This course allows you to take a comprehensive overview of the subject. You’ll be introduced to a wide range of topics from political theory through to international relations. On this course, you will learn how to apply the concepts, theories and methods used in the study of politics to the analysis of political ideas, institutions and practices. As your degree progresses, you can choose whether to work across a variety of research areas, combining the insights they offer, or to develop a specialism in a particular approach to the study of politics. The foundation year of the programme provides people with non-standard entry qualifications a thorough and supportive academic preparation for successful degree level study in the Department of Politics. The foundation year to this degree is carefully designed to build your confidence in your abilities, develop essential academic and study skills, and provide the subject specific knowledge essential for success.