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BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations

University of Greenwich — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations is a undergraduate Political Science course at University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. It takes 3 years, costs £17,975 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 3 years · Full-time · Political Science · £17,975 per year

Intakes: September

What you should know (from the course page): - You can specialise in Politics and International Relations and take options in other subjects - Our modules provide a suitable introduction to politics and the practical implementation of political activity - Explore development and political economy, liberalism and political thought, political conspiracies, and international relations and security - You can undertake a work placement in regional or local politics, such as at a London-based interest and pressure group, or even at the House of Commons. School: Humanities and Social Sciences Location: Greenwich Campus Duration: 3 years full-time 6 years part-time 4 years sandwich Start: September International tuition fee 2026/27: full-time £17,975; part-time £4,494 per 30 credits. Careers (from the course page): The skills you acquire through studying Politics and International Relations at Greenwich will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and roles. Our graduates include founder of My Life My Say and Deputy Mayor of London Mete Coban, Nathalie Grigorenkoand Hannah Woolcott. Graduates of this programme have gone on to careers in public service, information and communications, and media and voluntary sectors, as well as in the National Health Service, teaching, research, business, and central and local government. Source: University of Greenwich course page and 2026-27 course fees table.

Modules

• Introduction to Politics (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Introduction to International Relations (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Global Issues (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Mandarin 1 (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 2 (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 3 (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 1) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 2) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 3) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 4) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Making the Modern World: Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Long Nineteenth Century (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Empireland? Britain at Home and Abroad (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 1) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Writing for the Media (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Inequality and Social Change (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 1) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (Year 2, 30 credits)
• Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (Year 2, 30 credits)
• Applied Politics and International Relations (Year 2, 30 credits)
• Mandarin 1 (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 2 (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 3 (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 1) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 2) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 3) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 4) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Empire and Nation in the Middle East (Year 2, 15 credits, optional)
• Rebel Earth? History and Politics in the Anthropocene (Year 2, 15 credits, optional)
• A Global History of Genocide (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 1) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Writing Journalism (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Education and Social Formation (Year 2, 15 credits, optional)
• Sociology of Work (Year 2, 15 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 1) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (Year 3, 30 credits)
• International Relations and International Security (Year 3, 30 credits)
• Political Conspiracy and Slander (Year 3, 30 credits)
• Mandarin 2 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 3 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Dissertation (HPS) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 2) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 3) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 4) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Journalism in Practice (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Work Placement (Level 6) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Migration and Citizenship (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)
• Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)