Undergraduate courses in politics, languages and international management

View the undergraduate courses in the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies.

Taught postgraduate studies in politics, interpreting and international relations

Our Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies offers postgraduate master's degrees.

Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies postgraduate research

View our MPhil and PhDs available in the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies.

Study or work in another country as part of your undergraduate language degree

Experience another culture, enhance your CV and develop your language skills by studying or working abroad during your degree.

Unlocking a new part of myself while studying in Paris during my degree

Grace spent Year 3 of her BA (Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages degree in Paris. She talks about improving her confidence and language skills.

Finding the perfect degree to turn a passion into a career

Emily Helsby, BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations graduate, reflects on finding a degree that helped start a career in the third sector.

Embracing the flexibility of Euromasters

Tabea Weiß talks about how you can take advantage of studying at three different Universities whilst studying MA Contemporary European Studies (Euromasters).

Reflections on Ukraine War: One Year On

Our experts from PoLIS have been providing media analysis on all aspects of the war in Ukraine for the past 12 months. One year on, we get their reflections.

How can wrestling help to understand the rise of Trump?

A unique study from PoLIS academic, Dr David Moon, has been shortlisted for ‘The Best Paper Award 2022’ by Political Studies Review.

Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies research

Our research concerns politics, governance and culture.

‘Stalin-style’ show trials and unexplained deaths show the depth of repression in Putin's Russia

Read the latest piece from Dr Stephen Hall (PoLIS) for The Conversation.

Gleb Pavlovsky obituary: the man who turned Vladimir Putin into Russia’s action man

Dr Stephen Hall writes for The Conversation - March 2022.

Jacinda Ardern: the ‘politics of kindness’ is a lasting legacy

Professor Hilde Coffe from the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies writes for The Conversation.

Four Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences subjects named in world’s top 100

Four of the Faculty’s subject areas are among the top 100 in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings By Subject 2023.

Opening up a different conversation about violence

The first-ever Centre for the Study of Violence will launch this week, bringing together defence experts with political philosophers and humanitarians.

Linguistic book breaks down colonial ties associated with Spanish language learning

A new language textbook from Dr Irene Macias takes a novel approach to learning Spanish by focusing on language use and development away from Peninsular Spain.

New book from Dr Ana Catalano Weeks focuses on policy impact of gender quota laws in politics

Dr Weeks’ book ‘Making Gender Salient’ was launched at an Institute for Policy Research event that took place on 14 July 2022.