Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Global Political Science

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Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Global Political Science (BSc Hons) is a three-year, full-time course with three pathways – one in Diplomacy, one in Leadership, and the other in Trade. All of the ESE undergraduate Bachelor’s degree programmes are taught in English and have a standard 360 UK/180 ECTS credit structure.

Programme Aims

• Provide a coherent, broad-based programme of study of political and economic history, theory, and organisations and their management and their growth within the context of a changing external environment.
• Provide an understanding of how values are allocated and resources are distributed and contested on the local, sectoral, national, regional, and global levels.
• Place questions of political and international order and disorder, decision-making, and political contestation at the centre of analysis.
• Develop in students a capacity to think critically and independently about events, ideas, and institutions.
• Provide new ideas that will be the seeds of development for independent thinking and the creation of visionary leaders.

Course Programme

Year 1

• History of Political Thought
• Economics for Business
• Quantitative Methods for Business
• Language
• Geopolitics
• Sociology of Work and Organisation
• International Relations
• Language
• 1st Internship
• Workshops:
  • Study & Computer Skills Workshop
  • Preparation for the Workplace Workshop
  • ESE Ethos

Year 2

• Environmental Policy
• Motivation and Teamwork
• New Media for International Politics (DIPLOMACY)
• Integral Personal Development Part I (LEADERSHIP)
• Production & Trade for Political Science (TRADE)
• Language
• European Institutions
• Law, Politics, and the International System
• Political Decision Making
• Language
• 2nd Internship
• Workshops:
  • Research Methodology & Analysis Workshop Part I
  • Research Methodology & Analysis Workshop Part II
  • ESE Ethos

Year 3

• International Project Management
• Influencing Change & Policymaking
• International Security
• Negotiations and Crisis Management (DIPLOMACY)
• International Strategic Management (DIPLOMACY)
• Contemporary Diplomatic Methods (DIPLOMACY)
• Leadership (LEADERSHIP)
• Integral Personal Development Part II (LEADERSHIP)
• International Strategic Management (LEADERSHIP)
• Trade and Financial Markets (TRADE)
• Leadership (TRADE)
• Negotiations and Crisis Management (TRADE)
• Final Project
• Workshops:
  • Final Project Preparation Workshop
  • Creative Thinking
  • ESE Ethos

ESE's Internship Programme

We believe that anyone can realise their dreams and have the ability to do what they really love. From the very first year of study, ESE students, therefore, have the concrete opportunity to proactively move towards their professional goals and target their objectives. While developing a range of marketable skills and competencies, internships will furthermore allow students to:

• Apply course knowledge in practical situations within the work environment
• Bridge the gap between undergraduate study and the labour market
• Develop inner qualities and gain a practical understanding of the concept of individual responsibility, according to which external events are projections of one’s own inner state
• Test individual career plans by obtaining experience in a chosen field, thus helping one to better understand what it is that they really love to do
• Develop a professional network and assess internship providers for future employment opportunities.

Working in collaboration with more than fifteen hundred leading international companies, including some of FORTUNE’S 100 Best Companies to Work For, the European School of Economics offers one of the most competitive university internship programmes available today. Many students are offered jobs even before graduation. The Internship Department plays a crucial role in assisting students to identify their objectives and learn how to exert their full potential. It provides personalized and challenging internship placements worldwide at all ESE campuses.

Entry Requirements

Entrance into the Bachelor degree programme at ESE requires:

• Completed Online Application form. Applications to our full-time undergraduate courses must be made through UCAS. If you have not started a UCAS application yet, and only want to apply to the European School of Economics application portal, you can apply directly to us using our direct application form portal (apply.ese.ac.uk) and we will process a UCAS application on your behalf.
• Personal interview
• Official copy of the High School Diploma or foreign equivalent certificate* (American High School diploma and IB with 24 points or above accepted)
• Official copy of the High School Transcripts*
• Personal Statement
• One Recommendation Letter*
• Photocopy of Passport/ ID document
• ENGLISH Language requirements**: IELTS 6.0 (169 – 175) TOEFL iBT 87; Pearson Test 50-57; Cambridge CAE grade C; Trinity College ISE II (Students have up to 90 days from the beginning of their course to submit the sufficient English language scores).
• One photograph (passport-sized)

*All non-English documents must be officially translated
**Candidates who have completed their studies in the English language (at least 2 years) are not required to present a language qualification.

Programme Fees 2024 - 2025

London
BSc ( Hons) Global Political Science
Registration: £ 2,500.00
Tuition: £ 22,000.00

Milan, Rome, Florence & Madrid
_BSc ( Hons) Global Political Science
_Registration: £ 2,500.00
Tuition: € 22.000,00

Scholarships

ESE encourages students – both undergraduate and postgraduate – to come to the European School of Economics regardless of their financial circumstances. The scholarships ESE offers enable prospective students to receive reductions on tuition. No reduction is allowed on the Registration Fee and/or on other applicable fees.

Eligibility
All scholarships are awarded subject to the prospective student meeting ESE’s entry requirements and abiding by the rules and regulations. To be eligible to apply for a scholarship the student will need to have been accepted and offered admission to study at ESE.

Application for Scholarship
Scholarships are awarded across all programmes of study, varying from nominal to substantial tuition reduction. Students interested to secure scholarships are encouraged to apply using the prescribed Scholarship Application Form available online and at the Office of Admission.