If you want to understand the impact of the Arab Spring or the ideology of ISIS, how US foreign policy is shaped by domestic politics, how international trade affects various parts of the world, how different cultures shape political decision making, or how international NGOs operate, this is the degree for you. **Why study BA International Relations at Goldsmiths?** - Our International Relations degree allows you to investigate the dynamics of a constantly changing world and develop the knowledge and skills to address the global challenges of the 21st century. - You'll study the theory of international relations, global governance, international political economy, foreign policy and diplomacy, complemented by specialist area-focused modules on the Middle East, Africa, China and East Asia. - You can also enhance your knowledge in your personal areas of interest, with option modules as diverse as security, development and human rights, foreign policy, conflict, and genocide. - We’ll encourage you to put your knowledge into practice with our work placement module. Work with organisations in the international relations sector, such as policy think-tanks, development agencies and NGOs and get real experience before you graduate. - Take your international knowledge further and spend part of your degree studying abroad with Erasmus+. You’ll immerse yourself in another culture, learn to see things from a new perspective and increase your employability. - Studying an international relations degree in London means that Westminster, global business and diverse diasporas are all in easy reach. - When you join Goldsmiths you’ll become part of a global academic family, with students from 140 countries and alumni around the globe.

Year 1 (credit level 4) Students take the following compulsory modules: World Politics Political Theory and Ideologies Colonialism, Power and Resistance You then choose to study Introduction to Political Economy and Introduction to Economic Policy OR UK and European Comparative Governance and Politics. Year 2 (credit level 5) You will study the following compulsory modules: Contemporary International Relations Theories Global Governance and World Order Security Studies. You will then choose a total of 30 credits from a list of International Relations/area studies modules. Current examples include: US Politics and Foreign Policy International Politics of the Middle East International Political Economy 2 Rough Politics Your remaining 45 credits are then chosen from a general list provided annually by the Department or from the above. Current examples include: Making Modern Japan Europe Since 1945 Ideologies and Interests: Political Thought in Modern Britain International Trade International Monetary Economics Liberalism and its Critics Life: A User's Manual Modern Political Theory Political Economy Politics of Vision Year 3 (credit level 6) Students write a dissertation (30 credits) and will then choose a total of 60 credits from a list of IR/area studies modules. Current examples include: Critical Security Studies An(other) IR – Views from the South International Political Economy 2 Nationalist Conflict and International Intervention Political Islam: Ideology and Discourse Politics of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa The Politics and Economics of Immigration Finance and the Global Political Economy Colonialism and Non-Western Political Thought Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.

You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

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120 credits at Level 4 and a 2:1 average in a comparable programme, and meet the standard qualification requirements for entry to Year 1 of the programme.

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