International Relations and Global Development (Joint Honours)
Education with the personal touch
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International Relations and Global Development Where you will study: Derby Campus – Kedleston Road site Entry requirements: Academic – 260-300 UCAS tariff points from your International Baccalaureate or equivalent qualification. Language – A qualification such as IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas) or TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based). See our website for other accepted qualifications or phone us: +44 (0)1332 591698. Duration: 3 years full time Course fees: It depends what subject you combine International Relations and Global Development with. If you combine it with a classroom-based subject, it will cost £9,945 per year*. If you combine it with a resource-intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £10,225 per year*. To find out, go to our website and search for the subject you want to combine with, then look under the ‘Fees and finance’ section. *These fees apply if you are starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fees as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
Start date: September UCAS Code: Y002
Why choose this course? If you would like a career in international affairs and politics, then this joint honours course is for you. You’ll develop specialist skills in these areas and in conflict
resolution and diplomacy. You’ll have the opportunity to work with some Governmental and non-Governmental organisations as well as international institutions and charities.
About the course Are you interested in current affairs and the contemporary issues and problems associated with international relations and global development? You’ll study key themes including the relationship between the state and its citizens, the politics of development as reflected in the growing development gap between rich and poor countries, and also the idea of social justice, human rights, globalisation and democratisation.
How you’ll learn You’ll be taught by lecturers who are actively involved in research and consultancy covering a wide range of issues relating to international relations and development. You will be learning the very latest theory and be kept up to date with what is happening globally.
Your career You’ll develop specialist skills, such as negotiation, diplomacy, advocacy and conciliation which will open up many career opportunities for you in this field. You could work for international institutions, aid agencies, development organisations, transnational corporations or public and voluntary bodies. Previous graduates are now working for the Department for International Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the Voluntary Service Overseas project and teaching English in China as part of a project to improve education for migrant workers’ children.
Additional information
What you’ll cover
During stage two you’ll go on a field visit to a key organisation in the field of international relations, such as the United Nations in Geneva or the European Union Parliament in Brussels. During these visits you’ll learn about key functions of international political institutions and their role in promoting democracy, world peace, political stability and development around the world.
You can combine International Relations and Global Development with up to two other joint honours courses that are offered at our Derby Campus. Popular combinations include Third World Development, Geography, Sociology or Law. This subject can be studied as a major, joint or minor pathway as part of your joint honours degree, which will determine how many modules you’ll choose at each stage.
STAGE ONE
STAGE TWO
STAGE THREE
Key Skills for Physical and Social Sciences
International Institutions and Diplomacy*
Research Study in Geographical, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Introduction to Third World Development
European Cultural Identities and Ethnic Minorities
Global Watch: International Events and The Media
Freedom’s Conflicts: An Introduction to American History
International Development Policy: Agencies and the State
Sustainable Development and International Business Law
Principles of Law
Public International Law
Global Food Security and Food Futures
The State’s Perspective on Crime
Water: Resource, Hazard, Commodity
Cultures of The War On Terror
Introduction to International Relations and Global Development
International Human Rights Law
Keeping the Peace: Conflict Power and Diplomacy since 1945
Introduction to Human Geography
United States Foreign Policy
Vocational Module (Work Placement or Volunteering)
American Democracy
Population Geography
Globalisation and Social Change
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International Human Rights Law
*module includes residential overseas fieldwork
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