BA (Hons) International Relations and Politics Bachelor's degree at Oxford Brookes University

You'll investigate politics through human behaviour. You'll explore political culture, and how we participate in a democratic society. You'll also look at how humans are socialised to hold various political views. You'll gain a key insight into how ideas and ideologies affect our behaviour individually and as a group.

You'll investigate politics - and the struggle for power - across the nations. You'll gain a clear introduction to how and why political systems differ in our world today. You'll examine case studies from a wide range of states, and gain a strong insight into how different regimes function – from the democratic to the totalitarian.

You'll dive into International Relations, and its key theories. You'll explore how International Relations emerges from specific cultural and historic concerns. You'll gain core analytical skills, as you interpret historical events and use them to explore pressing debates on International Relations. You'll learn how International Relations has been shaped as a Western discipline, and how to challenge this by learning about aspects of international relations that have been erased or forgotten. Yo

You'll explore the leading issues of current world politics. You'll investigate the key figures, structures and processes in world politics - like states, political economies and multinational societies. You'll also analyse concepts such as: anarchy order sovereignty conflict and cooperation among states, and non-state figures. You'll also investigate the chronic issues of world politics, including: gender migration human rights humanitarian intervention energy resources and the environment deve

Race, class, gender and sexuality - how do these things affect us and our social relations today? In this module, you'll explore the factors which divide human societies, and how sociologists make sense of the world. You'll explore the connections between individuals, groups and social institutions. You'll dive into pressing debates. And you'll engage with core areas of social analysis, such as: gender relations class divisions race/ethnicity sexuality You'll explore the urgent issues facing soc

You'll explore the art and science of Politics and International Relations. You'll develop the critical research and study skills you need to succeed in your degree, as you explore how these two disciplines work. You'll get to grips the scope of International Relations and Politics, and consider: the issues they explore the questions they seek to answer their academic, educational and social value

Who won the Cold War? In this module, you'll explore the rivalry between two global superpowers - the United States and Soviet Union. You'll understand how the Cold War never featured any actual fighting between the two, yet resulted in the defeat of one. You'll get to grips with International History, and learn about the realms of: diplomacy arms control proxy wars the creation and maintenance of alliances leadership and the role of personality. And you'll explore how people lived through the l

Should we give money to beggars on the street? Do we need to do more for refugees? In this module, you'll gain a strong knowledge of ethics. You'll dive into three main areas - normative ethics, meta-ethics and applied ethics. In normative ethics, you'll examine virtue ethics, deontology and consequentialism through reading the works of Aristotle, Kant and J.S. Mill. In meta-ethics, you'll examine how our morals change over time, and differ between cultures. You'll question whether God is releva

What does it mean to know something? Is knowledge different from mere belief? And is knowledge actually possible? In this module, you'll get to know the great thinkers of the past, and explore what they say about knowledge. You'll explore the minds of great thinkers like Plato, Descartes and Hume. You'll consider debates about knowledge today. You'll gain fantastic analytical skills as you look at: the meaning of perception if we can know something through hearsay if we can know the world beyond

In this module, you'll explore the key themes and concerns of social theory. You'll investigate how social theory has shaped, and continues to shape, the discipline of Sociology and its different traditions. You'll immerse yourself in current debates, developments and approaches to social theory. And you'll explore how these affect our social relations today.

In this module, you'll dive into key ideas within social and political theory. You'll explore the key debates on themes such as: the State gender freedom equality power. By exploring texts, including Hobbes' Leviathan and Rousseau's The Social Contract, as well as evaluating topics such as capitalism, progress and "the end of history", you will develop your interpretation of social and political ideas.