The study of politics and international relations concentrates on the way in which individuals have organised, and continue to organise, their social and collective life. Political science is an academic discipline with a long history, going back to the ancient Greeks. It has two main aspects, both of which are taught at Queen Mary: the study of government and political institutions, and the study of political ideas and ideologies. You will be introduced to theories of politics and will analyse topical debates on, among others, the state, representative democracy, British politics, global governance, war and security, the politics of the developing world, US foreign policy, gender and politics, the politics of the Middle East, European integration, electoral behaviour, public policy and globalisation. At the end of your programme you will have acquired the skills needed to analyse and make sense of these real-life issues that have changed and continue to change our world.
The BA in Politics is designed to give you an excellent grounding in the discipline, covering political theory, ideas and ideologies, government and institutions, area studies and comparative politics. As with all the degree programmes in the School, the BA in Politics is taught within a modular framework. This means that you are able to select modules according to your areas of interest, alongside the core modules associated with your programme. |
