Course summary
Explore the pressing issues, actors and power struggles in today’s globalised world - and get the skills and sector insight to start a career in international relations. On this course, you’ll examine the major players, organisations and global policies that underpin world politics and the global political economy. You’ll scrutinise their aims and explore their challenges. And you’ll learn how they impact states, societies and citizens - from a migrant crossing the Mediterranean to an official implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention. You’ll also have the freedom to follow your interests. You might scrutinise the Paris Agreements. You might analyse the impacts of Fair Trade. Or you might examine social movements - like the Yellow Vests, the Flygskam movement, or the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. You’ll build skills directly relevant to careers in international relations. And you’ll travel to The Hague and Brussels, to get firsthand insight into international organisations like NATO and the European Commission.
Assessment method
Assessment is conducted through a variety of assignments linked to the expected learning outcomes. You will be assessed with the following methods:
- essays
- presentations
- projects
- reports
- written dissertation.
How to apply
International applicants
If English is not your first language you will need IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in reading, writing, speaking and listening or equivalent..
Entry requirements
Students are normally required to have at least a second-class honours degree from a university in the UK or an equivalent qualification from countries outside the UK. The degree should be in an appropriate discipline.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £15800 | Year 1 |
| England | £8900 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8900 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8900 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8900 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8900 | Year 1 |
| International | £15800 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Please note tuition fees may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP