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BA (Hons) Politics

Why choose the BA (Hons) Politics at MMU?

  • Offers you an in-depth and varied account of the nature of politics in the 21st century.
  • A variety of options enable you to study the kind of politics that suits you and include issue politics, international relations, and political thought and theory.

What will I be studying?

In Year 1 you will study introductory units in politics, world politics, political concepts and British or European politics.

In Year 2 you will study units on Modern British Politics and Political Theory and choose others from European Union politics, International Order and Disorder, US politics, Muslims in Britain and the World, the Politics of the Arts and African-American Politics, Music and Culture.

In Year 3 you will undertake a dissertation on a subject of your choice and study three other units from a list including Latin American politics, the US and the Middle East, Green Politics, British Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Education Policy, Politics of Hunger, Public Policy Analysis and Policy-making in the European Union.

 

Course Units

Go into more detail about the units making up this course.

Career Opportunities

79%* of philosophy and politics graduates go straight into employment and/or further study.

 

Previous graduates have gone in to a variety of jobs in the public sector (housing and education departments in councils, the police, the military), utilities, the financial sector, recruitment, journalism, media, non-governmental organisations, charities, development work, teaching, the law and academic research.

*Source: DLHE survey 2009 for all respondents available for employment or further study and whose destinations are known

 

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Course entry & level

2012 entry

Undergraduate level

Length

3 years full-time

UCAS code

L200

Location

All Saints Campus, Manchester

Typical entry requirements

UCAS Tariff points
240

Points to be obtained from full A levels or equivalent:

240 at A2 or equivalent (such as BTEC National at Level 3 or Advanced Diploma).

Specific subjects required

GCSE grade C in English language

Access qualifications: A relevant Access to HE Diploma will be considered for entry to this course.

International Baccalaureate: 28

IELTS Score: 6.5. with no element below 5.5

How do I apply?

Applications through UCAS

Fees

UK and EU full-time students: £8,000

Non-EU full-time international students: £10,000

International Fee Band: 1

How will I be assessed?

Examination and coursework.

Where can I find out more information about this course?

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