Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Politics and International Relations

Explore the world of politics and international relations with a degree from Canterbury Christ Church University. Studying politics and international relations at undergraduate level will give students the knowledge, understanding, and skills to influence pressing political concerns, both at home and abroad. This Politics and International Relations course will teach students the necessary and transferable skills to explore and critically analyse topics from multiple angles. This will readily prepare them for employment. From gender equality to the climate crisis, this international politics degree reflects current issues that need discussing. Through engaging with its wide range of modules, students will gain deeper insights whilst polishing their skills in critical thinking, debating, and research.

The University support students building networks with graduates working in areas linked to politics, lobbying, charity work, and the civil service to help prepare them for the world of work. As often as possible, the University invite practitioners into classes to help students understand how the questions they analyse in a theoretical way, play out in practice. graduates have gone on to enter a variety of roles in sectors such as supporting MPs in parliament, diplomacy, local government, charities and non-governmental organisations, public relations, journalism, law, and graduate training schemes in the public and private sectors.