International Relations and Development 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
Do you want to discover the bottom-up global challenges of development? And to understand the role of states, international organisations and non-state actors?
Topics covered include global political economy, ethnicity and nationalism. You learn from world-leading experts and choose options to suit your interests.
You'll benefit from the vibrant and interdisciplinary environment in the School of Global Studies. And outside the classroom, you gain insights into global issues through field trips and international placements. You can also attend events organised by Sussex Development Lectures and the Sussex International Development Society.
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About this course
Recent International Relations graduates have started jobs as:
programmes administrator, International Rescue Committee
consultant, UN Migration Agency
researcher in security and defence policy, Kings College London.
You should have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
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Subjects
- Conflict
- International Relations
- Politics
- Private Security
- International
- Teaching
- International Politics
- Policy and Politics
- Global Development
- Political Economy
Course programme
Autumn teaching
- Colonialism and After
- Global Development Paradigms, Policy and Politics
- Introduction to International Relations
- The Rise of the Modern International Order
- Classical Political Theory & International Relations
- Global Development Challenges and Innovation
- Key Thinkers in Development
- The Short Twentieth Century and Beyond
Autumn teaching
- Contemporary International Theory
- Introduction to International Political Economy
Autumn teaching
- Economic Perspectives on Development
- Research Skills for Development
- Social Change, Culture and Development
- Development and the State
- Environmental Perspectives on Development
- Finance for Development
- Gender and Development: Theory, Concepts and Issues
- Globalisation and Global Governance
- Health, Poverty and Inequality
- International Education and Development
- Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
- Security and Insecurity in Global Politics
- The Politics of Foreign Policy
Study abroad (optional)
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
- Anthropology of Migration
- Contemporary Issues in the Global Political Economy
- Development Tools and Skills
- Development Work Experience
- Disasters, Environment and Development
- Environment, Ecology and Development
- Ethnographies of Aid
- Geographies of Violence and Conflict
- Governing Muslims: From Empire to the War on Terror
- Marxism and International Relations
- Marxism and International Relations
- Mercenaries, Gangs and Terrorists: Private Security in International Politics
- Mercenaries, Gangs and Terrorists: Private Security in International Politics
- Migration and Global Development
- Political Economy of the Environment
- Religions in Global Politics
- Religions in Global Politics
- Sex and Death in Global Politics
- Sex and Death in Global Politics
- The Global Politics of Health
- The Politics of International Trade
- The Politics of International Trade
- The Politics of Terror
- Wealth, Inequality and Development
- What is War
- International Development Thesis
- Capitalism and Geopolitics
- Capitalism and Geopolitics
- Critical Perspectives on Conflict and Violence
- Decolonial Movements
- Development and Geopolitics in East Asia
- Development and Geopolitics in East Asia: in-depth Analysis
- Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Dirty Wars? Conflict and Military Intervention
- Ethics in Global Politics
- Global Approaches to Peace
- Global Politics of Food
- Human Rights
- International Relations of the Modern Middle East
- Mercenaries, Gangs and Terrorists: Private Security in International Politics
- Peace Processes in Global Order: in-depth Analysis
- Rural Livelihoods in the Global South
- Rural Livelihoods in the Global South
- The Arms Trade in International Politics
- The Political Economy of Latin American Development: in-depth Analysis
- The Reign of Rights in Global Politics
- The Reign of Rights in Global Politics
- The United States in the World
- The United States in the World
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International Relations and Development BA (Hons)