Languages and International Relations, BA Hons

University of Greenwich

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    3 Years

You can expand your knowledge of culture and politics with our degree in languages and international relations. You can also study up to two languages, chosen from Mandarin, Spanish, French or Italian, at a level that suits you. This will enable you to take a final-year work placement in an international organisation. Taking part in an Erasmus+ student exchange is also an option.

Our languages and international relations graduates develop valuable transferable skills that are attractive to employers, including an ability to communicate across cultures. Possible careers include roles in national and international government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), public services, management, education, business, tourism, PR, translation and media.

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About this course

For entry in September 2021, you will require:

104 UCAS points from A-Levels (we also accept UCAS points from alternative Level 3 qualifications including: BTEC Nationals, the International Baccalaureate and Scottish and Irish Highers)
AND YOU WILL ALSO REQUIRE:

GCSE English (Language or Literature) AND GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or above. We also consider equivalent qualifications in English and Maths at Level 2, in place of GCSEs.

What you should know about this course
It equips you with the tools you need to understand and question global issues in the 21st century
The course deepens your specialist knowledge by exploring cultural and political dynamics
Our multidisciplinary approach enables you to learn, understand and communicate in one or two foreign languages
You gain in-depth knowledge of the way national and transnational political forces have shaped the modern world
The course allows for a work placement in your second or final year, or the option of a one-year placement (known as a sandwich year).

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Subjects

  • Mandarin
  • Conflict
  • International Relations
  • Diplomacy
  • Politics
  • International
  • Global
  • Project
  • Writing
  • Communication Training

Course programme

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
  • Europe without Borders: Cultures in Contact (30 credits)
  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • Conflict, Commerce and Culture: Britain and the World, 1600-2000 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Language, Communication and Society (30 credits)
  • Writing for the Media (30 credits)
  • Comparative Politics (30 credits)
  • Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 2

Option Set 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
  • Politics and Development in Asia and Africa (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Writing Journalism (30 credits)
  • Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
  • Meaning in Language (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (Level 5) (30 credits)
  • Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
  • Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
  • Education and Social Formation (30 credits)
Option Set 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
  • Politics and Development in Asia and Africa (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Working in Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Writing Journalism (30 credits)
  • Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
  • Meaning in Language (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (Level 5) (30 credits)
  • Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
  • Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
  • Education and Social Formation (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
  • Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
  • International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
  • Advanced Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
  • Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
  • Political Conspiracy and Slander (30 credits)
  • Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
  • Dissertation in Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
  • Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
  • Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

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