POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Politics and International Studies Why choose Politics and International Studies at Loughborough? Politics and International Studies 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. We offer a selection of exciting degree courses which provide students with an up-to-the-minute grasp of emerging political developments on the world stage, confront some of the most fundamental political and historical questions which have shaped the modern world, and provide transferable skills that will help you secure a job after your degree.
Placement year and study abroad We encourage and support students who wish to undertake a year-long work placement during their degree. You will also have an opportunity to spend your third year (or a single semester of your degree) abroad by securing paid work teaching English to school children or studying at a European university. You can study abroad in a European language, but it is also possible to go to an English-speaking university either in Europe or elsewhere, for example in the USA or Australia.
6TH IN UK FOR POLITICS THE GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2020
1ST IN UK FOR POSITIVE DESTINATIONS IN POLITICS DLHE 2016/17
TOP 5 IN UK FOR OVERALL SATISFACTION IN POLITICS NSS 2019
Employability Our graduates undertake a wide variety of careers in the private and public sectors, at home and abroad, in marketing, management, financial services, advertising, the armed forces, journalism, publishing, teaching and politics.
Facilities Facilities include newly refurbished common rooms, study spaces and a purpose-built computer lab, which serves as a self-teaching laboratory for language students and provides open-access computers for everyone.
Varied learning experience In addition to the more traditional forms of assessment, our students can expect to be set a wide variety of assessment types that could include designing and delivering a poster presentation, the use of film, writing a political blog or speech to role play simulation exercises.
Expert teaching Academics in this study area play an active role in helping shape the academic and practical world with their research and expertise. This includes engagement in policy on militarisation, immigration, populism to work with the Department for Education and the Institute for Education.
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