Join our BSc (Hons) International Relations with Foundation programme and benefit from a foundation year specially designed to support you in developing all the essential skills for success in higher education. Explore the driving forces and complexities of relationships between countries and cultures in the 21st century close to where the G7 leaders met in 2021. Unpick all aspects of international relations from law to economic, diplomacy and governance to help you build your own critical thinking and analytical skills and gain invaluable skills for the future to navigate some of the major issues facing society. Combine the theory with lots of practice so you can better understand the decision-making that drives change. Hone your skills by representing Plymouth at the model UN or representing an NGO at a simulated Earth Summit in our unique practical assessments. Unlike other courses, your degree at Plymouth really is what you make it. From the second year, you can choose to add in modules from across the School of Society & Culture’s 17 disciplines. You can learn how to report on live issues in international relations with a module in Creative Writing or develop your skills as an orator with a focus on Acting or Drama. Learn from hands-on, research-active staff who are leaders in their subjects and can connect you into parliament and major NGOs for work experience and placements to ensure you are ready to make a difference. Choose from a range of societies representing the major political parties and key social issues to get active on the local political scene. Our students were at the G7 Summit – both expressing their views and reporting for the local paper.

In your Foundation Year, you will experience a supportive environment to assist in the transition to successful study in higher education. You will learn about academic writing, critical thinking skills and begin to develop your research skills, as well as develop your knowledge and understanding through an introduction to key aspects of international relations, and other relevant areas of law and social science. In First Year, investigate daily headlines and topical news, discovering the international systems and political and economic ideas that shape our contemporary world. You’ll explore the evolution of politics, current affairs, climate crises and major political events in historical and regional contexts. By the end of year one you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to help you thrive in your degree programme, having gained vital research techniques and analysed the relationship between international relations and the social sciences via innovative and engaging forms of assessment. In Year 2, immerse yourself in the issues that you care about in the world and use your new found knowledge and skills to analyse global systems. Learn how to do foreign policy analysis and explore concepts of national and human security, identity and global political economy. You will explore contemporary debates and develop a critical mindset, evaluating evidence and scrutinising arguments to take your knowledge further in ways that you can apply in your future career. Or you can put your global mindset into practice, studying abroad with our international student exchange programme. In your third year, you’ll do comprehensive research on a topic of your choice with expert supervision that helps bring together the skills developed on your journey so far. You’ll deepen your knowledge of IR by studying a range of topics including NATO, understanding conspiracies and post-truth politics, the media, environmental politics, the EU, the politics of the USA, the Middle East or Africa. Make your degree your own, choosing modules from across our school that interest you the most. By the end of your final year, you will be making your mark, ready to be a part of the change.

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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.

Course code: L252

Institution code: P60

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

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For further information on entry requirements, please contact Admissions: Email - admissions@plymouth.ac.uk Tel - +44 1752 585858

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	With 5.5 in all elements.

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English Language Requirements

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/international/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements

Student satisfaction : 55%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 89%

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