If you’ve ever wondered why people vote the way they do or why political systems differ, this degree in politics and international relations gives you the answers. You’ll study international and comparative politics, government, and political theory. You’ll also get the chance to study a language. In your final year, you may be offered a work placement in regional or local politics.

Popular careers for our politics and international relations graduates include public service, information and communications, teaching, and roles in central and local government.

The Complete University Guide 2022 ranks Greenwich joint 5th in the UK in Politics for Graduate Prospects (Outcomes) and joint 2nd in London in Politics for Student Satisfaction.

What you should know about this course

• You can specialise in Politics and International Relations and take options in other subjects
• Our modules provide a suitable introduction to politics and the practical implementation of political activity
• Explore the politics of Asia and Africa, Liberalism, political conspiracy, international relations and security from social and political perspectives
• You can undertake a work placement in regional or local politics, such as at a London-based interest and pressure group, or even at the House of Commons.
• The Complete University Guide 2022 ranks Greenwich joint 5th in the UK in Politics for Graduate Prospects (Outcomes) and joint 2nd in London in Politics for Student Satisfaction.

What you will study

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

• Europe without Borders: Cultures in Contact (30 credits)
• Comparative Politics (30 credits)
• Introduction to Politics and International Relations (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

• Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
• Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
• Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
• Conflict, Commerce and Culture: Britain and the World, 1600-2000 (30 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
• Writing for the Media (30 credits)
• Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

• Working in Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
• Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
• Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

• Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
• Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
• Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
• ‚The People’s War’: The Second World War, Society, Culture and Legacy (15 credits)
• Empire and Nation in the Middle East (15 credits)
• Rebel Earth? History and Politics in the Anthropocene (15 credits)
• A Global History of Genocide Level 5 (15 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
• Writing Journalism (30 credits)
• Work Placement (Level 5) (30 credits)
• Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
• Education and Social Formation (30 credits)
• Race and Racialisation in Britain (15 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

• Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
• International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
• Political Conspiracy and Slander (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

• Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
• Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
• Dissertation (HPS) (30 credits)
• Dissertation – Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
• European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
• Footprints of Everyday Life: The Environmental History of Modern Britain (15 credits)
• A Global History of Genocide (15 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
• Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
• Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
• Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
• Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
• Dissertation in Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
• Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
• Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

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