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BA in International Relations

University of Leicester, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our degrees provide transferable skills to equip you for various careers, including government, the media, education, administration, and management in industry and commerce.

Our careers and employability tutors support and facilitate your academic, professional, and personal development. They will help you to make an informed choice, provide help and advice on employability, and send you information on potentially interesting traineeships and vacancies.

Graduate destinations

Graduates from our Politics degrees have gone on to work for a wide range of employers, including:

BNP Paribas

HSBC

Credit Agricole

Applus Aerospace

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General Eligibility

A/AS Levels: ABB-BBB. All subjects accepted. Two AS-levels are considered in place of one A-level.

EPQ with A-levels: BBB-BBC + EPQ at grade B.

Access to HE Diploma: Pass diploma with 45 credits at Level 3, including 25 credits at Distinction

International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 28 points overall.

BTEC Nationals: Full Diploma with DDM

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Key Concepts in International Relations

  • Order and Disorder: International Relations from 1989 to the Present

Option module

  • Introduction to American Government and Politics

  • The Global Cold War: International Relations 1945-1989

  • Politics, Power, and Ethics

2 Year 2

Core modules

  • Political Analysis 1: Understanding Political Science Research

  • International Theory

  • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy

  • Political Analysis 2: Preparing for your Dissertation

  • International Security Studies

Option modules

  • Political Ideas

  • Political Parties in Contemporary Britain

  • Sex and Gender in Global Politics

  • Politics of the Global South

3 Year 3

  • Year Abroad (optional)

4 Year 4

  • Feminism

  • The American Presidency

  • The Politics of War and Peace: Northern Ireland After 1972

  • Parliamentary Studies

  • Brexit and British Politics

  • The Politics of Intelligence

  • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons

  • The Politics of Contemporary British Foreign Policy

  • Climate Change: Ethics, Issues, Justice

  • Politics of the International Drug Trade

  • International Migration in the Age of Securitisation

  • Emotions in Conflict and Cooperation

  • Comparative Public Opinion

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. You may need to prove your English ability if your first language is not English. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

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