Politics and International Relations and Philosophy BA at Royal Holloway, University of London

This combined degree option gives you the opportunity to combine your studies of Politics (50% of the course) with Philosophy (50%). This will deepen your understanding of politics as well as introduce you to key elements of philosophy such as ancient philosophy and reason, argument and persuasion. Politics at Royal Holloway invites you to explore the ideas and ideologies, as well as the processes, institutions and issues that are fundamental to understanding the politics of our times.

Department: Politics and International Relations  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Politics and International Relations; Problems of Knowledge, Introduction to Modern Philosophy, Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Introduction to European Philosophy 1: Kant to Hegel, Mind and World; Year 2: International Relations Theory, Contemporary Political Theory; Year 3: Politics and/or International Relations Dissertation, Philosophy Dissertation. Optional modules: Year 1: Introduction to Politics and Government, Introduction to International Relations, Researching Politics and International Relations: Methods, Techniques and Analysis; Introduction to Logic, Mind and Consciousness, Introduction to Aesthetics and Morals, Introduction to European Philosophy 2: The Critique of Idealism, Varieties of Scepticism and others; Year 2: Democracy in Britain, Contemporary Political Theory, International Political Economy, War and Security in World Politics, Modern Political Thought and others; Year 3: Radical Political Theory I: Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, European Union Public Policy, Politics in Action: The Politics and International Relations Experience Placement, US Foreign Policy - History, The Politics of Africa and others.

Career pathways

Choosing a politics based degree at Royal Holloway provides you with a wide range of important transferable skills, enabling you to approach problems in a rigorous, analytical and critical way and to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing. Adding philosophy into your studies not only prepares you well for postgraduate study it also equips you with the skills and qualities that employers are looking for.

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