International Relations and Philosophy
BA, 3 years, UCAS: LV25
Typical A level offer: in the range AAB-ABB
(for qualifications other than A level please refer to the Typical A level offers and their equivalents page)
International relations and philosophy have closely
related intellectual interests and study of them leads to
a deepened appreciation of the ideas that both underpin
international order and stimulate the desire to change
it. Critically, the understanding of power has been as
much a concern for philosophers as it has been for
theorists of international relations. Therefore, you are
able to combine concern about important contemporary
political issues, integral to many of our international
relations courses, with the deep-seated interest the
philosophy courses provide in the world of ideas.
In years 1 and 2 you combine the core courses in
international relations with introductory courses in
philosophy and philosophy options. In your final year you
pursue topics from international relations and further
options in philosophy.
Core courses for
- Year 1
Autumn term: Introduction to International Relations
The Rise of the Modern International Order
Issues in International Relations
+ one elective
Spring / Summer
Regions and Institutions
The Short 20th Century and Beyond
The Local and the Global: World Politics in Brighton
+ one elective
- Year 2
Autumn term:
Classical Political Theory and International Relations
International Political Economy I
Issues in International Security
+ one elective
Spring / Summer
Contemporary International Theory
International Political Economy II
Development and the State OR Gender: Rethinking Politics
+ one elective
- Year 3
Dissertation options, currently drawn from: International Security Since 9/11; War and Genocide; United States in the World; Globalisation and Contemporary Conflict; The Offshore World; Capitalism and Geopolitics; East Central Europe since 1945; Life, Power and Resistance: Critical perspectives on the post Westphalian era; Law in International Relations; and Marxism and International Relations; International Relations of the Modern Middle East; NGO’s in International Relations; The Politics of Fear: Identity and Security in International Relations; Peace Processes in Global Order; International Relations of Global Environment Change.
If you take international relations as part of a joint degree, you spend half of your time on each subject. During the first two years of the degree you combine the core international relations courses with the courses from your joint subject. In the final year you specialise within each area of study, taking one option from the international dissertation options per term along with two courses from your joint subject.
Refer to the Philosophy pages for additional details of the Philosophy courses.
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