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.

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).

How I set the foundations for my career at Loftus Bradford

Shauna McDonald, BA Modern Languages and European Studies, describes her internship as 'enthusing, fascinating and above all inspiring'.

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.

Put fairness at the heart of South West green recovery – new report

A GW4-funded report that focused on what regional Green Recovery might look like argues that climate justice needs to be at the forefront of our thinking.

Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies research

Our research concerns politics, governance and culture.

Greater scientific expertise needed in Parliament to improve decision-making

A new academic study finds that an over-representation of MPs with social sciences backgrounds limits debate on STEM topics.

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.

Liberal Democrats – stuck in the past but perhaps not far enough?

MA International Relations postgraduate student Joe Polson examines why, after past decades of rule, the Lib Dems are now not able to rise to power.

The Fall of Democracy – Only a Matter of Time?

Is the concept of ‘Liberal Democracy’, perhaps the most ambitious form of government developed to date, under threat?

Film festival shines spotlight on the role of women in the Mafia

After its first virtual edition in 2021, the Donne di Mafia film festival, organised by Dr Felia Allum, returns in April as an in-person event.