Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - Politics

The study of Politics at UEA will help you develop your critical thinking. Taught by staff who are research-active and experts in their field, students will spend their time with UEA asking difficult questions, debating the answers with fellow students and expert academics, and formulating their own ideas.

Students will study political ideas and how politics fundamentally works, and look at these topics in the context of other countries and regions, from the US, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Africa. They will get to grips with the negotiation and bargaining processes of politics. Students will examine who is involved in political discussions, who wins and who loses, the constraints some face – and the power others possess. And they will come to understand why the personal and social are political too, because studying politics is about the role of gender, class and race and their relationship with political processes and outcomes.

UEA's flexible program will give students a solid grounding in the key themes of politics and allow them to concentrate on the aspects that interest them most. Students might focus on systems of democratic representation, or perhaps security issues. 

Students will develop skills such as how to argue persuasively, analyze carefully and make well-informed and well-reasoned decisions. They will also learn to challenge received wisdom, and different views, thoughtfully and respectfully. These are important skills for navigating the turbulent and multi-faceted world, serving them well in any number of future careers.