Undergraduate courses in politics, languages and international management
View the undergraduate courses in the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies.
Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies
We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees spanning politics, languages, economics, international studies and interpreting.
Study modern languages, politics, international relations, translation and interpreting
Find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, funding opportunities and how you can apply.
Taught postgraduate studies in politics, interpreting and international relations
Our Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies offers postgraduate master's degrees. We offer MA and MRes 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.
Upcoming events
Join us for a webinar or in-person event.
Reactionary Politics Research Group workshop
15 Dec 2023 9.00am
Virgil Building,
Bath
As part of the development of our network, join us as we discuss our research being developed in the South West.
Info Day: Interpreting and Translating master's at Bath
10 Jan 2024 12.15pm
Room 4.16,
The Chancellors' Building,
University of Bath
Learn about what professional interpreters and translators do, the skills and qualifications needed in these fields, and what it's like to study at Bath.
Student stories
Find out what it's like to study with us from some of our students and graduates.
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).
Our research and people
We conduct research focused on politics and international relations, memory, and culture. We offer opportunities for research collaboration in politics, languages and international studies.
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.
Another Winter of Discontent? Strikes in Britain
Professor Susan Milner (PoLIS) reflects on a period of national strikes in the UK. (Open access).
Our Department in the media
Due to their expertise and knowledge, our staff often engage in work with the media.
Look to the mainstream to explain the rise of the far right
Dr Aurelien Mondon (PoLIS) writes for The Conversation on the victories of Geert Wilders and Javier Milei, as well as Nigel Farage in the jungle.
How disappearance became a global weapon of control, 50 years on from Chile’s US-backed coup
Professor Brad Evans from the Centre for the Study of Violence writes a long-form article for The Conversation.
‘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.
Groundbreaking drama tells the stories of women in the mafia but important pieces are missing
Professor Felia Allum reflects on Disney+'s new series 'The Good Mothers' for The Conversation.
Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies seminars 2022/23
Find out more about the seminars taking place in the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies.
View the schedule of our upcoming seminars
News
Our latest news and updates.
Bath MA student wins prestigious United Nations translation award
MA Interpreting and Translating student, Clare Borradaile, won in the student category at the 16th United Nations St Jerome Translation Contest.
Bristol exhibition to raise awareness of ‘missing people’
A two-week exhibition, opening next month and led by Prof Brad Evans, will focus on the challenges of human disappearance, both in the UK and around the world.
Humanities & Social Sciences climbs in Complete University Guide 2024 subject rankings
The Faculty has improved its position in a number of subject areas, according to the Complete University Guide 2024.
University of Bath research to support UK efforts in the cyber-domain
Two-year project to contribute to efficacy and impact of UK international cyber statecraft over the next decade
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.
Six Bath graduates pass UN’s Chinese interpreter examinations
Graduates from our MA Interpreting and Translating course recently passed the 2022 United Nations (UN) Competitive Examinations for Language Positions.
Awards and accolades
Our awards, rankings and reputation.
