BA (Hons) International Relations and Languages

Core modules in this year include:

• Key Themes in International Relations

• Political Thought

• Professional Practice: Skills for Academic and Professional Success

• Either:

  • Grade 1 and 2 General Language, plus Grade 1 and 2 Language in Use (beginners)

  • General Language Grade 3, plus Language Project (post A level)

Core modules:

• Bending the Truth a Little? Researching Politics and International Relations

• International Thought

• Either:

  • General Language (Grade 3 and 4)

  • General Language (Grade 4) and Language for Professional Communication 1

Optional modules:

• A History of US Foreign Policy: From the Great War to 9/11

• Analysing Foreign Policy

• Autocracy and Democracy

• Development and Democracy in Latin America

• East Asian States and Societies

• Empire and Its Afterlives in Britain, Europe, and Africa

• Engaged Citizenship in Humanities and Social Sciences

• Global Security

• Intercultural Perspectives on Communication

• Introduction to Professional Language Services

• Introduction to Teaching

• Introduction to Translation

• Marketing and Communication

• Modern Foreign Language (Institution-wide Language Programme)

• Modernity and Globalisation

• Nationalism and Migration: Chaos, Crisis and the Everyday

• News, Discourse and Media

• Principles of Economic Crime Investigation

• Professional Experience L5

• Rethinking Nazi Germany: Politics, History, Society

• Space, Place and Being

• Transitional Justice and Human Rights

• Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response

Core modules:

• Security Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

• Translation Theory and Practice

Optional modules:

• France in the World: Global Actor or Global Maverick?

• French General Language Grade 6

• German General Language Grade 6

• Global Capitalism: Past, Present and Future

• Global Health

• Independent Project

• International Security in the Asia-Pacific

• Interpreting 1

• Interpreting 2

• Mandarin General Language Grade 6

• NGOs and Social Movements

• Politics and Culture of the Hispanic World in 20th Century Literature And Film

• Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates

• Professional Experience L6

• Religion and Politics in Global Perspective

• Research Project

• Spanish General Language Grade 6

• The European Union: A Global Power in the Making?

In your third year, you'll spend a year in a country where the main language you're studying is spoken.

On your year abroad, you can study at a university or organise a work placement, depending on your chosen language. In some cases, you may be able to do a combination of study and work.

We'll help you secure a study or work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You'll get mentoring and support throughout the year.