BA International Studies with English Language Studies (EFL)
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Bachelor's degree
In Buckingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Buckingham
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Start date
Different dates available
An important feature of the modern world which is widely recognised and commented upon by business people, journalists, politicians, diplomats, teachers and virtually anyone with the alertness to look about them, is its increasing inter-dependence and ‘internationalisation’. Your ability to read this message on the World Wide Web is itself a manifestation of the power of ideas to transcend national boundaries with great rapidity and at low cost. Technology has proved to be an agent which encourages co-operation across national boundaries. Technological developments in transport, telecommunications and computing have encouraged economic changes such as the decline in barriers to trade, the internationalisation of financial markets, the rise of global companies, and a massive increase in the volume of international trade in goods and services. These trends have been accompanied by political developments such as the rise of regional trading groupings of countries, international efforts to agree about common legal and technical rules to govern business dealings, arguments about ‘tax competition’ between countries, as well as increasing concern about the environmental consequences associated with world economic development. Enormous social tensions arise as these international forces come into conflict with long established ways of doing things in every country. Political and social systems are in a continuous process of adjustment to an increasingly open world.The International Studies programme at Buckingham gives you an opportunity to learn about these fundamental problems. With students coming to Buckingham from over 80 countries, it is an ideal environment to learn about matters of international concern and to discuss them with people from differing cultural backgrounds. The programme is inter-disciplinary and covers economic, political, legal, historical and cultural dimensions . Graduates from the International Studies programme...
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People were funny and amazing. There were so many places to hangout and socialise. Library was quite impressive.
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Course rating
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Subjects
- English Language
- Politics
- English
- International
- Global
- Trade
- Communication Training
- Financial Training
- Government Politics
- Tax
Course programme
International Studies modules
- Africa and the Dominions
- Appeasement and War
- Competing Approaches to Political Analysis
- European Industrial Revolutions
- Freedom
- Government and Politics of China
- Government and Politics of the UK and US
- International Law
- International Relations: Theories and Concepts
- Intervention, Free Trade and Protection
- Introduction to Political Thought
- Political Communication
- Political Psychology
- Politics of Latin America
- Politics of the Middle East
- Rivalries and Alliances 1871-1914
- The European Union in the International System
- The Bipolar World 1945-1975
- The New International Society 1975-2005
- The Rise of the Dictators
- Theories of Empire and India
- US Foreign Policy in Post Cold War Era
EFL modules
- English in Society
- English in Institutions
- Global Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Media Discourse (September entry)
- Modern English Language
- Modern English Usage
- Registers of English
- Varieties of English
BA International Studies with English Language Studies (EFL)