This Politics and International Studies course covers all the core areas of the discipline and offers a range of options focusing on theories and ideologies, international relations and the study of the politics of individual nation states.
Students will have an opportunity to cover the key areas of the discipline, including:
- The nature of power;
- Polarisation, mobilisation and radicalisation;
- Work-based learning and the politics of employability;
- The meaning and relevance of political ideologies;
- The interrelationships between domestic and international politics;
- The functions and development of political institutions;
- The challenges posed by new social movements and global developments;
- The meaning and application of political theories;
- Policy design and implementation;
- The politics of memory and dealing with the past;
- British, Irish, African, Asian, Americas and European politics;
- The continued relevance of political thinkers and theorists;
- Conflict transformation and peace building.
Students gain the skills and ability to carry out independent research, to assess the merits of competing theories and explanations, to work as part of a team, and to effectively engage in policy debate with sensitivity to the views of others – all skills that are highly attractive to employers.