📖Program Curriculum

Compulsory modules include
Code Module Convenor
PO1ICD Introduction to Contemporary Democracy DR Christoph Arndt
PO1IPI Introduction to Political Ideas DR Andrew Reid
PO1IRS Politics International Relations and Strategic Studies DR Amanda Hall
Optional modules include
Code Module Convenor
FR1IFC Introduction to French Culture DR Veronica Heath
FR1L1 Beginners French Language DR Marine Orain
FR1L2 Intermediate French Language DR Marine Orain
FR1L3 Advanced French Language I MRS Celine Biart
FR1MMF The Making of Modern France DR Marjorie Gehrhardt
GM1IMG Icons of Modern Germany DR Ute Wolfel
GM1L1 Beginners German Language MS Regine Klimpfinger
GM1L2 Intermediate German Language DR Claire Ross
GM1L3 Advanced German Language I DR Alice Christensen
GM1TG German Texts and Genres DR Ellen Pilsworth
IT10MI Making Italians A Journey in the History and Culture of Modern Italy PROF Daniela La Penna
IT1IL Introduction to Linguistics MR Federico Faloppa
IT1L1 Beginners Italian Language MS Rita Balestrini
IT1L2 Intermediate Italian Language MRS Enza Siciliano Verruccio
IT1L3 Advanced Italian Language I DR Chiara Ciarlo
ML1COMP What is Comparative Literature? DR John McKeane
ML1GEC Greats of European Cinema PROF Julia Waters
ML1IL Introduction to Linguistics MR Federico Faloppa
ML1TRANS Thinking Translation History and Theory DR Claire Ross
SP1I1 Icons of Spain and Latin America From conquest to independence; from revolution to globalisation DR Cherilyn Elston
SP1L1 Beginners Spanish Language DR Denisse Lazo-Gonzalez
SP1L2 Intermediate Spanish Language MR Oscar Garcia Garcia
SP1L3 Advanced Spanish Language 1 MS Angela Mira Conejero
SP1SLAC Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Culture DR Maria Reyes Baztan

Core modules include
Language modules in French, German, Italian or Spanish (depending on your chosen core language)
Modern International Relations
The Study of Politics
Optional modules may include
Political Thinking
Work Placement and Project
American Government and Politics
Model United Nations
British Government and Politics
European Political Migration
At least one cultural module focusing on the countries where your core language is spoken, for instance

Global French Life-Stories (if studying French as a core language)
Glorification, Denial and Contempt ; reconstructing Austria’s Past (if studying German as a core language)
Italian Cinema (if studying Italian as a core language)
Culture and Revolution in Modern Latin America (if studying Spanish as a core language).

Year abroad.

We offer a range of destinations that currently includes
If you are taking French as a core language Montpellier, Paris, Geneva, Toulouse, La Réunion
If you are taking German as a core language Augsburg, Regensburg, Vienna, Potsdam, Graz, Tübingen
If you are taking Italian as a core language Florence, Siena, Naples, Padua, Bologna, Pisa, Rome
If you are taking Spanish as a core language Havana, Madrid, Sevilla, Oviedo, Mexico (Puebla), Salamanca

Core modules include
Language modules in French, German, Italian or Spanish (depending on your chosen core language)
Optional modules include
Intelligence, War and International Relations
War, Peace and International Ethics
British Foreign and Defence Policy since 1945
Contemporary Power Politics
Crime and Punishment Theoretical Approaches
Democracy and Democracy Promotion
Feminism and Political Theory
Grand Strategy from Classical Rome to Modern China
International Terrorism
Introduction to Critical Security Studies
Language and Power
Nationalisam
Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
Politics of the International Economy
Strategic Theory
Strategy in the two World Wars
The UN and International Order
Toleration Theory and Practice
US Foreign and Defence Policy since 1950
United Kingdom Politics since 1960
At least one cultural module focusing on the countries where your core language is spoken, for instance

French Popular Music and Society
Migration in Germany
Crisis, Change, Opportunity Italy from 1968 to the Present
Writers and Publishers in Spain
You may choose to take one or more of our ‘comparative’ modules, which enable you to study the literature, cinema or history of not one but several countries in a comparative fashion, for example

Cinemas of the World
Language and Power

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🏠 Accommodation

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.

How to book:
  • 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
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

237 RMB

Tuition fee:

20,300 GBP per year

81,200 GBP in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

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Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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