BA (Hons) International Relations
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
BA (Hons) International Relations
If you want to understand the impact of the Arab Spring or the ideology of ISIS, how US foreign policy is shaped by domestic politics, how international trade affects various parts of the world, how different cultures shape political decision making, or how international NGOs operate, this is the degree for you.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- World Politics
- Political Theory and Ideologies
- Colonialism, Power, and Resistance
- Introduction to Political Economy
- Introduction to Economic Policy
- UK and European Comparative Governance and Politics
Year 2
- Contemporary International Relations Theories
- Global Governance and World Order
- Security Studies
- US Politics and Foreign Policy
- International Politics of the Middle East
- International Political Economy 2
- Rough Politics
- Making Modern Japan
- Europe Since 1945
- Ideologies and Interests: Political Thought in Modern Britain
- International Trade
- International Monetary Economics
- Liberalism and its Critics
- Life: A User's Manual
- Modern Political Theory
- Political Economy
- Politics of Vision
Year 3
- Critical Security Studies
- An(other) IR – Views from the South
- International Political Economy 2
- Nationalist Conflict and International Intervention
- Political Islam: Ideology and Discourse
- Politics of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa
- The Politics and Economics of Immigration
- Finance and the Global Political Economy
- Colonialism and Non-Western Political Thought
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
This degree will equip you for a range of careers in international relations, such as:
- Government, for example in the Foreign Office or Department of International Development
- International Institutions such as the UN
- Foreign aid development agencies
- International NGOs, for example Oxfam, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International
- International policy think-tanks and consultancies
- Private sector organisations and companies who trade and invest internationally
- As a graduate from the BA International Relations you will also be well placed to continue to higher level study, such as masters-level study or postgraduate research in areas relating to international relations.
English Language Requirements
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