International Relations and Sociology BA (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Program structure

Year 1 Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• 21st Century Sociology

• Introduction to International Relations

• The Rise of the Modern International Order

• Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I

Spring teaching

• Classical Political Theory & International Relations

• Making the Familiar Strange

• The Short Twentieth Century and Beyond

• Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II

Year 2 Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Contemporary International Theory

• Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data

• Introduction to International Political Economy

Spring teaching

• Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data

Year 3 Options

You choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

Autumn teaching

• Death of Socialism?

• Identity and Interaction

• International Relations of the Modern Middle East

• Mercenaries, Gangs and Terrorists: Private Security in International Politics

• Political Economy of the Environment

• Race, Gender and Global Capitalism

• Religions in Global Politics

• Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections

• Sociology of Fun (Aut)

• Sociology Research Proposal

• Surveillance, Technology and Control

• The Global Politics of Health

• The Politics of Armed Groups: Rebels, State and Society

• Trade, (De)Globalisation, and the New Mercantilism

• Transcendence, Devotion and Desire

Spring teaching

• Alternative Societies (Spr)

• Capitalism and Geopolitics

• Dirty Wars? Conflict and Military Intervention

• East Asia Rising: Beyond the American Century?

• Global Politics of Food

• Global Resistance: Subjects and Practices

• Human Rights, Security and Decoloniality

• Medicine and the Body

• Migration, Identity, and Home

• NGOs in World Politics

• Politics of Terror and Global Histories of Violence

• Postcolonial Europe?

• Putin, Power, Populism: Russia and Eurasia in Global Politics

• Sexualities / Intimacies / Intersections

• Sociology Project

• The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Spr)

• What is War

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.

Other international qualifications

India

Typical offer    

Standard XII results

• 80% from ISC Indian School certificate of Education (CISCE)

• 80% from SSC All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE)

• 80% HSC higher Secondary Certificate ( Maharashtra )

Additional requirements    

Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic)

6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

Home students: £9,250 per year

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year

International students: £18,500 per year

Develop communication, analytical and critical thinking skills with an International Relations and Sociology degree.

These skills mean you could go into graduate jobs within health and social welfare, and work for employers such as:

• the Civil Service and government

• non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

• charities and voluntary organisations.

You'll also benefit from career events where you can meet employers, find out more about UK and international jobs, as well as graduate jobs, and get advice on applying for graduate schemes and preparing for assessment centres.

Graduate destinations

Recent International Relations graduates have started jobs as:

• programmes administrator, International Rescue Committee

• consultant, UN Migration Agency

• project manager, American Express.