There has never been a more exciting time to study politics. Rapid changes in domestic, regional and global politics have a daily impact on our lives, from traditional party politics to new forms of direct action in global settings. The University of Nottingham offers one of the most dynamic environments for the study of politics and international relations on any British campus.
At Nottingham students are taught by the leading specialists in the most current developments in comparative and global politics as well as political theory. The strength of the School is particularly marked in the fields of security, social and global justice, international history and comparative and British politics. The teaching staff have an international reputation for research excellence, publishing numerous books and articles every year.
We are an energetic and successful teaching team and our teaching has been officially recognised as excellent. Members of staff have regularly won the University’s highly prestigious Lord Dearing Awards for Teaching Excellence as well as two national awards for outstanding teaching in politics, and the School was awarded full marks awarded for excellence in teaching following its most recent Quality Assessment Audit (QAA). All of our degrees are modular, allowing you real flexibility in designing a degree programme to suit your interests and your needs.
We enjoy extensive links with domestic, regional and global governmental and non-governmental organisations – many of whom employ Nottingham graduates.
We offer seven different undergraduate degrees, to suit all tastes and interests. All offer a thorough grounding in contemporary political theory, comparative politics and international relations, with the flexibility to design a degree to suit a student’s own interests, choosing from an excellent range of specialist modules.