About us
Bath politics undergraduates are ranked 1st in the UK for their employment success rates
— Complete University Guide 2012
Politics, Languages & International Studies (PoLIS) is one of the largest departments in the University.
Our students are ambitious and highly committed leaders of the future who are preparing for careers in international politics, business and communication.
Many staff are leading scholars in their field and are involved in a wide range of research activities, including collaborative projects at both national and international levels.
Teaching
We deliver a range of highly successful programmes in politics and languages at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish languages are offered on our undergraduate programmes. Students of the MA Interpreting & Translating may also study Chinese.
We have an excellent reputation for teaching and students who study with us will benefit from our supportive learning environment.
Research
Our research has been consistently rated highly in Research Assessment Exercises (RAE).
We have three core research clusters:
- Conflict, Security & International Order
- Governance, Citizenship & Policy
- Memory, History & Identity
Partner institutions
We have strong links with a range of partner institutions that offer study abroad opportunities for students.
Centres
Our Foreign Languages Centre offers a wide range of language courses at different levels that students from across the University can also choose to follow.
