Whether you’re interested in pursuing postgraduate study or aiming for a career in government, international organisations, NGOs, business, social enterprises, finance, law, or the media, this degree provides the foundation you need to succeed.

A flexible degree that examines the relationship between ethics and politics.

This is one of several specialist routes available in our BA (Honours) in Social Sciences (Politics) degree. You'll study core modules in interdisciplinary social science and sociology, giving you a firm grounding in ideas central to the social sciences. This will be combined with exploring the fundamentals of political theory and examining the debates and conflicts inherent in a modern democracy.

Gain the modern tools economists use to analyse real economic problems, and the tools used in politics to understand how ideas and political systems shape what citizens, businesses, and governments do. This degree in BA (Hons) Economics and Politics gives you analytical, data, and communication skills, and a unique perspective on the way the world works.  

From British politics and global conflicts to policies tackling challenging and sometimes controversial issues, a degree in International Relations and Politics can provide students with the chance to examine some of the most interesting and important issues of our time. Lincoln's BA (Hons) International Relations and Politics degree enables students to develop the international knowledge and skill sets central to participation within a global society.

The Joint Honours Programme in International Relations and Politics will provide you with an in-depth, interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary politics, international affairs and conflict situations in their political, historical, cultural, economic and legal dimensions.

This challenging and ground-breaking degree introduces you to core ideas and issues in politics, philosophy and economics (PPE). It will help you understand how the economy is governed, how public policy gets made, and the ideas which shape our world.

This degree covers tort, contract, criminal, and property law. It also introduces practical skills such as case analysis, negotiation and alternative dispute resolution, drafting, interviewing and mooting.

This innovative new programme will give you a rigorous understanding of international relations and politics, and of conflict and security issues - globally and regionally across the world. While placing international developments within a historical context, it focusses particularly on recent and contemporary processes, trends and problems: examining efforts to respond to international and regional challenges in the spheres of policy and practice.

BA in Politics The academic study of politics is concerned with the sources of conflict, cooperation, power, and decision-making within and between societies, how differences are expressed through ideology and organization, and how, if at all, disagreements and problems are resolved. You will develop an in-depth understanding of politics, political theory, how states are governed, and the place of citizens in politics.

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 also get the chance to study a language. In your final year, you may be offered a work placement in regional or local politics.

This degree course aims to equip students with a critical understanding of the core concepts, theories and approaches underpinning the study of society and social change.

Are you fascinated by how global affairs can shape society? Do you want to have informed opinions on pressing political issues and use them to make sense of our uncertain world? You’ll learn to apply structure and organisation to a planet that’s constantly in flux. And you’ll be in a place with others who’re socially, politically, and environmentally conscious and driven.

Our course provides a thorough training in the major areas of political science and sociology, investigating the different kinds of social tensions, interactions and networks that make up everyday life. Offered at Essex by two of the UK's leading social science departments, these two disciplines are fundamentally linked. Through developing your understanding of both fields, you explore and address the broadest questions about our society.

Explore contemporary diplomacy against the changing nature of world politics in this highly innovative international diplomacy degree course. Lecturers with nationally recognised expertise guide you through issues of international terrorism, climate change and violent conflict, and introduce you to the practices of a variety of international players including Greenpeace, the United Nations, and even celebrities and private individuals.