Undergraduate

Politics and International Studies at Loughborough University is a lively and supportive community in which you will be challenged to review and question not just your knowledge, but how you acquire knowledge.

Committed to providing the best possible student experience, we have established an excellent reputation for student satisfaction and for enabling students to access valuable experiences outside of academia.

As well as furthering your understanding of politics, history and international relations, we will help you to develop the skills and knowledge to build a successful career in a diverse range of professions and industries.

Our students have gone on to work in journalism, business and the media, and for pressure groups, political organisations, charities, NGOs and political institutions in the EU and all around the world. 

6th

in the UK for Politics
(Guardian University Guide 2020)

1st

for Student Satisfaction in History
(Guardian University Guide 2020)

1st

for career after 6 months in Politics
(Guardian University Guide 2020)

Our courses

History

History BA (Hons)

This degree spans the period from 1600 to the present, focusing mostly on the modern era. Its subject matter includes Britain and mainland Europe, but extends further afield to North America, the British Empire, Soviet Russia, South Asia, Australia and China.

History and International Relations BA (Hons)

Our History and International Relations degree is split equally between the two subject areas. Its structure provides you with the ability to choose from an extensive range of optional modules tailoring the course to suit your interests and career aspirations.

History and Politics BA (Hons)

The course is split equally between the two subject areas. Its structure provides you with the ability to choose from an extensive range of optional modules tailoring the course to suit your interests and career aspirations.

International Relations and Politics

International Relations BA (Hons)

Our International Relations degree will develop your understanding surrounding the conflicts between states and their ability - or inability - to co-operate. If you are interested in going beyond the headlines on international affairs, this is the course for you.

Politics BA (Hons)

Political change and political argument are at the centre of our rapidly changing world. Our BA Politics degree focuses on the key issues and ideas which drive these often controversial developments.

Politics and International Relations BA (Hons)

Our degree offers a fantastic opportunity to study domestic, international and global challenges that states and citizens face in the 21st Century, and to contribute to debates about the theory and practice of politics in the contemporary era.

Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA (Hons)

Drawing on the insights of the key fields of study, this course provides students with the skills necessary to understand complex problems, evaluate available solutions, and advance their ideas persuasively through robust argumentation.

Politics with Economics BA (Hons)

Our degree will provide you with an opportunity to pursue your interest in domestic and international politics, and tackle some of the big questions in modern politics, while developing a rich grasp of major debates that have shaped the economics.

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