International Relations BA (Hons)

At Keele University, we’re proud to be consistently ranked in the Top 3 UK universities for student satisfaction, which is testimony to the safe, supportive and welcoming campus we hope you’ll soon call home.International Relations is the study of global affairs, but it is also the study of ideas, interactions structures that affect almost everything around us. At Keele, you will find one of the most long-standing subject concentrations in International Relations within the UK.The study of International Relations covers key issues of international threats, conflict, competition, cooperation, development and globalisation, providesa solid understanding of international organisations such as the UN and the European Union. IR as a discipline also covers structures of power and influence. Our IR experts specialise in a broad range of topics, including security and terrorism studies, the environment, gender, development,peace and conflict, international history, political economy, international organisation, and IR and political theories. We have regional expertise in the politics of Europe, Eurasia, Africa, China and the Middle East.Our programme develops a range of analytical skills to help you interpret and explain the processes at work in unfolding current events. In a world of complex interdependence, such skills are of increasing relevance to many areas of business, industry and government. This course provides an invaluable set of analytic perspectives through which to understand the world, which appeals to many employers. You might work in journalism, the civil service, the European Parliament or as a political researcher for an MP or thinktank. You might join international organisations such as aid and development agencies, charity foundations or businesses.About 25% of graduates study for higher degrees. Some of our well-known graduates include Laurence Mann, the political private secretary to David Cameron, Farah Faisal, Higher Commissioner for the Maldives, and Paul Rimmer, Director at the Ministry of Defence.