War, Peace and International Relations with a Placement Year University of Reading

Overview

Key features

• Throughout this  War, Peace and International Relations with a Placement Year BA degree from the University of Reading you'll learn about the role of military force and defence policy, study war in a historical context and consider challenging questions such as whether the use of military force can ever be justified or whether peace should be maintained at all costs.
• As a student at the University of Reading’s Department of Politics and International Relations you will benefit from a learning environment driven by high-quality research. Our Department of Politics and International Relations is ranked 6th in the UK for research outputs and 97% of our research outputs are rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (Times Higher Education analysis of the latest REF 2021 – Politics and International Studies, when scoring by GPA Output). Learn more about our research impact.

Our areas of strength include:

• Strategy and Conflict and Security
• International Relations
• Applied Political Theory
• Comparative Politics

• Public Policy Analysis.

Career opportunities:

Our combination of skills development, placements and practical modules has meant that 89% of our graduates from the Department of Politics and International Relations are in work or further study 15 months after graduating.

Through this course you will develop strong analytical and research skills, as well as become experienced in delivering presentations and working in a group. These skills are valued by employers in many industries, giving you the option of roles that are directly related to your degree or in completely different fields.

Past students have put their skills to direct use in:

• the Armed Forces
• British and European civil services
• political research units
• think tanks
• non-governmental organisations
• advertising
• management consultancy
• media
• banking.