BA (Hons) International Relations at Nottingham Trent University

A three-year undergraduate degree in international relations with no prior subject background needed. Students build a personalised pathway after Year One, covering themes such as political violence and terrorism, the global politics of pop culture and regional studies of Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, and finish with a dissertation on a topic of their choice. There are no exams; assessment uses essays, policy reports, role-play exercises and collaborative projects.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences  |  Department: Social and Political Sciences  |  Duration: Three years full-time or four years with a placement  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year One core modules: An Introduction to International Relations, International Relations and Global History, Politics and International Relations in Practice, UN and Global Governance, Media Power and Truth, and Study and Research Skills. Later years offer optional modules, an optional placement year and study abroad, and a final-year dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates work as strategy analysts, policy and project officers, evaluation officers, business development managers and governance coordinators, in organisations such as the Ministry of Defence, Network Rail, Aviva, Boots UK and Vodafone, and in government, aid and development agencies.

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