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BA in Politics with Business Management (Full Time) BA in Politics with Business Management (Full Time) Queen Mary, University of London

Queen Mary, University of London

Bachelor Degree , International Relations

Course Description

Taught by experts from the Schools of Politics and International Relations and Business and Management, this joint honours degree will give you an excellent grounding in politics and develop your understanding of management techniques and the forces at work in business.

The programme is tailored around these two closely connected disciplines, teaching you to critically examine the politics of business and public organisations. Core modules cover political theory, ideas and ideologies, and government and institutions; and key business practices like accounting, marketing, human resources and organisational innovation.

As you progress in your studies you can select modules according to your areas of interest and prepare for your chosen career path. You will graduate with significant political knowledge and analytical skills, and a working knowledge of the real-world strategies and processes used by contemporary businesses.

Course Content

YEAR 1

Compulsory

  • Economics for Business
  • Fundamentals of Management
  • Introduction into Politics
  • Thinking Politically: Introduction to concepts, theories and ideologies

Choose from

  • Introduction to International Relations
  • Political Analysis

Choose from

  • Background to British Politics
  • Global Histories

YEAR 2

Compulsory

  • Marketing
  • Modern Political Thought 1
  • Principles of Financial Accounting
  • Researching Everyday Politics

Choose from

  • Accountability and Complexity in British Government
  • Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
  • Comparative European Politics I - Context and Institutional Development
  • Comparative European Politics II - Issues and Performance
  • European Integration
  • Modernity: Theories of State, Economy and Society
  • Modern Political Thought 2
  • Political Research
  • Politics of International Law
  • Power and Legitimacy in British Politics
  • Power in Global Governance
  • The International Politics of Security
  • The International Politics of the Developing World
  • US Politics
  • War in World Politics

YEAR 3

Compulsory

  • Dissertation in Politics/International Relations
  • Managing Human Resources
  • Strategy

Choose from

  • Africa and International Politics
  • Analysing Public Policy
  • Gender and Politics
  • Global Ethics
  • Globalisation: Issues and Debates
  • Justice in a Global City
  • Latin American Politics
  • Nationalism & Ethnicity in International Relations
  • Parliamentary Studies
  • Parliamentary Studies (Internship)
  • Political Violence and Liberal Modernity
  • Race and Racism in World Politics
  • Radical Politics
  • Subject, Citizen, Mass: Thinking Selfhood in the Modern Age
  • The European Union
  • The Political Economy of South East Asia
  • The Political Life of Security Methods
  • The Politics of the Post-Colonial Middle East
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Utopia and Dystopia: Political, Economic and Literary Dreamworlds

 

Entry Requirements

A-Level :- Grades ABB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies and Critical Thinking.

IB :- International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects.

BTEC :- See our detailed subject and grade requirements.

Access HE :- We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.

GCSE :- Minimum five GCSE passes including English and Maths at grade C or 4.

EPQ :- Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.

For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq

Contextualised admissions :- We consider every application on its individual merits and will take into consideration your individual educational experiences and context. More information on how academic schools and programmes use this information as part of the admissions process, can be found on our contextualised admissions pages.

Assessment Methods

Students are assessed by a combination of coursework and exams. A few modules are assessed by coursework only.

Additional Information

Degree  :- BA (Hons)

Duration :-  3 years

Start :-  September 2020

UK/EU fees :-  £9,250*

International fees :-  £16,200*

*These fees are for the 2019-20 academic year and are provided as a guideline. Fees for 2020-21 have not yet been set.

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