Program Overview

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Overview

Our degree courses with foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us.

Course Structure

Teaching and learning includes small group work, problem-based tutorials, review sessions, workshops, symposia, debates, Q&A sessions, document analysis sessions, and structured role-plays.

Assessment methods are wide-ranging on this course and include essays, exams, policy reports, project work, individual and group presentations, blogs, posters, and debates.

Students on this course have the opportunity to spend one optional year abroad or one optional year gaining professional experience.

Foundation

• Critical Thinking for Academic and Professional Development
• History, Memory and Belonging
• Imagining Global Society and Politics
• Intercultural Communication
• Introduction to Academic Practice
• Rights and the Law

Year 1

• British Politics
• Critical Perspectives on Global Politics
• Democracy in Crisis
• Dilemmas of International Development
• Global Governance and the Development
• Introduction to International Relations
• Political Ideas in Action
• The Politics of Migration

Year 2

• Democracy and Development in Asia and Africa
• Geopolitics
• Global Security
• Governance in Europe
• International Political Economy
• Learning in an International Environment
• Middle East Politics
• Political Research and Practice
• Politics and International Relations Internship
• Power and the State
• Rethinking Development
• The Politics of Killing
• Theorising Politics and International Relations

Placement Year

Students on this course have the opportunity to either spend one optional year abroad or one year gaining professional experience.

Year 3

• American Power in a Multipolar World
• Contested Sovereignty: Territory, Borders and Resistance
• Digital Politics
• Dissertation
• Ethics, Morality and World Order(s)
• Equality, Justice, Citizenship
• Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
• Gender and Politics
• Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations
• Learning from NGOs in an International Context
• Policy and Practice
• Politics and Development in the Middle East
• Postcolonial Politics and International Relations
• Radical Democracy
• Security and the Surveillance State
• Special Topic in Politics and International Relations
• The Politics of Protest: Social and Political Movements Today

Course Leaders

• Dr Catherine Charrett - Senior Lecturer
• Dr Frands Pedersen - Senior Lecturer in International Relations

Why Study This Course?

• Democratic Education Network
• International experience
• High-profile speakers

Entry Requirements

UK

• A Levels - DDE (64 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels – 64 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate - 64 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
• BTEC Extended Diploma - MPP
• BTEC Diploma - MM
• Access - 64 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course

International

• International Baccalaureate - 64 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
• Other international qualifications - We accept a wide range of international high school level qualifications
• International Foundation courses - We work in partnership with Kaplan International College London who provide the International Foundation Certificate
• English language requirements - IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component

Fees and Funding

UK

• UK tuition fee: £9,535 (Price for Foundation year only)
• Funding - As well as tuition fee loans, there is a range of funding available to help you fund your studies
• Scholarships - The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible undergraduate students

International

• International tuition fee: £17,600 (Price for Foundation year only)
• EU Qualifications Welcome Award Scheme - If you are an international student accepted on an undergraduate programme starting in September 2024 or September 2025 at level 3 (Foundation) or level 4 (first year) on the basis of an eligible EU qualification only, you will be awarded a tuition fee reduction which will align your fee more closely to the one for UK students
• International student funding - Find out about funding for international students

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods - Lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application
• Assessment methods - Essays, exams, policy reports, project work, individual and group presentations, blogs, posters, and debates

Supporting You

• Study support - Workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills
• Personal tutors - Support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
• Student advice team - Provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas
• Extra-curricular activities - Volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more

Course Location

• Our Regent Campus is comprised of two sites, situated on and around Regent Street – one of the most famous and vibrant streets in London.

Related Courses

• International Relations and Development with Foundation BA Honours
• History and Politics BA Honours
• Politics and International Relations BA Honours