From climate change to extreme poverty, society faces a series of urgent challenges. This course provides you with an understanding of the political world that created these crises, along with the creative and digital skills required to contribute towards solutions. This course has your future employability at its heart. You’ll gain experience working on live briefs from campaign groups, undertake a placement at a non-profit or community organisation, and design and carry out a political campaign. You will also develop the digital skills required to be at the forefront of change, including filmmaking, podcasting, web design, creative writing and journalism. You can choose from a wide range of options, enabling you to study the political world in depth, learning about global challenges, gender issues, environmentalism and activism. You will graduate as an experienced debater and an independent researcher, with a knowledge of how to practically apply your skills. As well as learning from a team of committed lecturers, you will benefit from hearing from visiting national and international experts.

The course adopts a student-led and problem-orientated approach to learning. Students work in groups, with the support of a lecturer, to understand and find solutions to a range of global challenges, developing their team working and independent research skills. They will learn a range of digital and creative skills, including filmmaking, podcasts and website design, so that they can communicate their research to a wider public. These projects are collated on an online portfolio so that graduates can demonstrate their skill sets to future employers. The course is outwardly focussed and informed by live briefs developed with external partners from the local and international community. Students undertake a placement with a not for profit organisation and work with a third sector group to run a political campaign. Level 4 Foundations in World Politics Politics In Practice Global Challenge Lab 1 Global Challenge Lab 2 Introduction to Environmental Politics: Climate Catastrophe, Animal Extinction? Sex and Politics: Defining Contemporary Issues

The course uses a diverse range of assessment methods designed to help you develop skills for political action, employment and further academic study. As well as traditional academic essays, seminar assessments, exams and your independent dissertation, you will also be submitting assessments such as blog posts, presenting podcasts, making films and vlogs, and delivering presentations. You will be taught how to communicate your ideas to a range of audiences in different formats and supported in the preparation of these assessments. There are also a range of non-assessed formative tasks throughout which are designed to contribute to your learning and help you practice these skills alongside comprehensive academic skills teaching.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

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: L201

Institution code: B72

Campus Name: Brighton

Campus code:

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. Or equivalent English Language qualification.

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 62%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 85%

Go onto work and study: 95%

England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
EU	13842.0	Year 1
International	13842.0	Year 1

The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2022-23. Please note that the £13,873 international fee is for classroom based courses. For lab based courses a higher fee of £14,892 applies. EU students will be charged international fees unless they have settled status awarded by the UK Government's Settlement Scheme. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK/EU students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee. The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. If your course includes a sandwich year option you will pay a reduced fee during this year; £1,370 for home students and £2,120 for international students. All fees should be checked against the information listed on the course page on our website: www.brighton.ac.uk/courses as specific details will be included there. You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included in your fees, can be found on our website.

Mithras House
Lewes Road
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Brighton
BN2 4AT