International Politics and Modern Languages BA (Hons)

Start a new language or achieve fluency in a language you’ve already studied. Gain the skills to understand the international political environment.This degree (subject to final approval) 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.In years 1 and 2 you will cover key concepts and theoretical tools which will enable you to study international relations and international politics. You’ll also explore the history and cultures of the country or countries of your chosen language in an international context. Your third year will be spent studying or working abroad. The year abroad assessment contributes towards your final degree classification.In the final year, you will write a politics dissertation supervised by an academic member of staff. There are several optional units you can choose, allowing you to focus on areas that you are most interested in and excited by.When completing your UCAS application for this course you will need to indicate the language and level you wish to study. You should do this in under "further details" in the "choices" section of the application form, using one of our listed codes. The available language options are:French (advanced): FAFrench (beginner): FBGerman (advanced): GAGerman (beginner): GBSpanish (advanced): SASpanish (beginner): SBItalian (beginner): IBMandarin (beginner): MBRussian (beginner): RBYou can only choose to study one language through this degree.