International Relations BA (Hons)

Course Overview - International Relations BA (Hons)

This programme provides a solid theoretical and empirical grounding in International Relations.
You will study the ideas, actors, and structures which shape and influence the world we live in.

You can choose from a range of specialist modules allowing you to structure the course largely according to your own interests, choosing topics such as:


- international organisations


- security and foreign policy


- international political economy


- Chinese, African, Middle Eastern, Russian, or US politics


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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

15/09/2025

Campus

Main Site (Newcastle)

Course Address
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Application Details

Course Code

L250

Institution Code

N21

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,B,B

Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 at Merit.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

34 points with three subjects at Higher level grade 5 or above.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H1,H2,H2,H3

At Higher Level.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,M2

At least one from a social science or humanities subject such as History, Geography, English, Economics or Philosophy is preferred but not required. Combinations assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Extended Project

We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.

A level

A,A,B

At least one A level from a social science is preferred but not required. General Studies is accepted

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