SINGLE/COMBINED HONOURS
UCAS codes: L290 BA/PGS
Typical offer: 280-320 points
International Baccalaureate: 26 points
Degree duration:
3 years full-time 6 years part-time
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL iBT score of 87 or equivalent
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For Combined Honours UCAS codes and entry requirements
The programme aims to offer students the opportunity to understand the complex political and global issues which dominate the contemporary world. Many of these involve the United States, and its post-Cold War and post-9/11 relations with other nations involving economic globalisation, the rise of a global culture through technological interconnection,
the intersections of global/regional/local politics, environmental dislocations and the alleged ‘clash of civilisations’. Within this context the United States is often seen to act as a global hegemon, ordering the contemporary global political environment, but it is increasingly challenged by the rise of other nation-states and regions, global terrorism, fundamentalist religion and the limits of energy resources.
Some of the modules explore the position of the USA from the perspective of Europe, China and other nations enmeshed in the international system. This focus is set against the competing power structures and alliances posed by regional and potential global competitors such as Japan, India and Russia. Study also examines the rise of rogue states and institutions and the challenges they present.
Field trip
There is an optional field trip available to students to study political and foreign affairs institutions and actors in Washington DC.
Year 1
• Introduction to Politics and Global Studies I
• Introduction to Politics and Political Philosophy
• United States Politics And Society
• Introduction to Politics and Global Studies II
Year 2
• US Foreign Policy: Institutions and Concepts
• Researching Politics and Global Studies
• Political and Religious Themes in the Near and Middle East
• Global Governance
Year 3
• Debates in Globalisation
• Political Islam
• Diplomatic Studies
• China: Twenty-first century Challenges
Graduates are equipped to work in national and local government, civil service, foreign service, interest groups, aid agencies, nongovernment organisations and charities. The programme also provides a strong foundation for postgraduate study and further training.