BA (Hons) International Relations (with placement)

The world of the future is globalised. Our planet is shared, our economy is interconnected, and the challenges we face demand co-operation but international politics remains divided. This is the fundamental problem that students of International Relations (IR) must unravel, by confronting the critical issues we face as global citizens: from war and conflict, to climate change, global poverty, gender violence, and racial injustice.

Whatever your interests, IRNTU is all about personalisation. After establishing the essentials in Year One, youll be designing your degree to reflect the things you want to explore. Maybe that's political violence and terrorism, or the global politics of pop culture, or perhaps a regional focus on Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. You might want to consider a career in diplomacy or the media, or maybe youre passionate about feminism or postcolonialism IRNTU has it all. The whole course culminates in a dissertation project where youll choose your topic, study it in real depth with the support of a specialist supervisor, and then become an IR expert yourself.

This course does IR differently by disrupting the discipline, developing innovative approaches to teaching, and encouraging more creative ways of learning. Youll build the key transferable skills for a career in project management, diplomacy, the media, NGOs, logistics, multinational corporations, national security, and so much more. The jobs of the future are globalised, and nothing will prepare you better to succeed in that environment than our IR degree.

We accept a range of UK academic qualifications including A-levels, International Baccalaureate, BTEC, International Foundation programmes and pre-Masters courses from recognised schools, colleges and universities.
112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications.

International Baccalaureate - Overall Pass in the IB Diploma, including at least 14 points from three Higher Level Subjects

IELTS - 6.5 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 81 with at least 18 Reading, 17 Listening, 20 Speaking, 19 Writing