Education and Politics and International Relations BA (Hons)

• Benefit from award-winning international academics engaged in real-world research in various fields including elections and voting, public policy, political parties, comparative political systems, international relations and security studies. <br/><br/>• Opportunity to put theory into practice in a community placement and enhance your employability.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop your knowledge and understanding of the education systems of Scotland and beyond.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Experience research-informed, evidence-based teaching by internationally-recognised professionals.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Combining education with other subjects provides opportunities for those who wish to work in professions associated with education, but who dont wish necessarily to become teachers.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Career opportunities to work in professions associated with education, for example, in law, psychology, journalism, the Civil Service, and the Museums Service.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn about formal and informal education in relation to political and social issues, while looking at the work of governments and their policies and study the behaviour of those who govern.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Ranked 2nd in Scotland for Politics (The Times/Sunday Times University Ranking 2024); Ranked Top 10 in the UK for Education (Complete University Guide 2024)<br/><br/>This course is part of our flexible BA Humanities and Social Science Degree programme. With our BA (Honours) degree you can choose from subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and Business, with two of your three subject choices taught by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. <br/><br/>The BA degree is a three year course and the Honours degree is normally a four year course. This allows you to try new subjects, develop your own ideas, develop a broad range of knowledge and enhance your employability. <br/><br/>You should only enter one of the UCAS codes on your application form. Acceptance on one of these subject codes will enable you to study any combination of subjects. Only one application will be considered. This is lifted from page 50 of the prospectus. <br/><br/>https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/flexiblebadegree/ <br/><br/>Every one of our flexible BA options gives students the chance to gain valuable professional experience as part of a credit-bearing work placement class in their third or fourth year. Learn more about placements- https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/placements/