Undergraduate courses

We offer an engaging and up-to-date learning experience, combining innovative teaching methods with world-class research across all our subject areas.

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Single honours courses

Politics and International Relations

Investigate the big political questions of today and tomorrow through one of our politics and international relations degrees.

Undergraduate

Politics and International Relations BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code L201
3 years
/ Full-time

Study international relations and politics and you'll learn how to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. How can world leaders unite to combat climate change? Can we truly reach world peace? Will we ever achieve gender justice? You will explore these questions and many more topics in this exciting and flexible degree course.

Sociological Studies

Understand the pressing issues impacting modern day society, from social change to the influence of digital media. 

Undergraduate

Digital Media and Society BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code L391
3 years
/ Full-time

This course is unique in offering you the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of the relationship between digital media and society from a social science perspective. You will use innovative digital methods to research digital media in society, and learn to make digital media products that focus on the needs of the user.
Undergraduate

Sociology BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code L300
3 years
/ Full-time

Sociology focuses on the relationships between individuals and society. It revolves around examining how personal attitudes and experiences relate to wider issues, understanding how group phenomena can give collective meaning to an individual's actions, and on social change and the ways forces, like globalisation, impact upon society.

Dual honours courses

We also offer a selection of dual honours degrees. The benefit of studying a dual honours degree is that you are able to split your interest between two subjects and discover how they fit together in the real world.

Undergraduate

Economics and Politics BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code LL12
3 years
/ Full-time

Explore the relationship between economic and political aspects of the modern world in this dual honours degree.
Undergraduate

Global Sustainable Development BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code L800
3 years
/ Full-time

Take an interdisciplinary focus on international development, examining global issues through the lens of social justice and sustainability. You will benefit from innovative practice-based learning, and develop your professional skills in research, ethics, policy analysis and stakeholder management.
Undergraduate

History and Politics BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code VL12
3 years
/ Full-time

This degree combination equips you with the skills to flourish as both a historian and a political analyst, enabling you to develop your knowledge of critical historical and current events and themes. You’ll develop expertise at working with historical and political sources and think about how we study the past across an exciting and expansive range of periods. You will also analyse the more recent political past and learn how to analyse policies and current political affairs.
Undergraduate

History and Sociology BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code VL13
3 years
/ Full-time

If history is the study of past societies, sociology considers the theory of modern society. The flexible structure of our degree means that you will choose from an extensive range of option modules that allow you to really focus on the aspects of history and sociology that interest you most.
Undergraduate

Politics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code RL60
4 years
/ Full-time

By bringing together your study of politics and languages and cultures, you'll deepen your understanding of European culture and world affairs. Examine political issues from different cultural perspectives and set your study of languages and cultures in their broader political contexts.
Undergraduate

Politics and Philosophy BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code LV25
3 years
/ Full-time

This degree gives you the chance to really think deeply about some of the big debates going on in the world right now. You'll discuss questions of ethics, justice, legitimacy and human rights, and use your knowledge of philosophy and political theory to underpin your arguments. You'll learn about the thoughts of major figures such as Plato, Kant and Marx, as well as those of less well known figures, and analyse how these theories can be applied to current political debates.
Undergraduate

Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels AAA
UCAS code L200
3 years
/ Full-time

Understand the ideas and theories that shape our world. Philosophy, politics and economics are closely linked subjects with common key historical intellectual figures at their core. Together they give you the concepts, the historical context and the analytical skills you need to understand complex social and political realities, to evaluate the impact of government policies and to change the world.
Undergraduate

Politics and Sociology BA

2026-27
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code LL23
3 years
/ Full-time

This is the perfect course if you’re looking to understand how personal attitudes and experiences relate to wider issues in politics. You'll be able to explore modules from both disciplines, which means you can analyse key topics such as globalisation, migration and gender from a political perspective and then examine how issues such as these impact our society.

Foundation year

We also offer degrees with a foundation year for some of our undergraduate courses, in partnership with Lifelong Learning in the School of Education.

These courses have been specially designed for mature learners who have been out of formal education for an extended period of time.

Undergraduate

Sociology with Foundation Year BA

The foundation year to this degree is carefully designed for mature students to build your confidence in your abilities, develop essential academic and study skills, and provide the subject specific knowledge essential for success. This course covers the fundamentals of sociological analysis.

  • Start: September 2026
  • Duration: 4 years
  • UCAS code: L301
Undergraduate

International Relations and Politics with Foundation Year BA

The foundation year to this degree is carefully designed to build your confidence in your abilities, develop essential academic and study skills, and provide the subject specific knowledge essential for success.

  • Start: September 2026
  • Duration: 4 years
  • UCAS code: L202

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International undergraduate scholarships

We are offering scholarships of £2,500 for each year (subject to a 60% average) of your undergraduate degree. The maximum value is £10,000 for four-year programmes.

Apply now to join us in September and check if you're eligible