BA Politics
Bachelor's degree
In City of London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
City of london
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Start date
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Programme Code: L202 BA/POL
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
The Politics degree at SOAS is structured around four core subdisciplines, namely political theory, political sociology, political economy, and international relations. Students receive a thorough training in the theories and methods of these sub-disciplines, which are then applied to the analysis of real world political situations.
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By studying Politics at SOAS, students will gain detailed knowledge and a thorough understanding of some of the most important power shifts and conflicts of ideas unfolding in the world today. They will also learn to critically engage with and explore the relevance of social science concepts for understanding contemporary geopolitics, regional politics of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, as well as the ability to undertake analyses and comparisons of political developments in specific countries.
Teaching in the Department of Politics and International Studies combines an introduction to the discipline of politics as a comparative exercise together with awareness that comparisons must always respect the individuality of each country and population. This awareness is complemented by the work carried out in other departments of SOAS. A Politics degree at SOAS therefore gives our students a better opportunity than most to understand global politics since our courses cover the politics of three quarters of the globe. BA Politics may be taken as a single subject or two-subject degree. A sampling of the modules we offer include Government and Politics of Asia, of China, of the Middle East, and of Africa, International Politics, Islam and Democracy, Politics of Development, Globalization and Global Governance, and Politics of Culture.
Convenors
Rafeef Ziadah
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Subjects
- International Relations
- Politics
- Governance
- C++
- IT
- Political Theory
- Sociology
- International
- Global
- Government
- IT Development
- Comparative Politics
- Democracy
- Government Politics
- World Politics
- Political Sociology
- Islam
- Nationalism
- Political analysis
- Politics of Gender
- Politics of development
- Politics of Culture
- Turkish Politics
- Islam and Democracy
Course programme
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Degree programmes at SOAS - including this one - can include language courses in more than forty African and Asian languages. It is SOAS students’ command of an African or Asian language which sets SOAS apart from other universities.
Year One Compulsory 90 credits:- Introduction to Political Analysis
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Introduction to Political Theory
- States, people, and power in Asia and Africa
- Introduction to Global History
- Introduction to International Relations
- Comparative political sociology of Asia and Africa
- Political theory
- Politics of development
- Government and politics of China
- Government and politics of South Asia
- Government and politics of the Middle East
- Southeast Asian government and politics
- The state and politics in Africa
- Taiwan's Politics and International Relations
- International Relations of Africa
- War and the International
- Religion and World Politics
- Politics of the World Economy
- International Relations of the Middle East
- International Relations of South Asia
- International Relations of East Asia
- Nationalism, ethnicity and state in Asia and Africa
- Islam and Democracy
- Politics of Culture
- Politics of Gender
- Issues in Turkish Politics
- Critical Issues in Israeli Politics and Society
- Politics, Economy, Society: Japan
- Comparative political sociology of Asia and Africa
- The state and politics in Africa
- Government and politics of the Middle East
- Government and politics of South Asia
- Taiwan's Politics and International Relations
- Southeast Asian government and politics
- Government and politics of China
- Politics of development
- Political theory
- Going Global: An Introduction to International Migration
- Identity in International Relations
- Globalisation and global governance
- Conflict, Rights and Justice
- International Institutions and World Politics
- African Political Thought
- Religion and World Politics
- Independent study project in Politics
- Extended essay in Politics
- Extended essay in Politics b
- BA Politics Programme Specification 2014 (pdf; 346kb)
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BA Politics