| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Start Date: | September | ||
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The Department provides a lively interdisciplinary environment, specialising in the study of cultures and conflicts in a way that crosses boundaries between disciplines. For most of our degrees you develop a broad foundation in politics in the first year, and then specialise in the subjects that interest you most. In the second year of all programmes you can choose an approved course from another department. The degrees are taught through lectures and seminars.
First year
For all of our degrees, you take four units. The topics these courses cover consist of: UK and European government and politics; key concepts in political theory, including the state, democracy, freedom, rights and power; the development of social welfare systems, combined with the main theories, concepts, problems and questions of political economy; and theories of international relations and the main developments in international politics since 1945.
Second and third years
In the second year you pick at least four courses from a range of options. These involve studying: the evolution of European society since 1945; Chinese politics; the development of modern political theory; the main theories, concepts and problems in political economy; public administration in the British government; art and politics; research design; or themes and issues in British politics since 1945. You may also take one course from those available in other departments within Goldsmiths. You choose at least three politics courses in the third year - those currently available cover: risk and politics; Northern Ireland; nationalism; culture; globalisation and power; political theory; public policy; welfare policy; liberalism; non-western political thought; anarchism; and a compulsory dissertation. You may also take a further course from the above list, or one of the following: investigating contemporary debates in social policy; or covering orthodox approaches to globalisation.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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