BSocSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations

The BSocSc (Hons) in Politics and International Relations degree is our single honours course for politics specialists. Our teaching and top-level research is structured around three core themes: Comparative Politics; International Politics; and Political Theory. In Year 1 and 2, you will take course units from across the three core areas, as well as choosing options from other disciplines, such as economics, sociology, history, philosophy or languages. By your final year, you will have an advanced understanding of politics which will have prepared you to study a selection of our specialised options, which reflect the research expertise of our staff. Our significant size allows us to support internationally-recognised research across a range of areas including several large and distinctive specialist research clusters .

A-levelAAAWe do not accept two A/S Levels grades in place of one A-level.Applicants must be studying at least one of the following A-level subjects: Accounting, Anthropology, Business Studies, Classics, Economics, English Language/Literature, Further Mathematics, Geography, History, Law, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Use of Mathematics and World Development.We accept native language A Levels providing they are taken in the same sitting as your other subjects. We will not accept the combination of Mathematics, Further Mathematics and a native language.We accept the Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies (DipFS) as equivalent to an A-level if taken alongside two full A-levels from the list of acceptable subjects above.GCSEApplicants must demonstrate a broad general education including acceptable levels of Literacy and Numeracy, equivalent to at least Grade B or 6 in GCSE/iGCSE English Language and Grade C or 4 in GCSE/iGCSE Mathematics. GCSE/iGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/iGCSE English Language.International Baccalaureate6,6,6 at Higher level, 36 points overall