Politics and International Relations and Philosophy

This combined degree option gives you the opportunity to combine your studies of politics (50% of the course) with philosophy (50%). this will deepen your understanding of politics as well as introduce you to key elements of philosophy such as ancient philosophy and reason, argument and persuasion. politics at royal holloway invites you to explore the ideas and ideologies, as well as the processes, institutions and issues that are fundamental to understanding the politics of our times. you will gain a solid foundation in politics and political theory and as you progress, the flexible nature of the course allows you to specialise in fields such as european integration, democratic theory, british and american politics, political communication and young people’s politics. you will develop your understanding of power relations at all levels of social life and gain insight into the role of identity, ideology, interests and institutions in shaping the modern world.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Choosing a politics based degree at royal holloway provides you with a wide range of important transferable skills, enabling you to approach problems in a rigorous, analytical and critical way and to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing. adding philosophy into your studies not only prepares you well for postgraduate study it also equips you with the skills and qualities that employers are looking for. philosophy degrees are well-regarded by employers because they give you the capacity to think through issues and problems in a logical and consistent way and to develop critical and transferable skills which can be applied in almost any area of employment from computing to the arts. so, by choosing to study this intellectually demanding discipline you will develop a broad range of highly prized transferable skills, such as: the ability to communicate views and present arguments clearly and coherently the ability to critically digest, analyse and summarise complex ideas time management and the discipline to meet deadlines organisation and research skills problem-solving skills and capability graduates from our department work in a range of careers including public affairs, political organisations, journalism, international law and charities. roles include ministry of justice fast stream, political analyst at merchant banks, foreign office fast stream and graduate entry into a wide array of large companies. many of our graduates also go on to further study, entering postgraduate courses both at royal holloway and at other prestigious institutions around the world. employers include the house of commons, unilever, ministry of defence, amazon nestle, ipsos mori and mps’ offices.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Royal Holloway, University of London has partnerships with the following companies: