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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Politics and International Relations
International Relations
Key Information
Why study this course?
International Relations at Keele: Learning from the Experts.
International Relations is not merely the study of current affairs
or foreign places: it is a distinctive way of looking at the world
that will enable you to understand complex global political events.
The study of International Relations covers key issues of conflict,
human rights, environmental change and globalisation, and provides
a solid understanding of international organisations such as the UN
and the European Union. It also 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.
Keele has long been known as a pioneering centre of International
Relations scholarship, as it was one of the first universities in the UK
to offer a degree in the subject in the 1970s. Today, you will find
one of the principal concentrations of International Relations specialists
in the UK, and our current staff have internationally recognised
teaching and research expertise in the areas of security studies,
international history, international political economy and development,
regional politics of Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East, feminist and
postcolonial approaches to global politics, and political and International
Relations theory.
Indicative modules
First year
• Introduction to
International Relations
• The Changing World:
International Relations
since 1945
• Securing Global Order
• Introduction to Global
Political Economy
Second year
• Contemporary International
Relations Theory
• Peace Conflict and Security:
Theories and Practice
• International Relations
of the Environment
• The Politics of the
European Union
Third year
• Dissertation
• Arms Control and Disarmament
• Feminist Theory
• The U.S. Presidency
• Policing International Order
• Proliferation
• Modern Middle East
Single honours, dual honours,
major, minor
For information on dual
honours combinations please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
ugcourses or page 158
Course duration
Three years
Indicative entry
requirements
BBB or ABC
For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements
Study abroad
Yes
What will this mean
for my future?
This course provides an invaluable
lens through which to see and
approach the world, which
appeals to many employers.
You might work in journalism,
the civil service or the European
Parliament or as a political
researcher for an MP or thinktank. You might join international
organisations such as aid
and development agencies,
charity foundations or businesses.
About 25% of graduates from
this course study for higher
degrees. Some of our well-known
graduates include Laurence Mann,
the political private secretary
to David Cameron, Farah Faisal,
Higher Commissioner for the
Maldives, and Paul Rimmer,
Director at the Ministry
of Defence.
For more course information please visit
keele.ac.uk/spire
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Megan Jones
History and International
Relations, graduated 2012
MA International
Relations, graduated 2013
I am currently Business
Development Manager at Royal
Stafford and I'm mainly focused
on international sales and
marketing. I am a firm believer in
the experience you gain outside
of your immediate studies;
achieving good marks and results
is only one piece of the puzzle in
achieving future success.