3.5-Term Pathway - International Year One in Politics and International Relations - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - International Relations (Placement Year)

This course explores many major areas of international relations, including: conflict and security studies, comparative politics, international political economy, political theory, and politics of the Middle East. 

Politics at Essex is all about moving from opinions to evidence. Students will quickly learn to ask – and how to answer – the “how do you know?” question. Essex trains students to be fearless and independent, to question everything and to draw on the broadest possible range of facts and ideas.

The School's Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. Essex is rated top in the UK for research, and has consistently been the highest-rated politics department in the country since national assessments began.

All Essex, politics graduates have the distinction of a qualification from one of the world’s leading politics departments. Politics students are in demand from a host of employers, in international development, politics, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forces, commerce, business, finance, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), teaching and graduate research.

Some notable alumni include: the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow, and recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including: The World Bank, NATO, United, United Nations Development Program, and IMG Media.