Politics and Law with a Year In Industry
Royal Holloway, University of London
UCAS Code: LM12 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Royal Holloway, University of London
UCAS Code: LM12 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economic factors which may have impacted an applicant’s education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass in Applied Law with at least 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and the remaining level 3 credits at Merit. Other Access to HE Diplomas are considered on a case by case basis. Please note that the Access to Higher Education Diploma will only be acceptable if the applicant has had a considerable break from education
Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
We require at least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9 - 4 including English and Mathematics.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Grades 6,5,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
In Business or Public Services with Distinction in specified Law units plus A-Level at grade B. Applicants can be taking a BTEC in another relevant subject if taken in combination with A-Level Law.
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
In Business or Public Services with Distinction in specified Law units.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In Business or Public Services with Distinction in specified Law units plus A-Level at grade B. Applicants can be taking a BTEC in another relevant subject if taken in combination with A-Level Law.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Plus A-Level grades AB.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In Business or Public Services with Distinction in specified Law units.
Scottish Higher
Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
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About this course
Our Department of Politics and International Relations and Department of Law and Criminology have excellent reputations for high quality research and teaching, and for engagement in policy and practice, through active involvement with government bodies and voluntary statutory agencies.
Studying our BA Politics and Law degree, you will gain a solid foundation in politics and law at all levels and in all forms.
In your first year on the course, you will study Introduction to politics and government and Introductions to international relations. As you progress, the flexible nature of this course allows you to specialise in those aspects of domestic and international politics that most interest you, for example, the recent global economic crisis, changes in the European Union, human migration and the threats posed by terrorists and new communications technologies.
Law modules include the English Legal System, Methods and Legal Practice (Legal Skills), Public Law, Public International Law, International Human Rights, Jurisprudence and Law of the European Union.
Together, we offer you high quality teaching in relatively small departments with focus on considerable individual attention.
On graduating, you will have gained a wide variety of transferable skills, which will allow you to progress to a range of successful careers internationally, in and out of political and law-related fields, as well as to further study.
- Understand the key features of English and European law.
- Develop key legal research and communication skills.
- Examine governments, party politics and political behaviour throughout the world.
- Work with experts who have advised governments and international organisations.
Modules
Please refer to our website for information on modules: royalholloway.ac.uk/courses
Assessment methods
Your course will be assessed by a combination of examinations and in-course assignments in the form of essays or presentations.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
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The Uni
Royal Holloway, University of London
Politics and International Relations
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The numbers of people taking politics degrees fell sharply last year and we'll keep an eye on this one - it can't really be because of graduates getting poor outcomes as politics grads do about as well as graduates on average. Most politics or international relations graduates don't actually go into politics - although many do, as activists, fundraisers and researchers. Jobs in local and central government are also important. Other popular jobs include marketing and PR, youth and community work, finance roles, HR and academic research (you usually need a postgraduate degree to get into research). Because so many graduates get jobs in the civil service, a lot of graduates find themselves in London after graduating. Politics is a very popular postgraduate subject, and so about one in five politics graduates go on to take another course - usually a one-year Masters - after they finish their degrees.
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