International Relations (Dual Honours)

• A Level: BBB/ ABC
• International Baccalaureate: 32 points
• BTEC: DDM.   
• GSCE: English Language and Mathematics or Science at C or above
• Completion of Diploma 1 with 7 or above. 
• STPM Principal passes in a minimum of three subjects. Distinction comparable to A level grade A, Credit (higher) comparable to A level grade B and Credit (lower) comparable to A level grade C. Check A level requirements for your chosen course.

English Language Requirement:

• IELTS: 6.0 (subtests 5.5)             
• Pearson, PTE: 59 (components 51)           
• Cambridge English First(foundations) and Advanced: 169 (subtests 162)

First year

Core modules: 

• Introduction to International Relations 
• Securing Global Order

Elective modules

• The Changing World: International Relations since 1945 
• Why Politics Matters
• British Politics Since 1945
• Contemporary Political Issues and Debates
• The Politics of Sustainability
• Introduction to Global Political Economy
• Modern Democracy
• Justice, Authority and Power
• How to Think
• Environmental Ethics 

Second year 

Core modules: 

• Contemporary International Relations Theory
• Peace, Conflict and Security: Theories and Practice 

Elective modules: 

• International Relations of Eurasia
• U.S. Government
• German Government and Politics
• Balkan Politics
• British Government and Politics
• International Relations of the Environment
• The Politics of the European Union
• The Practice of Politics
• Power to the People
• Russian Politics and Society
• Work Experience in Politics, International Relations and Philosophy

Third year 

Optional core modules: 

• Arms Control and Disarmament
• The Missing Dimension: Conspiracies, Spying and International Relations 
• The Modern Middle East: Conflict, Competition and Cooperation
• The Global South
• The Left in Modern Politics
• Feminist Theory
• The U.S. Presidency
• The European Union and Eastern Europe
• Communism and Post- communism in Eastern Europe
• Russia and Europe: Hopes for Partnership, Legacy of Confrontation
• Party Systems and Elections
• Policing International Order
• Proliferation
• The Other Middle East: Power, People and Politics 
• The Northern Dimension: Resources, Environment and Security in the Arctic
• The Falklands War 1982
• The Extreme Right in Western Europe
• Human Rights: Concepts, Norms and Identities
• Sustainability and Social Justice
• Urban Politics
• Environmental Politics in the US
• Protest and Social Movements
• Dissertation