BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations

Our world is a complex, contradictory place. In many ways, were broader minded and better connected than ever before, in others, the impact of war, disease, intolerance and instability threatens to undermine our progress. With divisive, post-factual truths continuing to infiltrate the news, it's often hard to know what's really happening but well give you the critical skills to hear through that noise.

Emphasising the interplay between leadership, communication, and creativity,weve combined the insights of our separate politics and international relations courses into one exciting, interdisciplinary degree. The core modules give you the theoretical rudiments, while the electives offer you the chance to specialise in the debates and issues that interest you the most. The focus throughout is on applied skill: you can work with local activist groups, complete a placement, design and trial your own campaign proposals, and debate the biggest issues with NTU's Politics and International Relations Society.

The change you want to see starts here, with you. Studying with us, youll learn to identify and diffuse conflict. Youll develop as a leader, an effective communicator, and someone who can formulate and pitch ideas with creativity and confidence. Youll thrive, youll grow, and youll inspire whether that's as an MP, a diplomat, a lobbyist, a community leader, a security analyst, or any of the other roles this highly versatile degree lends itself to. Work on real-world collaborations, projects and simulations on topics which matter to you and develop core skills such as digital literacies and data visualization throughout. You will have the opportunity to undertake an optional year-long placement and/or study abroad in your second year, with one of our international partners across the world.

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