International Politics and Modern Languages BA (Hons)

This degree enables you to combine the study of a language at either ab initio (beginner) or advanced level with the study of international politics. In the course, the language and politics strands carry equal weighting. You will gain a strong competence in both your chosen language and in relevant issues of international politics.

You can choose your language of study from either advanced French, German or Spanish (intended for those who have studied to A level standard) or any beginner language (which you do not need to have studied before): French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian or Spanish.

The beginner language stream will fast track your first two years in order to achieve the ability to study abroad in the third year. If you study an advanced language, you will be taught to engage with political and cultural issues in the target language.

Year abroad

This course includes a compulsory year abroad. On your year abroad you will spend time in the country of your chosen language either within Europe or beyond. You can spend your time on a study placement at a foreign university, as a language assistant in a school, or on a work placement. You can also have the flexibility of a combination of any of these options.

Careers

Our politics graduates are found in a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector jobs. Popular destinations are jobs in the banking and finance industries, the media, public administration, and national, European and international political institutions and organisations.

Recruiters include:

• Amazon
• American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
• Civil Service

Our students on related courses have previously spent their year abroad working for:

• BusinessHub (Chile)
• Di Palma Assocati (Italy)
• EURORDIS Rare Diseases Europe (France)
• Simmons & Simmons (France/Belgi