics: The Revolutionary Era
US Politics and Foreign Policy
Europe Since 1945
Ideologies and Interests: Political Thought in Modern Britain
International Trade15 credits
International Monetary Economics
Liberalism and its Critics
Life: A User's Manual
Modern Britain: Politics from 1979 - today
Modern Political Theory
Political Economy
International Politics of the Middle East
Politics of Vision
Rough Politics
An(other) China: Streetscenes of Politics
An(other) IR – Views from the South
Anarchism15 credits
Beyond All Reason15 credits
Britain and Europe15 credits
Colonialism and Non-Western Political Thought
Rhetoric and Politics15 credits
Work Placement15 credits
Ethics and Economics of Environmental Protection
Feminist Politics15 credits
Finance and the Global Political Economy
International Political Economy 2
Liberal Government and Power
Political Islam: Ideology and Discourse
Nationalist Conflict and International Intervention
New Radical Political Economy
Political Economy of the European Union
Politics of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa
An(other) Japan: Politics, Ideology and Culture
The Political Economy of International Development Assistance