Politics BA (Hons) at Coventry University

Empower your critical thinking and understand the way we live to shape more just and equitable governments, institutions and societies. Politics is about power. Studying politics is about understanding who gets what and who makes those decisions.

Faculty: History, Politics and International Relations  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Order: Power and Authority in a Changing World, Chaos: Catastrophe and Violence, Identity: Belief, Vision, and Values, Motion: Migration, Trafficking and Colonisation. Year two: Visions of Politics: Western Liberalism and its Critics, Dictatorship and Democratic Breakdown, Britain and the US: Threats and Opportunities, Protest, Dissent, and Resistance. Final year: The Politics of the Global South, Global Conspiracies, Populism, and the Far Right, Independent Project, Political Communication, Propaganda and the Media, From the Age of Ideology to the Clash of Civilisations.

Career pathways

Throughout the course, you should develop a broad range of highly valued skills to reflect the changing and dynamic needs of industry, including exceptional communication, project planning, critical thinking and analysis, crisis management, problem solving and powerful presentation and listening skills. On successful completion of the course, you should be a globally and interculturally aware graduate ready to make a dynamic difference in the world.

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