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).

Ukraine and Moldova gain EU candidate status but face a long road to full membership

Dr Stephen Hall (Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies) writes for The Conversation.

Taking the political plunge: Reflections on gender differences in political ambition

Blog: Hilde Coffé, Robin Devroe, Audrey Vandeleene and Bram Wauters discuss their recent research exploring gender differences in political ambition.

The cold winds of Siberia - Brad Evans

Professor Brad Evans draws attention to two classical artworks which prove that creativity always finds a way, even in oppressive states.

Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies research

Our research concerns politics, governance and culture.

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.

Professor Deborah Wilson announced as new Dean of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Professor Wilson will take up her role from 1 October 2022.

Senior UN interpreter to become director of Mandarin MA in Interpreting and Translating course

Ding Weigang will become the Course Director of the Chinese stream of our MA Interpreting and Translating course from September 2022.

Major Latin American Studies conference comes to Bath

The two-day event taking place on campus this week brings delegates from around the world to Bath for the first in-person SLAS conference in over two years.