Politics, Sociology and East European Studies with a Year Abroad BA

University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom, London

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University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

LRF7

Campuses

London

Bloomsbury

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines 25-Jan-2023

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 29,800 / year

Apply Date 25-Jan-2023

Politics, Sociology and East European Studies with a Year Abroad BA

About

Course overview

This programme offers modules in politics, sociology and international relations including some with a focus on political developments in Russia and the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe.

We use this region as a focus to study real life examples of how politics, sociology, and international relations work in practice. We believe this gives our students the best possible preparation to enter a diverse and complex job market and opt for a range of career paths.

You can choose from a wide range of options in politics, sociology, international relations, economics, and history to match your interests. Themes cover include security and conflict, governance and corruption, migration, and democracy and authoritarianism. In your final year you will write a dissertation based on an independent research project.

If you want, you can also learn a language as part of your degree, including an East European language like Russian, Ukrainian or Polish. As well our excellent language learning opportunities, you will also have access to the rich resources of the SSEES Library.

Your third year is spent studying abroad at a university in the region. In this year you take modules related to your degree taught in English at your host university and have the opportunity to gain a closer-up understanding of a country in the region. You can also choose to develop your language skills.

What this course will give you

This is now a crucial time to study Russia and Eastern Europe. Many Central and East European states are part of the European Union but, instead of consolidating democracy, are witnessing the rise of right-wing populism. At the same time, Russia has re-emerged as an assertive authoritarian power with major global consequences. The war in Ukraine has upended European and international politics.

You will learn about major approaches in social and political science and how to use them to understand social and political change in Russia, the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and beyond.

You will be taught by leading experts in the field. Our academics are regularly consulted by the media as well as organisations such as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union.

This degree programme combines the study of politics, international relations and sociology with modules focusing on Russia and Eastern Europe. The degree provides graduates with the skills to analyse contemporary issues in European and international politics and society.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A levels IB Diploma Other qualifications

Grades: AAB
Subjects: No specific subjects. At least two A level subjects should be taken from UCL's list of preferred A level subjects.
GCSEs: English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Contextual offer information

Grades: BBB more about contextual offers
Subjects: No specific subjects. At least two A level subjects should be taken from UCL's list of preferred A level subjects.
GCSEs: English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Points: 36
Subjects: A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.

Contextual offer

Points: 32 more about contextual offers
Subjects: A total of 15 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.

UK applicants qualifications

For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:

Equivalent qualification

Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units.

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF - teaching from 2016) with Distinction, Distinction, Distinction.

D3,D3,M1in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects

AAB at Advanced Highers (or AA at Advanced Higher and BBB at Higher)

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A levels at grades AAB.

International applications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

English Program Requirements

The English language level for this programme is: Level 3

Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.

A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Career

The foundation of your career

Career destinations of previous graduates include government service, international agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), consultancy (economic, political risk, security, marketing), banking, financial services, law, media, teaching and the leisure industry, as well as further study.

SSEES alumni regularly return to meet our current students to talk about their careers and offer advice. Employers seeking experts on our region often approach SSEES to publicise their vacancies.

Employability

You will acquire a solid understanding of politics and sociology, specialist knowledge of a region whose changing politics, economics and international relations are rapidly reshaping our understanding of the world, as well as a raft of transferable skills.