BAInternational Relations (4 Years Including Foundation Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	L250

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 5.5 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00221&subgroup=2

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 0

Political and Social Theory From Plato to the Present Day
Academic Skills
Major Writers in English Literature
An Introduction to the History of the United Kingdom During the Twentieth Century
Western Philosophy: Fundamental Questions, Major Thinkers

Year 1

Introduction to International Relations
Co-Operation and Conflict
Scientific Reasoning for the Social Sciences
Comparative Political Analysis
Career Portfolio
Introduction to Politics (optional)
Democracy: Forms and Futures (optional)
Politics and Power (optional)
Introduction to United States (optional)

Year 2

Political Analysis: Introduction to OLS (optional)
International Relations: Theories and Approaches
Politics of the Middle East
Conflict Analysis
Career Portfolio
International Organisations (optional)
International Politics of the Middle East (optional)
International Economic Development (optional)
Discourse, Rhetoric and Power (optional)

Final year

Political Parties in Britain and Europe (optional)
International Security Studies (optional)
Authoritarianism (optional)
Development, State Building and Conflict (optional)
Career Portfolio
Domestic Politics and International Relations (optional)

Career opportunities

Politics students are in demand from a host of employers, in politics, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forces, commerce, business, finance, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), teaching and graduate research.

Our notable alumni include the former President of Costa Rica and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr Oscar Arias, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, and our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

Qatar Financial Authority
NATO
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Houses of Parliament Research Unit
United Nations Development Program
Department of Health
IMG Media