study ba international relations and economics and students will develop a deep understanding of the critical political and economic issues that dominate the news agenda and shape the world in which we live.

in international relations, students will acquire a strong grounding in fundamental elements such as political ideas and international relations theory. they will have the opportunity to study a wide range of specialist core and optional modules, which cover topical issues such as european political integration, international terrorism and the middle east crisis.

in economics, students will study both applied and practical issues and focus on the relationship between economics and society. this course places less emphasis on mathematical and statistical content, and instead students will focus on the relevance of these techniques to applied problems. students will still learn necessary maths skills in their core modules with extensive support, should they need it. optional modules span a number of topics, including business, policy, economic history and even the economics of climate change.