BA (Hons) International Relations at University of Westminster

A BA exploring global politics from colonialism to the climate crisis, diplomacy, revolutions, warfare and artificial intelligence, with historical and regional depth and a forward-looking focus. Students can take an optional year working full-time (NGOs, private sector, UN) or abroad on placement or study.

Department: Politics and International Relations  |  Duration: 3 years (4 years with placement or study abroad year)  |  Intake: Full-time September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Doing Politics, Introduction to Development, Introduction to International Relations, Sites and Spaces of International (dis)order, Thinking Politics. Year 2: Global Security, Mapping Global Change and Decolonial Futures, Political Research and Practice, Theorising Politics and International Relations. Year 3: Dissertation and Security, Secrecy and the State, with options such as Foreign Policy and Diplomacy and American Power in a Multi-Polar World.

Career pathways

Students apply learning in professional settings from the start, with optional placements and a year working at organisations such as NGOs, in the private sector or at the United Nations.

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