BA (Hons) Politics

at Queen Mary University of London

Structure
You can complete your Politics degree in three or four years. If you choose to do a year abroad this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

 

YEAR 1

Core

• Thinking Politically: Introduction to concepts, theories and ideologies

Compulsory

• Introduction to International Relations
• Political Analysis

Choose from

• Background to British Politics
• Global Histories

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

 

YEAR 2

Compulsory

• Modern Political Thought 1
• Modern Political Thought 2

Choose two or three from

• British Politics
• Comparative European Politics – Context and Institutional Development
• Modernity: Theories of State, Economy and Society
• Political Data Research
• The UK and EU
• US Politics
• And one or two from
• Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
• Doing Qualitative Research
• Foreign Policy Analysis
• International Relations Theory
• Politics of International Law
• Power in Global Governance
• Social Theory
• The International Politics of Security
• The International Politics of the Developing World
• War in World Politics

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

 

YEAR 3

Compulsory

• Dissertation in Politics/International Relations

 

 Choose from

• Africa and International Politics
• American Politics, Carceral State and Social Movements
• Analysing Public Policy
• Analysing Public Policy: Independent Study
• British Economic and Social Policy Since 1945 – Ideas, Interests and Institutions
• British Economic Social Policy since 1945 – Independent Study
• Civil Society - Internship
• Contemporary Russian Politics
• Contemporary Russian Politics - Independent Research
• Critical Currents in North American Political Thought
• Doing International Politics
• Environmental Politics
• Gender and Politics
• Global Politics of Health and Disease
• Globalisation: Issues and Debates
• Latin American Politics
• Making Democracy Work: Public Opinion, Representation and Information
• Nationalism & Ethnicity in International Relations
• Parliamentary Studies
• Parliamentary Studies (Internship)
• Political Violence and Liberal Modernity
• Politics at the End of the "End of History"
• Politics of South Asia
• Politics of South Asia – Independent Research
• Populism in 21st Century Europe
• Populism: A Global Perspective
• Race and Racism in World Politics
• Race and Racism in World Politics – Independent Research
• Radical Politics Today
• Socialist Political Thought
• Technology, Politics, War
• The Political Life of Security Methods
• The Politics of the Post-Colonial Middle East
• US Foreign Policy
• Utopia and Dystopia: Political, Economic and Literary Dreamworlds
• Utopia and Dystopia: Independent Research
   

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Non-UK students
We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. 

 

Student Visa Regulations

If you will require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must meet the minimum English Language requirements to meet the UKVI regulations.  The minimum IELTS requirement is 5.5 in all four skills (Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening).  However, many of our courses require higher grades.

 

Pre-sessional English Language Courses

If you fall slightly below our standard English language requirements, you may consider one of our Pre-sessional English courses.  Please note that you will require a UK government approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) for entry to our Thirteen week pre-sessional courses.  Currently, only IELTS for UKVI, PTE Academic (UKVI), LanguageCert International ESOL SELT and Trinity College London, Integrated Skills in English (ISE) are accepted. The Pre-sessional English course requirements are published according to the academic department within which your chosen course of study is administere

Home fees £9,250

 

Overseas fees £20,000

 

Loans and grants
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.

 

Scholarships and bursaries
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.

 

Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.

Our Politics graduates are highly employable, with invaluable political knowledge and research, analytical and communication skills that open doors to a huge variety of roles. They move into domestic and international careers both inside and outside the political sphere – predominantly in government, policy research, education, journalism, media and business.

 

Recent graduates from the School of Politics and International Relations have been hired by:

 

• AMAR
• House of Commons
• Labour Party
• PwC
• Scodie Deyong
• UK Home Office