Geography and International Relations BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
3 Years
If you want to explore the human and environmental background to global issues, this course is for you.
You learn from experts who influence global debates on topics such as poverty, inequality and migration.
And outside the classroom, you gain real-world exposure to global issues through:
debates with industry speakers
international placements
field trips (currently including locations such as Los Angeles, the Mojave Desert, Dubai and China).
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Start date
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About this course
Recent Geography graduates have gone on to jobs such as:
policy and campaign manager, Wildlife and Countryside Link
membership officer, Ethical Trading Initiative
planning adviser, Environment Agency.
You will also need GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 4 (or grade C).
You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
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Subjects
- International Relations
- Politics
- International Politics
- International
- Global
- Geographies
- Human Geographies
- Geography
- Analytical skills
- Contemporary
- Historical Geographies
- Political Economy
- Global Migration
- Race and Ethnicity
- Development
Course programme
Autumn teaching
- Human Geographies of the Modern World
- Introduction to International Relations
- Skills and Concepts in Geography I: Becoming a Geographer
- The Rise of the Modern International Order
- Classical Political Theory & International Relations
- Culture Across Space and Time
- Skills and Concepts in Geography II: Quantitative and Analytical Skills
- The Short Twentieth Century and Beyond
Autumn teaching
- Contemporary International Theory
- Cultural and Historical Geographies
- Introduction to International Political Economy
- Understanding Global Migration
Spring teaching
- Black Lives Matter: Postcolonial and Decolonial Representations
- Culture, Race and Ethnicity
- Development and the State
- Environmental Perspectives on Development
- Geography Overseas Field Class
- Globalisation and Global Governance
- Security and Insecurity in Global Politics
- Social Geography
- Southeast England Field Class
- The Politics of Foreign Policy
Get involved in fieldwork from the start of your course. You develop research, analytical and team-working skills in regions where our academics actively conduct research.
In Year 2, you can pick from an exciting range of locations: current destinations include China, the Mojave Desert, Dubai and Los Angeles. There is also a UK-based field trip.
Study abroad or Placement
Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.
Placement (optional)A placement is a great way to network and gain practical skills. When you leave Sussex, you’ll benefit from having the experience employers are looking for.
Year 3 at sussex
Autumn teaching
- Advances in Climate Sciences
- Coastal Processes and Coastal Management
- Contemporary Issues in the Global Political Economy
- Disasters, Environment and Development
- Environment, Ecology and Development
- Geographies of Rising and Declining Powers
- Geographies of Violence and Conflict
- Geographies of Violence and Conflict
- Governing Muslims: From Empire to the War on Terror
- Home
- Marxism and International Relations
- Mercenaries, Gangs and Terrorists: Private Security in International Politics
- Political Economy of the Environment
- Religion, Migration and Social Transformation
- Religions in Global Politics
- Sex and Death in Global Politics
- The Global Politics of Health
- The Politics of International Trade
- The Politics of Terror
- What is War
- Capitalism and Geopolitics
- Class, Community, Nation
- Decolonial Movements
- Development and Geopolitics in East Asia
- Dirty Wars? Conflict and Military Intervention
- Ethics in Global Politics
- Global Environmental Change
- Global Politics of Food
- International Relations of the Modern Middle East
- Landscape, Nature and Representation
- Memory, Space and Place: Exploring Heritage, Power and Identities
- Mercenaries, Gangs and Terrorists: Private Security in International Politics
- Peace Processes in Global Order: in-depth Analysis
- Rural Livelihoods in the Global South
- The Arms Trade in International Politics
- The Reign of Rights in Global Politics
- The United States in the World
Additional information
Geography and International Relations BA (Hons)