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276 | Politics, Philosophy and International Relations
International Relations and Politics
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
Politics is of vital importance to all of us in our daily lives. It concerns fundamental
choices about the ways in which societies are organised and the way we are
governed, both within nations and in the global community. You will be taught by
researchers in the fields of international relations and politics, doing cutting edge
research in key issues relevant to your studies and working experience.
Whether you want to understand the crisis in the Middle East or
climate change, you need to understand both the internal politics of
the countries involved as well as how different groups interact across
borders. A degree in International Relations and Politics at Keele will
equip you with the necessary tools to understand and explain how
power operates and how we might begin to tackle these issues. You
will study contemporary and policy relevant issues such as democracy,
global inequality, protest, globalisation, regime change, energy security,
environmental sustainability, human rights and gender politics. You can
underpin these issues through an in-depth study of particular countries
such as Britain, the United States of America and Russia as well as
regions in Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East.
What will this mean for my future?
Our graduates are to be found in a wide range of jobs from commerce to
industry as well as government, the civil service, journalism, law, security
services, political research, diplomacy and teaching. Some of our well-
known graduates include Laurence Mann, the political private secretary
to David Cameron, Jonty Bloom, Business correspondent for the BBC,
Farah Faisal, High Commissioner for the Maldives and Paul Rimmer,
Director at the Ministry of Defence.
You can gain an enhanced degree title that includes competency in a
foreign language. You can also graduate with an internationally recognised
qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
by taking a series of four linked elective modules as part of your degree.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Introduction to International
Relations
• Securing Global Order
• Why Politics Matters
• Modern Democracies
• Introduction to Global Political
Economy
• Choice of module inside or outside
International Relations and Politics
Second Year
• Contemporary International
Relations Theory
• International Organisation
• Political Research in Practice
• African Politics
• Why Policy Changes
• The Modern Middle East
Third Year
• Dissertation
• Politics of Development
• The End of Empire
• Policing International Order
• Gendering Global Politics
• The Left in Modern Politics
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - L251
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
year
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements