Politics Joint Honours

You’ll be able to debate key political ideas and get to the heart of issues that matter
You’ll have the opportunity to engage with controversial political issues and challenge yourself to think differently
Understands that politics is more than just ‘official’ parliamentary politics: It reaches into everyday life and crosses borders
Our course is staffed by a teaching team who have worked in, and continue to be active, in the political field
Politics all over the world are undergoing big shifts – this degree works to understand current as well as past developments.
Politics at the University of Derby aims to give the traditional way of studying politics a very modern twist:
You will be introduced to how the political system works in Britain, learning that it’s more than just elections and politicians. We will look at key political ideas, important political parties, and organisations not normally thought of as ‘political’, giving you a well-rounded idea of how politics really works.

You’ll be taught with an international mindset, particularly in regards to the European Union, United States, and non-Western political systems like China and the old Soviet Union. Politics is in a period of flux that is seeing old parties suddenly undergoing massive growth in membership and new parties with a cynical ‘anti-political’ attitude becoming increasingly popular, also the challenge of Brexit which has the potential to cast a long shadow over modern day British politics. Our degree programme addresses, analyses, and tries to understand these complex new developments that are exercising the minds of activists, politicians, and political thinkers.