Politics and International Relations - BSocSc (Hons)

The BSocSc (Hons) in Politics and International Relations is our single honours course for politics specialists. Our teaching and top-level research is structured around three core themes: - Comparative Politics; - International Politics; - Political Theory. In Year 1 and 2, you will take course units from across the three core areas, plus 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 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 research clusters This also contributes to the quality of our teaching; we offer you a variety of course units that builds directly on our research expertise. We will help you to develop solid intellectual foundations within the discipline, while also giving you increasing choice and diversity of subjects and approaches as you progress through your second and third years. You can also apply to spend Year 3 studying abroad at one of our partner universities as part of a four-year degree option.

The University welcomes applications from appropriately qualified candidates across the world. We value global talent and are proud to receive applications from a wide range of educational systems and national backgrounds. Because international qualifications vary widely, it is not possible for us to list entry information for every country on this page. If your country is not listed below, please contact us and a member of our team will be happy to assist you: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/contact-international-team/