BA (Hons) POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH FOUNDATION YEAR

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

This foundation year course is perfect if you want a degree in International Relations but you don’t have the standard entry requirements.

First we prepare you for your degree during the Foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. Then you can go on to do the full undergraduate degree.

Do you want to make sense of the post-truth world, encapsulated by events such as Brexit and the US Election? Are you interested in understanding how global powers interact, both in times of war and peace?

Would you like to know more about international organisations and their capacity to control and shape development around the world? Do you want to learn about political participation and become an active citizen, so that you can contribute to policy-making processes?

If you answer 'Yes' to any of these questions, then our International Relations course is for you.

Global politics has become increasingly turbulent, foundations and systems are being shaken, and relations between nations are being shifted and tested. There is a new demand for experts who are able to understand and work in this new political arena. With our innovative Politics and International Relations course, rated top in London for student satisfaction, we can equip you with the skills and knowledge to play an active role in this new world.

There has never been a more pressing and fascinating time to study and make a career in international politics.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Docklands Campus, University Way, E16 2RD

Start date

On request

About this course

On your International Politics course, you’ll ask questions about who gets what at the international level and how decisions are reached when it comes to distributing power, wealth and resources. We will encourage you to develop your own perspective and give you the tools to express your opinions through a variety of formats.

You’ll study theory in modules such as Politics, International Relations, and Global Governance and you’ll see it brought to life in fascinating modules such as Gender, Power and International Relations as you investigate how global political change has come about.

You’ll also find modules to develop your particular interests or passions in politics such as African Politics, Politics of Global Powers, and Rethinking Security.

You’ll be taught by authorities in their field such as Dr Aura Lounasmaa, who is an expert on forced migration and gender politics, and has carried out research on women’s NGOs in Morocco, migrant access to higher education and political activism in civil society.

You’ll develop a range of skills, knowledge and insights that you can transfer to careers in public bodies such as central and local government, pressure groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or community organisations.

Your tutors place a strong emphasis on role-playing and simulation of real-life situations throughout the course. These will allow you to step into the world of work with confidence.

The variety of roles into which University of East London graduates go into is as wide as it is interesting. You could decide to move into the not-for-profit sector as a community organiser, a case worker or a civic engagement officer.

Or how about becoming a project manager or a campaign organiser? Equally, you’ll have gained the skills necessary to land a job as a communications officer or to specialise in research.

Not only is UEL at the forefront of research, it’s also pioneering new fields of study. Among the many postgraduate courses on offer for those who decide to stay with us is the innovative Refugee Studies MA course – the first of its kind in the country.

Kathryn Perera, chief executive of Movement for Change, can vouch for the rich opportunities available to our undergraduates.

Must include passes at A2 in at least 1 subject
Extended Diploma or Diploma
Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level

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Course programme

FOUNDATION YEAR

If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study this course as an ‘extended’ four-year programme. You’ll begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later.

By the end of the degree you’ll gain the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to the course but you’ll take one year longer to complete your studies.
  • Knowledge, Skills, Practice and the Self: Professional Life: Mental Wealth (Core)
  • Exploring Communities as Social Scientists (Core)
  • Researching Changing Communities (Core)
  • Reimagining the Work of a Social Scientist (Core)
  • Crime, Justice and Surveillance (Optional)
  • Reading the Body (Optional)
  • Psychosocially (Optional)
  • Introduction to Digital Sociology (Optional)
  • Globalisation & Society (Optional)
YEAR 1
  • Knowledge, Skills, Practice and the Self: Mental Wealth (Core)
  • Politics (Core)
  • Global Political Economy (Core)
  • The Mess We Are In (And How We Got Here) (Core)
  • International Relations (Core)
  • Public Policy (Core)
YEAR 2
  • Global Governance (Core)
  • Space, Bodies and Power (Core)
  • Social Entrepreneurship: Mental Wealth (Core)
  • Great Power Politics (Core)
  • Research Methods (Core)
  • Human Mobility and Forced Migration (Optional)
  • Alternative Approaches to Development (Optional)
YEAR 3
  • Placement Reflections: Mental Wealth (Core)
  • Gender, Power and Politics (Core)
  • Applied Project (Core)
  • European Politics (Core)
  • African Politics (Optional)
  • Conflict intervention and Development (Optional)

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BA (Hons) POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH FOUNDATION YEAR

£ 9,250 VAT inc.