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

University of Essex International College

Constable Building, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, United Kingdom

307760

Last updated: 23/04/2025
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About 3.5-Term Pathway - International Year One in Politics and International Relations - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Politics and International Relations (Placement Year)

Program Description

For students that completed high school with good grades but don’t qualify for entry to an undergraduate degree, they could study an International Year One, which combines university preparation with degree 1st year. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 2nd year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex. 

Students’ course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. If the course is longer than 2 terms, they’ll take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Politics and International Relations

Based in one of the most prestigious government departments in Europe, this University of Essex course enables students to learn how politics works within countries and between countries. Essex provides a thorough grounding in all major areas of political science and international relations and widens students awareness of the world system, while training them in the research and critical thinking skills that are prized by employers.

With this course students can explore a very wide range of topic areas, including: human rights and global justice, elections, civil war and international peacekeeping, politics of natural disasters, democracy, trade and development. 

Studying Politics & International Relations at Essex will train students to question everything with confidence, to support opinions with strong evidence and have the courage to challenge others. They encourage students to be daring and bold, and to support their thinking with the broadest range of facts and ideas.

The School's Department of Government has an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. They are rated top in the UK for research, and have consistently been the highest-rated politics department in the country since national assessments began. Essex is also ranked 6th in the UK for Politics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.

All Essex Politics & International Relations graduates will have the distinction of a qualification from one of the world’s leading politics departments. Essex's students are in demand from a host of employers in political parties, NGOs, international development, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forced, commerce, business, finance, teaching and graduate research.
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Cost and Duration


Program Level
4-Year Bachelor's Degree
Average Graduate Diploma
14 Month Pathway Program (international Year One) Followed By 2 Years Of Bachelor's Degree Completion Plus A Placement Year
Cost of Living
£12,180.00 GBP / Year
Gross Tuition
£25,410.00 GBP / First Year
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