International relations ba (hons)

Structure

You can complete your International Relations degree in three or four years. If you choose to do a year abroad this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1 Compulsory

• Introduction into Politics
• Introduction to International Relations
• Political Analysis
• Thinking Politically: Introduction to concepts, theories and ideologies

• Background to British Politics
• Global Histories

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2 Compulsory

• International Relations Theory
• Researching Everyday Politics

• Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
• Modernity: Theories of the State, Economy and Society
• Politics of International Law
• Power in Global Governance
• The International Politics of Security
• The International Politics of the Developing World
• War in World Politics

• Accountability and Complexity in British Government
• Comparative European Politics I - Context and Institutional Development
• Comparative European Politics II - Issues and Performance
• European Integration
• Modern Political Thought 1
• Modern Political Thought 2
• Political Research
• Power and Legitimacy in British Politics
• US Politics

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3 Compulsory

• Dissertation in Politics/International Relations

• Africa and International Politics
• American Politics, Carceral State and Social Movements
• British Economic and Social Policy Since 1945 – Ideas, Interests and Institutions
• British Economic and Social Policy Since 1945 – Independent Research
• Contemporary Russian Politics
• Doing International Politics
• Gender and Politics
• Globalisation: Issues and Debates
• Global Politics of Health and Disease
• Justice in a Global City
• Latin American Politics
• Nationalism and Ethnicity in International Relations
• Parliamentary Studies
• Parliamentary Studies (Internship)
• Political Violence and Liberal Modernity
• Politics of South Asia
• Politics of South Asia – Independent Research
• Populism: A Global Perspective
• Populism in 21st Century Europe
• Race and Racism in World Politics
• Race and Racism in World Politics: Independent Research
• Radical Politics
• Radical Politics Today – Independent Research
• The Politics of the Post-Colonial Middle East
• Utopia and Dystopia: Political, Economic and Literary Dreamworlds
• Utopia and Dystopia: Political, Economic and Literary Dreamworlds: Independent Research
• US Foreign Policy

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

In each year you may also choose some modules from outside the School of Politics and International Relations.

Study options

Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.

Year abroad

Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our International Relations BA with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).

Find out more about study abroad opportunities at Queen Mary and what the progression requirements are.