Bachelor of Science Global Political Science: Trade

The Bachelor of Science in Global Political Science (BSc Hons) is a three-year, full-time course with three pathways – one in Diplomacy, one in Leadership and the other in Trade. Unique in its combination, this course introduces students to the complex relationship between the worlds of business, politics and international relations and prepares them to lead global organisations through the critical application of knowledge gained and a sound understanding of both the hard and soft skills needed to navigate between them. The Trade specialisation has been created for students who enjoy building business and international relations through the avenue of global commerce.

The mixture of history, theory and technical modules will provide the background information, working vocabulary and repertoire of roles and skills to take each participant towards the realisation of their professional dream in areas such as Corporate Relations, Diplomacy, International Project Management, International Public policy, Multinational Consultancy and Global Trade.

The two required internships may be in one of the affiliated companies seen below in the ESE’s Internship Programme section – these are only some of the 1500 companies with whom we are affiliated.

Students will also have the added advantage of being able to pursue their programme in any of the ESE campuses, whether London, Milan, Florence, Madrid or Rome. They will have the unique opportunity to transfer between campuses on a per-term or per-year basis, experiencing the same programme in multiple international contexts and cultures.

THE PROGRAMME AIMS TO: -provide a coherent, broad-based programme of study of political and economic history, theory and organisations and their management and their growth within the context of a changing external environment; -provide an understanding of how values are allocated and resources are distributed and contested on the local, sectoral, national, regional and global levels; -place questions of political and international order and disorder, decision-making and political contestation at the centre of analysis; -develop in students a capacity to think critically and independently about events, ideas and institutions; -provide new ideas that will be the seeds of development for independent thinking and the creation of visionary leaders.

The Leadership pathway consists of the following modules: • International Relations • Quantitative Methods for Political Science • Economics for Political Science • Geopolitics • Sociology of Work and Organisations • History of Political Thought • Environmental Policy and Society • Motivation and Teamwork • Production & Trade for Political Science • Language • European Institutions • Law, Politics and the International System • Political Decision Making • Influencing Change and Policymaking • International Project Management • International Security • Negotiations & Crisis Management • Trade & Financial Markets • Leadership • Final Project - Trade

In additon to: Study of a foreign language Two internship placements Choice of Full or Part Time study modes with compulsory attendance All of the ESE undergraduate Bachelor’s degree programmes are taught in English and have a standard 360 UK/180 ECTS credit structure .