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

This module will support you in your transition into Higher Education by providing you with opportunities to adapt to university and university-level study and approaches. This will include reflecting on our assumptions, critical thinking and ethical writing, considering the place of AI within university study, and exploring 'social responsibility'.

Assessment: Report and a poster

This module is your gateway to understanding the fundamental elements of political studies. We'll explore the structure and functions of the state, the core principles of constitutionalism, and the practical workings of democratic institutions. You'll discover how political attitudes develop through culture and socialisation, and how these influences shape participation and voting behaviour. We'll then analyse the dynamics of power and influence in political life, gaining a critical overview of

Assessment: Case study and a presentation

This interdisciplinary module examines core political ideas like power, democracy, and freedom, tracing their evolution through British history. We'll also unpack critical concepts such as class, race, and gender, investigating how historical inequalities influenced their theoretical development. You'll gain the conceptual tools to dissect past political crises and critically engage with contemporary debates and global challenges.

Assessment: Patchwork essay and an assessed conversation

This module provides the tools to understand the complex forces shaping our world's biggest challenges- from wars and vast economic inequalities to human rights crises. You'll delve into politics using both a historical and theoretical lens, gaining the ability to identify and explain the processes behind global issues. We'll examine how major global challenges have evolved, through alternative theoretical frameworks such as Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, Constructivism, and Feminism. You'll also

Assessment: Group podcast and an essay

The module aims to equip students with the conceptual and theoretical resources needed to understand political debates inside and outside the classroom. In doing so, it introduces students to key thinkers, frameworks, and critical perspectives in political theory, and develops advanced skills in the identification, analysis, and construction of philosophical argumentation. Students will then apply those theoretical tools to public policy recommendations advanced by the government, political part

Assessment: Critical policy review and an assessed conversation

The purpose of this module is to teach you about carrying out social research. It is designed to introduce you to the processes involved in research design and their application to the social sciences, in particular sociology, criminology, policing, and politics and international relations. It is a practical module, during which you will conduct empirical research, consider ethical issues, and write a research proposal. We will examine the theoretical, ethical, and practical dimensions of the re

Assessment: Portfolio and a poster proposal

This module introduces students to the methodology and practice of comparative politics. It does so by engaging in a systematic examination of some of the main issues, both thematic and methodological, involved in the study of comparative political systems today, and then by applying the insights gained to leading political systems. The module builds on knowledge gained in What is Politics? to further explore the structures of governments, the variations in state organisation, governmental forms

Assessment: Written comparative case study and a presentation

This module explores urgent and contemporary issues on violence, conflict, security, and the role of institutions and states. Building on Understanding Global Politics, this module will employ concepts from International Relations to current debates on international cooperation on issues of security, conflict, climate change, sustainable development and more. Students will have the opportunity to explore and critique the role of state and non-state actors, including global institutions like the

Assessment: Essay and a United Nations policy brief

This module enables students to research and produce a project of their own choice. During the module, students write a piece of work based on their own field work and the collection of primary data through quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, or engage in a wholly theoretical, library-based investigation.