Politics & International Studies

Among other aims, our Politics and International Studies degree provides:

A detailed knowledge and understanding of contemporary political analysis; An excellent training in social research methods; The ability to apply theoretical perspectives and concepts to real-life problems, and; An appreciation of the complexity and diversity of political problems in society. The degree equips graduates for employment in a range of careers in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.

Our curriculum is based upon the research and scholarship of the staff team. We aim to encourage students to become research literate and have a strong understanding and appreciation of the research carried out within their discipline.

Students are introduced to central questions driving political change across the world today and discover how academics, including their own lecturers, are trying to address them.