Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with Geography BA (Hons)

This course is delivered in three terms of ten weeks each. In each term, you will study 40 credits comprised of either one or two modules. Within these modules, you will have the opportunity to specialise in areas that interest you the most.

Scheduled contact hours in the classroom range between approximately six and ten hours per week per module, depending upon level of study and the complexity of the material being taught. You can expect to take part in interactive sessions comprising of lectures, seminars, workshops, and peer-led seminar discussions. The course blends theoretical, practitioner and professional development, allowing you to apply your knowledge and skills in a real-world settings and prepare you for a leadership role in the future.

In addition to timetabled sessions, you will spend an average of 30-34 hours a week on your studies which may include weekly asynchronous learning activities for each module, undertake wider reading, using the University’s library, individual tutorial time with staff, working with peers, and preparing work for summative assessments.

If studied, the Foundation Year, as with the following years of study, will be taught in three 10-week blocks across an academic year. Each block will comprise of a large 40-credit subject-specific module that includes a breadth of topics and subject skills. You will have on average 12-14 hours of contact time per week during the Foundation Year. There may be variations to this where subject practical or specialist space teaching is included.

Teaching is delivered by our distinguished academic team, composed of experienced professionals and renowned academics. We provide insightful guidance, fostering critical thinking, and analytical skills. We are not just educators but mentors who are invested in your success, offering personalised attention and supporting your academic and professional aspirations. 

You will be assessed through a broad range of research, practitioner and professional coursework, that demonstrates your knowledge, skills and understanding and provides you with your career aspirations. Each assessment is comprehensively supported by specialist staff, who provide workshops around assessment. Formative feedback is provided, prior to the submission of work.

Assessments may include reading diaries, critical reviews, case analyses, portfolios, posters, podcasts, policy documents, conflict mapping exercises, resilience analysis and evaluations of projects, geo-political crisis response reports, digital scrapbooks, simulated debates, independent research and practitioner and professional based tools and applications. 

These assessment methods optimise your learning and skill development for a diverse range of learners with unique needs and preferences, and enable you to build a wide array of skills to thrive in the workplace. This will help you to ensure that you are exposed to the different types of tasks you encounter in the workplace providing you the opportunities to build on your skills and confidence to manage these effectively. 

All teaching is delivered by experienced academics and practitioners, with the fundamental principles of the Chester Future Skills Curriculum at its core - building your subject competence, confidence, and key transferable skills to shape you into a world-ready Chester graduate.