YEAR 1
Compulsory
Culture and Language
Thinking Politically: Introduction to concepts, theories and ideologies
European Literature and its Contexts (for beginners) OR Foundations of German Studies (for post A-Level and native speakers). Post-GCSE entrants will be guided to one or other of these options.
German language module (streamed according to entry level)
Choose from
Introduction to International Relations
Political Analysis
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

YEAR 2
Compulsory
Contemporary German Studies I and/or Contemporary German Studies II (streamed according to entry level)
German language module (streamed according to entry level)
Modern Political Thought 1
Choose one from
Brecht and the Drama
German Narrative Fiction: Text and Film
German Play
German Romanticism in its European Context
German for Business
The (Re-)Birth of Tragedy: Schiller, Nietzsche and other Legacies
Choose up to three from
Accountability and Complexity in British Government
Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
Comparative European Politics I - Context and Institutional Development
Comparative European Politics II - Issues and Performance
European Integration
International Relations Theory
Modern Political Thought 2
Modernity: Theories of State, Economy and Society
Political Research
Politics of International Law
Power and Legitimacy in British Politics
Power in Global Governance
Researching Everyday Politics
The International Politics of Security
The International Politics of the Developing World
US Politics
War in World Politics
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

YEAR 3
Year abroad
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year abroad
You will spend your year abroad in Germany, Austria or German-speaking Switzerland.

You have three options for how to spend your year abroad:

attending university
on a work placement with our support, or independently with our approval
teaching English as a foreign language assistant.

YEAR 4
Compulsory
German language module
Choose up to two from
Advanced German for Business
Anglo-German Cultural Relations Past and Present
German Poetry in the 20th Century
German Sociolinguistics
German Swiss Literature and Culture
Languages in the Classroom: German
Modern Languages Research Project
Choose up to four from
Africa and International Politics
American Politics, Carceral State and Social Movements
British Economic and Social Policy Since 1945 – Ideas, Interests and Institutions
British Economic and Social Policy Since 1945 – Independent Research
Contemporary Russian Politics
Doing International Politics
Gender and Politics
Global Politics of Health and Disease
Globalisation: Issues and Debates
Justice in a Global City
Latin American Politics
Nationalism and Ethnicity in International Relations
Parliamentary Studies
Parliamentary Studies (Internship)
Political Violence and Liberal Modernity
Politics of South Asia
Politics of South Asia – Independent Research
Populism in 21st Century Europe
Race and Racism in World Politics
Race and Racism in World Politics: Independent Research
Radical Politics
Radical Politics Today – Independent Research
Teaching Popularism: A Global Perspective
The Politics of the Post-Colonial Middle East
US Foreign Policy
Utopia and Dystopia: Political, Economic and Literary Dreamworlds
Utopia and Dystopia: Political, Economic and Literary Dreamworlds: Independent Research
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it