Overview

Throughout the International Relations programme from Leeds Beckett University you'll explore a wide variety of current issues around the world such as trade negotiations and social inequality. You’ll develop an understanding of these challenges at a local and global level.

As part of this international relations course, you’ll:

• Discover how the study of international relations has evolved and developed over time
• Consider traditional theories of international relations and how they compare with contemporary thinking and current events
• Study global institutions such as the World Bank, the United Nations and the EU, and the role they play on the political stage
• Gain insight into how global institutions deal with the shifting political and social issues that influence decision making at a regional, national and worldwide level
• Explore the impact of globalisation and understand its consequences for international society

Career opportunities:

You’ll have an in-depth understanding of the social and political challenges that affect nations around the globe, with the capacity to cope with these challenges in employment as well as political and social engagement. Graduates of this International Relations from Leeds Beckett University have taken their qualification into a variety of areas, from roles within marketing and communications, to working for NATO and becoming an MP.

• Diplomat

• International charity worker

• Government consultant

• Journalist