International Business Degrees Online

This degree enables you to study European affairs within the context of the discipline of politics. Thus you will be introduced to the basic aspects of political analysis through the study of the role of legislatures and executives, constitutions, political parties and voting behaviour while you engage in the comparative analysis of different European political experiences such as those of Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. You will be able to understand how the European Union operates and how it relates to the rest of the world. Alongside the European ‘backbone’ of compulsory modules, you have the opportunity to study languages, as well as to ‘customise’ your degree course by steering towards subjects which are of relevance to you and your chosen career, with modules on, for example, European politics, economics, history, media, linguistics and literature. We offer options on the politics of America, Russia, and other European countries; on international relations and the EU; on democracy, utopias, and the history of political thought; on mass media, identity, and popular culture.
Year 1 You will take the following compulsory modules: Social and Political Theory; Introduction to Contemporary Politics; A Globalising World; and Introduction to International Relations. You will also select a further two modules from a choice that in previous years has included: Introduction to Anthropology; Introduction to Modern History; Introduction to Philosophy; Big Brother? The Politics and Sociology of Media and Culture; Economics and Society; Media Culture, Media Power; Themes in Modern History; French, Spanish and Globalisation; and Issues and Controversies in Contemporary Spain.
Year 2 You will take three compulsory modules: Introduction to the European Union; Britain and Europe; and Democratic Theory. You can select a further two modules from a range that in previous years has included: Modern Germany; The Holocaust; Modern Spain; Imperial Russian and Soviet History, 1861-1941; EC Law; Contemporary Scandinavia; Russian Politics; Culture and Society; and International Organisations. In addition, you may choose one approved free choice module from other Schools across the University.
Year 3 You will choose your modules from a range of options which in previous years has included: Western Political Thought; Poland: Stalinism and Solidarity; Russia in Revolution 1905-1921; Politics of Foreign Policy: Castlereagh to Disraeli; and Sex, Lies and Reputations. See also the module