Course Overview - Politics BSc (Hons)
**Why choose this course**
Politics is about people and power: who gets it, how they use it and what makes a society fair.
Our BSc (Hons) Politics course focuses on the role that citizens can play in shaping politics locally, nationally and internationally. Our course will introduce you to the most important public policy questions in the UK, around Europe, and the world, and explore how those who make decisions impact on others.
Along the way you’ll be able to address the social and political issues behind the biggest debates in contemporary politics.
**Why choose this course**<br/>Politics is about people and power: who gets it, how they use it and what makes a society fair.<br/><br/>Our BSc (Hons) Politics course focuses on the role that citizens can play in shaping politics locally, nationally and internationally. Our course will introduce you to the most important public policy questions in the UK, around Europe, and the world, and explore how those who make decisions impact on others.<br/><br/>Along the way you’ll be able to address the social and political issues behind the biggest debates in contemporary politics.<br/><br/>The Department of Politics is currently ranked 9th in the UK in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, and 11th in the Complete University Guide 2023.<br/><br/>Our award-winning Professional Training placements prepare students for roles in industry.<br/><br/>We were shortlisted for University of the Year in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. <br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>On our BSc (Hons) Politics course, you’ll get a full grounding in the discipline as a whole. You’ll examine questions of national and international significance, develop an understanding of the concepts, approaches and methods in political science, and explore the way power is exercised and distributed, and how decisions in politics are made.<br/><br/>You will have the opportunity to develop and apply primary research skills on a topic of your choice, if you choose to write a dissertation in your final year.