International Relations and Anthropology BA (Hons)

at University of Sussex

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

• Introduction to International Relations

• Key Concepts in Anthropology

• The Anthropological Imagination

• The Rise of the Modern International Order

Spring teaching

• Classical Political Theory & International Relations

• The Anthropology of Exchange, Money and Markets

• The Short Twentieth Century and Beyond

• Worlds and Selves

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

• Ethnographic Research Methods

• Introduction to International Political Economy

• Religion and Ritual

Spring teaching

• Politics and Power

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

• Current Themes in the Anthropology of Latin America

• Human Rights

• 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

• Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies

• The Anthropology of Geopolitics

• The Anthropology of Work, Labour and Precarity

• The Global Politics of Health

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

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

Autumn and spring teaching

• Anthropology Thesis

Spring teaching

• Anthropology in the World: Theory, Knowledge, Action (and back again)

• Anthropology of the Body

• Capitalism and Geopolitics

• Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibilities

• Dirty Wars? Conflict and Military Intervention

• Environmental Anthropology

• Global Politics of Food

• Global Resistance: Subjects and Practices

• NGOs in World Politics

• Politics of Terror and Global Histories of Violence

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

• Race, Ethnicity and Identity

• Understanding Contemporary India

• 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

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

Your International Relations and Anthropology degree develops your communication, analytical and cultural awareness skills.

You could go into graduate jobs at multinational companies, national and international organisations, and employers such as:

• the Civil Service and government

• non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

• charities and voluntary organisations.

You also benefit from our specialised career events. At these events, you can meet employers and find out more about UK and international graduate jobs.

Recent events have included advice sessions on the Civil Service Fast Stream graduate programme and NGO opportunities.

Recent International Relations graduates have started jobs as:

• programmes administrator, International Rescue Committee

• consultant, UN Migration Agency

• project manager, American Express.