BA (Hons) International Relations with Foundation

With globalisation, sustainability, terrorism and foreign intervention now major forces in the world, this course prepares you to meet important, unpredictable global challenges.

While the 21st century presents us with instability and insecurity, it also offers plenty of opportunities for development and innovation. You'll learn to make sense of the world's issues, plan for change, and develop progressive solutions that make positive changes towards a better future.

Drawing on real case studies (from the fields of law, politics, human rights, economics, security, war, diplomacy and more), you'll unpick different perspectives, apply theory to practice and gain insights into the complexities of global politics and the relationships between institutions of international governance.

Lessons are flexible and agile, able to adapt quickly to focus on global issues that arise. And, with such small classes, academics can take note of your interests, and tailor their content accordingly. Recently, students have been able to:

Examine real-time case studies and follow live court cases
Attend industry-led workshops at Chatham House
Design research proposals, policy briefs, posters and podcasts
Visit court, The Houses of Parliament, The British Museum, The BBC, Guernica 37
Join debates, role-plays and simulations
Take a European study trip.

You'll quickly gain confidence in thinking critically and analytically able to understand the world around you and develop creative solutions that could change it for the better.

One of the following qualifications:

5 GCSEs at grade A-C or equivalent or Grade 5 average
US High School Year 11 with a minimum GPA of 2.3/4.0
International Baccalaureate Year 1 with a minimum of 24 points

Equivalent qualifications as deemed acceptable by the University and set out in the Admissions Guide and UK ENIC

Applicants who do not meet our A-Level/International Baccalaureate requirements will be considered for the level 3 programme
Ielts - 5.5 overall and 5.5 in each component