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BA (Hons) International Relations

Keele University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The study of International Relations covers key issues of international threats, conflict, competition, cooperation, development, and globalization, provides a solid understanding of international organizations such as the UN and the European Union. IR as a discipline also covers structures of power and influence. Our IR experts specialize in a broad range of topics, including security and terrorism studies, the environment, gender, development, peace and conflict, international history, political economy, international organization, and IR and political theories. We have regional expertise in the politics of Europe, Eurasia, Africa, China, and the Middle East. Our programme develops a range of analytical skills to help you interpret and explain the processes at work in unfolding current events. In a world of complex interdependence, such skills are of increasing relevance to many areas of business, industry, and government.

General Eligibility

A LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

  • A Level requirement - BBC

GCSE REQUIREMENTS

  • English Language / Literature at C (or 4)

BTEC

  • BTEC requirements DMM

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

  • 29 points 

ACCESS TO HE DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

  • Obtain Access to Higher Education Diploma with 112 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • The Changing World: A History of International Relations since 1945

  • Introduction to International Relations

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • Why Politics Matters

  • Justice, Authority and Power

  • Introduction to Global Political Economy (GPE)

  • Debates in American Politics

  • Modern Democracies

  • Securing Global Order

2 Year 2

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • International Organisation: Mitigating Anarchy

  • Contemporary International Relations Theory

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • U.S Government and Politics

  • British Government and Politics

  • African Politics (Level 5)

  • The International Politics of the Middle East: A Century of War and Diplomacy

  • INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF EURASIA: Challenges of Globalisation and Geopolitics

  • Freedom and Equality

  • Environmental Politics and Policy

  • Why Policy Changes

  • The Politics of the European Union

  • Foreign Policy

3 Year 3

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • Dissertation in Politics and IR - ISP

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • The Missing Dimension : Conspiracies, Spying and International Relations

  • The U.S. Presidency

  • The Extreme Right in Western Europe

  • Politics of Development

  • Parliamentary Studies

  • The Rise of China

  • Understanding Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

  • Policing International Order

  • Human Rights: Concepts, Norms and Identities

  • Contemporary Democratic Theory

  • Israel/Palestine: Key Debates and Issues

  • Britain and war since 1945: War, Cold War and society

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69
IELTS 6.0 or equivalent with no subtest score below 5.5.

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