International Relations and Development BA

Year one

Compulsory modules

• Politics of Development
• Global development challenges I/II
• Understanding International Relations
• Pathways to International Relations Research 1 and 2
• Global History
• Introduction to International Development

Year two

Compulsory modules

• Understanding development assistance
• Working in development
• International relations theory

Optional modules

Three second-year optional modules from IDD and POLSIS

• Economic perspectives on development (IDD)
• Governing states and societies (IDD)

Optional POLSIS modules in the second year Public Choice Theory International Political Economy Diplomatic History post 1945 British Politics International Relations Theory International Security International Politics & Security in Russia & Eurasia Modern Political Thought Analysing Political Worlds International Relations of the Middle East Feminist Political Ideas Comparative Politics Elections and Voting in Britain America and the Middle East through Politics and Film Understanding Foreign Policy Final year

Compulsory modules

• Dissertation

Optional modules

Four final-year modules from below. A 50/50 split of credits between IDD and POLSIS.

• Development: The environmental challenge (IDD)
• Identity, inequality and inclusive development (IDD)
• African politics (IDD)

Optional POLSIS modules in the final year Environment, Politics and Society A and B War-Torn States and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the South Power in Britain Contemporary US Foreign and Security Policy Contemporary International Political Economy Topics in British Politics Democracy and Democratization in Contemporary Europe Left Parties and Protest Movements Gender in World Politics Issues in US Domestic Politics Global Capitalism and Migration Law, Politics and the International System: Mediating Power beyond the State Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Models Russian Foreign Policy Security in Europe: Actors, Crises and Threats Strategy and Decision-Making Conflict, Statehood and Sovereignty in World Politics Politics of Migrants, Refugees, and Diasporas in the Middle East Politics, Music and the Arts Global Uprisings: Critique and Radical Politics New Media, Social Media, and International Politics

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.