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Bachelor of Arts (International Honours) International Relations


BA (International Honours) International Relations: First Year
Code Module name Credits
PO1001 Studying at St Andrews and William & Mary (WaMStA studies) 5 AND
IR1005 Concepts in Global Politics 20 AND
IR1006 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in Global Politics 20 AND
(( EC1001 Macroeconomics 20 AND
EC1002 Microeconomics 20 ) OR
( MO1007 The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20 AND
MO1008 Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20 )) AND
View list At least 40 credits from Level 1000 and 2000 options
AH1001 Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
AH1003 Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
AH2001 Modernity, Empire, and Revolution: Art from 1789-1900 20
AH2002 Art, Culture and Politics, from 1900 to Now 20
AN1001 The Greeks in a Wider World 20
AN1002 Rome and the Mediterranean 20
AN2002 The Roman Empire 20
AN2003 Mediterranean Communities 20
AR1001 Arabic for Beginners 1 20
AR1002 Arabic for Beginners 2 20
AR2001 Intermediate Arabic 1 20
AR2002 Intermediate Arabic 2 20
AR2004 Introduction to Classical Arab Culture 20
AS1001 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
AS1002 The Physical Universe 20
AS2001 Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 30
BL1101 Biology 1 20
BL1102 Biology 2 20
BL2300 Research Methods in Biology 15
BL2301 Cell Biology 15
BL2302 Molecular Biology 15
BL2303 Evolutionary Biology 15
BL2304 Invertebrate Zoology 15
BL2305 Cell Systems 15
BL2306 Biochemistry 15
BL2307 Ecology 15
BL2308 Vertebrate Zoology 15
BL2309 Applied Molecular Biology 15
BL2310 Comparative Physiology 15
CH1301 The Impact of Chemistry 20
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
CH2201 A First Course in Organic Chemistry 20
CH2501 Inorganic Chemistry 2 30
CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2 30
CH2603 Organic Chemistry 2 (French) 20
CH2701 Physical Chemistry 2 30
CL1004 Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
CL1005 Images of Augustan Rome 20
CL2003 Early Greek Poetry and Philosophy 20
CL2004 Culture and Thought in the Late Roman Republic 20
CO1001 The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
CO1002 Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 20
CO2001 Good and Evil 20
CO2002 Journeys 20
CS1002 Object-Oriented Programming 20
CS1003 Programming with Data 20
CS1006 Programming Projects 20
CS2001 Foundations of Computation 30
CS2002 Computer Systems 30
CS2003 The Internet and the Web: Concepts and Programming 30
CS2006 Advanced Programming Projects 30
DI1001 Theology: Issues and History 20
DI1003 Old Testament 1: Torah and Prophets 20
DI1004 Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
DI1005 New Testament Greek 1 20
DI1006 New Testament 1: Jesus and the Gospels 20
DI1009 Introduction to World Religions 20
DI1012 Introduction to Practical Theology and Theological Ethics 20
DI1201 From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
DI2001 Old Testament 2: Wisdom, Psalms, Apocalyptic and Apocryphal Literature 20
DI2002 Hebrew 2 20
DI2003 New Testament 2: Paul and the Epistles 20
DI2006 The Early and Medieval Church: History, Beliefs and Practices 20
DI2201 New Testament Greek 2 20
EC1001 Macroeconomics 20
EC1002 Microeconomics 20
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20
EC2001 Intermediate Microeconomics 20
EC2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics 20
EC2003 Quantitative Methods - Statistics 10
EC2203 Statistics for Economists 20
EN1003 Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
EN1004 Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
EN2003 Medieval and Renaissance Texts 20
EN2004 Drama: Reading and Performance 20
ES1001 Understanding Planet Earth 20
ES1002 Earth's Resource Challenges 20
ES2001 Dynamic Earth: The Earth System 30
ES2002 Dynamic Earth: Magma, Minerals and Metamorphism 30
ES2003 Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes 30
FM1001 Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
FM1002 Global Film History and Historiography 20
FM2002 Film Theory 20
FR1001 French Language and Literature 1 20
FR1002 French Language and Literature 2 20
FR2201 Second Level French Language (1) 10
FR2202 Second Level French Language (2) 10
FR2203 French Civilisation: from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment 10
FR2204 French Civilisation: from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century 10
FR2205 French Literature: from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment 10
FR2206 French Literature: from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century 10
GG1001 Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20
GG1002 A World in Crisis? 20
GG2011 Geographies of Global Change 30
GG2012 (Re)constructing environments, people and places 30
GK1001 Elementary Greek I 20
GK1002 Greek Literature for Beginners 20
GK1005 Greek Language and Literature 1 20
GK1006 Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
GK2001 The Landscape of Greek Prose (A) 20
GK2002 The Landscape of Greek Poetry (A) 20
GK2003 The Landscape of Greek Prose (B) 20
GK2004 The Landscape of Greek Poetry (B) 20
GM1001 First Level German A 1 20
GM1002 First Level German A 2 20
GM1003 First Level German B 1 20
GM1004 First Level German B 2 20
GM2003 Second Level Advanced German Language 1 10
GM2004 Second Level Advanced German Language 2 10
GM2007 Second Level Ex-Beginners German Language 1 10
GM2008 Second Level Ex-Beginners German Language 2 10
HI2001 History as a Discipline: Development and Key Concepts 20
ID1003 Great Ideas 1 20
ID2003 Science Methods 10
ID2005 Scientific Thinking 15
IR1005 Concepts in Global Politics 20
IR1006 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in Global Politics 20
IR2005 Theoretical Approaches to International Relations 20
IR2006 Studying International Relations 20
IT1001 Introduction to Italian Language 20
IT1002 Italian Language (Elementary) 20
IT1003 Italian Language Intermediate 1 10
IT1004 Italian Language Intermediate 2 10
IT1013 Italian Geographies 10
IT1014 Italian Histories 10
IT2001 Second Level Italian 20
IT2002 Second Level Italian (Advanced) 20
LI1001 Foundations of Language 1 20
LI1002 Foundations of Language 2 20
LT1001 Elementary Latin 1 20
LT1002 Elementary Latin 2 20
LT1003 World of Latin 1 20
LT1004 World of Latin 2 20
LT2001 Latin Language and Literature 1 20
LT2002 Latin Language and Literature 2 20
LT2003 Latin in Progress 1 20
LT2004 Latin in Progress 2 20
ME1003 The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
ME1006 Scotland and the English Empire 1070 - 1500 20
ME2003 Medieval Europe (11th - 15th c.) 20
MH2002 Introduction to Middle Eastern History 20
MN1001 Organisations and Society 20
MN1002 Organisations and Analysis 20
MN2001 Management and Society 20
MN2002 Management and Analysis 20
MO1007 The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
MO1008 Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
MO2008 Scotland, Britain and Empire (c. 1500 - 2000) 20
MT1001 Introductory Mathematics 20
MT1002 Mathematics 20
MT1003 Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
MT1007 Statistics in Practice 20
MT1010 Topics in Mathematics: Problem-solving techniques 10
MT2501 Linear Mathematics 15
MT2502 Analysis 15
MT2503 Multivariate Calculus 15
MT2504 Combinatorics and Probability 15
MT2505 Abstract Algebra 15
MT2506 Vector Calculus 15
MT2507 Mathematical Modelling 15
MT2508 Statistical Inference 15
MU1003 Understanding Music 20
MU1004 Making Music 1 20
MU1005 Words and Music 20
MU2001 Making Music 2 20
MU2002 Scottish Music 20
MU2004 Electronic Music 20
MU2006 Music Leadership 20
PH1011 Physics 1A 20
PH1012 Physics 1B 20
PH1501 Mathematics for Physicists 1A 20
PH1502 Physics Skills 1A 20
PH1503 Physics Skills 1B 20
PH2011 Physics 2A 30
PH2012 Physics 2B 30
PR1001 Persian for Beginners 1 20
PR1002 Persian for Beginners 2 20
PR2001 Intermediate Persian 1 20
PR2002 Intermediate Persian 2 20
PS1001 Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
PS1002 Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
PS2001 Advanced Principles of Psychology 1 30
PS2002 Advanced Principles of Psychology 2 30
PY1010 Mind and World 20
PY1011 Moral and Political Controversies 20
PY1012 Reasoning 20
PY1013 The Enlightenment 20
PY2010 Intermediate Logic 20
PY2011 Foundations of Western Philosophy 20
PY2012 Meaning and Knowing 20
PY2013 Moral and Aesthetic Value 20
RU1001 Elementary Russian Language 1 20
RU1002 Elementary Russian Language 2 20
RU1005 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
RU1006 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
RU2100 Intermediate Russian (Summer Course) 40
RU2201 Intermediate Russian Language 1 20
RU2202 Intermediate Russian Language 2 20
RU2203 Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 1 20
RU2204 Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 2 20
RU2205 Intermediate Russian Literature and Culture 1 10
RU2206 Intermediate Russian Literature and Culture 2 10
SA1001 Anthropology in the World 20
SA1002 Ways of Thinking 20
SA2001 The Foundations of Social Anthropology 20
SA2002 Ethnographic Encounters 20
SD1000 What is Sustainable Development? 20
SD2001 Sustainable Development: Frameworks for Implementation 30
SD2002 Sustainable Development: Tools for Action 30
SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
SP1002 Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
SP1003 Spanish for Beginners 1 20
SP1004 Spanish for Beginners 2 20
SP2001 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 1 20
SP2002 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 2 20
SP2005 Spanish Language and Texts: ex-Beginners 20
SP2006 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Cinema 20
EC1008 Finance 20
SD1004 Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
DI1013 Science, Religion, and the Mind 20
DI2009 Saints and Cyborgs: The Imagination in Theology and Science 20
DI2008 The Problem of Evil: Evolution, Tsunamis, and God 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year


BA (International Honours) International Relations: Second Year
Code Module name Credits
IR2005 Theoretical Approaches to International Relations 20 AND
IR2006 Studying International Relations 20 AND
PO2001 Introduction to St Andrews 5 AND
80 credits from Level 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits


Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )


BA (International Honours) International Relations: Third Year
Code Module name Credits
View list 90 credits from William & Mary International Relations Level 3 Options List A AND
IR1005 Concepts in Global Politics 20
IR1006 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in Global Politics 20
IR2005 Theoretical Approaches to International Relations 20
IR2006 Studying International Relations 20
IR3004 International Political Economy 30
IR3006 International Regimes and Organisations 30
IR3007 Democracy and Democratisation 30
IR3008 International Terrorism 30
IR3011 Ethics and World Politics 30
IR3012 Third World in International Development 30
IR3021 Case Studies in Conflict Analysis 30
IR3022 International Relations and International Law 30
IR3023 US Foreign Policy: The Dilemmas of Power 30
IR3024 The Politics of Africa 30
IR3025 International Security 30
IR3026 Diplomacy and Conflict Intervention 30
IR3029 The Logic of Irregular Warfare 30
IR3030 Human Rights in Theory and Practice 30
IR3031 Globalisation and the War on Terrorism 30
IR3032 Globalisation and its Disjunctures 30
IR3033 Post-Conflict Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa 30
IR3036 Independent study in International Relations - Norms in International Relations 30
IR3037 Independent study in International Relations - Political leadership 30
IR3038 Conflict Management, Settlement, and Resolution 30
IR3039 International Relations of the European Union 30
IR3041 International Political Theory 30
IR3042 Representations of Violent Conflict: Research Seminar 30
IR3043 Approaches to Counter-Terrorism 30
IR3044 Pathways of European State Formation 30
IR3045 Violence in Deeply-Divided Societies 30
IR3046 Foreign Policy of Modern China 30
IR3047 Arrested Development? The Politics of Postcolonialism 30
IR3048 Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Intervention 30
IR3049 International History and International Relations 30
IR3050 State, Power, Crime 30
IR3051 International Relations Theory: From Fear to Queer 30
IR3052 The Politics of Violence and Resistance in Latin America 30
IR3053 Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Transition in Latin America 30
IR3054 Mapping the Boundaries of Emerging and Evolving Securities 30
IR3055 International Relations and the Internet 30
IR3056 Political Leadership: Theories and History 30
IR3057 Armaments and International Relations 30
IR3058 Armed Forces, Societies and Governments: An International Perspective on Civil-Military Relations 30
IR3060 Rebellion and Revolution 30
IR3062 The United Nations since 1945 30
IR3063 Organised Crime and Corruption 30
IR3064 Critical Terrorism Studies 30
IR3065 Refugees and International Relations 30
IR3066 Emotional Encounters: Diplomacy, Power and Persuasion in World Politics 30
IR3067 The International Criminal Court in World Politics 30
IR3068 Christianity and World Politics 30
IR3070 Armed Conflict in Postcolonial Africa 30
IR3071 Dealing in Darkness? An Anatomy of Realist Thought in International Relations 30
IR3072 New and emerging security threats in the Caucasus and Central Asia 30
IR3073 Dilemmas of International Order: Governing Conflict and Human Rights 30
IR3074 International Relations of Energy and the Environment 30
IR3075 Leader Personality and Foreign Policy 30
IR3076 Political Economy of Trade and Investment 30
IR3077 The Motives and Enablers of Terrorist Violence 30
IR3078 Hot Economics, Cold Politics? International Relations of Northeast Asia 30
IR3079 Feminist Theories in Global Politics 30
IR3101 Russian Politics and Foreign Policy after Communism 30
IR3104 The International Relations of Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe 30
IR3111 Asian Security 30
IR3113 Gender and Generation 30
IR3204 Migration in Global Politics: Ethics, Politics, and Practice 30
IR3205 Intelligence and International Relations in the 20th Century and Beyond 30
IR3206 The Politics of Postcolonial Forests 30
IR3300 Conflict in the Middle East 30
IR3301 Politics and State Formation in the Middle East 30
IR3302 Democracy and Revolution in North Africa 30
IR3303 The Arab - Israeli Conflict 30
IR3304 The International, Modernity and Contemporary Gulf Politics 30
IR3791
IR4099 Honours Dissertation in International Relations 60
IR4401 Communication in International Relations 15
IR4504 The Language of Politics 30
IR4514 Global Public Policy 30
IR4516 The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa 30
IR4519 Politics and Development in Southeast Asia 30
IR4522 Critical Approaches to International Security 30
IR4523 The Aftermath of the Wars: Liberal Dilemmas 30
IR4530 Genocide 30
IR4532 The Cultural Politics of Human Rights 30
IR4535 Theories of Friendship, Solidarity and Peace 30
IR4538 Identities, Belonging and Others 30
IR4540 The Changing Character of War 30
IR4542 Gender and Terrorism 30
IR4543 Activism and Resistance 30
IR4544 Wars and Peace in the Caucasus 30
IR4545 Indian Foreign Policy 30
IR4546 The Psychology of International Security 30
IR4548 Force and Statecraft 30
IR4550 Art and Conflict 30
IR4552 The Politics of the Environment 30
IR4553 Europe, America and the Transatlantic 30
IR4554 Global Aesthetics and Politics 30
IR4555 Music, Politics and International Relations 30
IR4556 Politics and Time: Memory, Narrative and Mourning in Group Identity and Conflict 30
IR4560 Faith, Politics, and War: The Augustinian Tradition in IR 30
IR4561 Security as Ethics: Rethinking the Global Polity 30
IR4562 The Political Lives of Objects 30
IR4563 Rebels, Terrorists, Militias: The Comparative Analysis of Armed Groups 30
IR4564 Strategic Studies 30
IR4565 Contemporary Political Theory: from revolution to recognition 30
IR4566 Comparative regionalism 30
IR4567 The International Criminal Court in World Politics 30
IR4568 International Relations of Energy and the Environment 30
IR4569 Geopolitics of Energy in the Caspian Region 30
IR4570 Everyday Life and Global Politics 30
IR4571 Conflict and intervention in world politics 30
IR4572 Economy of Anger: Marxism, Psychoanalysis and the Politics of Status 30
IR4573 Global Economic Governance: Visions and Realities 30
IR4574 Understanding Terrorism 30
IR4575 Queer IR, Queering Global Politics 30
IR4576 The Psychology of Motives in Foreign Policy Analysis 30
IR4577 Order and Crisis in World Politics 30
IR4578 The Politics of Nature and Place 30
IR4579 Race, Caste and the Making of the Modern World 30
IR4580 The Global Politics of European Integration 30
IR4581 Debates in Terrorism and Political Violence 30
IR4582 Prison Violence & Resistance 30
IR4600 Ideologies and Social Movements in the Middle East 30
IR4601 Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
IR4602 International Relations of the Middle East 30
IR4604 Political Islam and International Relations 30
IR4606 Propaganda, Persuasion and Information War in the Middle East 30
IR4607 Britain and Iraq 1914-2004 30
IR4795 Joint Dissertation (60cr) 60
IR5001 International Security 30
IR5007 Terrorism and Liberal Democracy 30
IR5029 Conflict and Peace in Post-Communist Eurasia 30
IR5030 Religion and International Politics 30
IR5036 Critical Security Studies 30
IR5039 Political Economy of Conflict 30
IR5040 Emergent Great Powers 30
IR5042 Gender and Terrorism 30
IR5043 Carl von Clausewitz: Life, Work and Reception 30
IR5044 The Changing Face(s) of Diplomacy: Emotions, Power and Persuasion in International Relations 30
IR5045 Security and Insecurity in Contemporary Russian Politics 30
IR5046 Migration and Political Theory 30
IR5047 Military effectiveness 30
IR5050 Modern War: Histories, Strategies, and Critical Interventions 30
IR5051 Human Rights, Politics and Power 30
IR5053 The First World War and its impact on the Global System 30
IR5055 Agency and Strategy in Non-Western Political Thought 30
IR5059 Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
IR5061 Security and Justice Institutions in World Politics 30
IR5062 Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Latin America 30
IR5063 Spaces of Securitization 30
IR5064 The Military in Politics 30
IR5065 The Geopolitics of Energy in the Caspian Region 30
IR5066 The Global Politics of Everyday Life 30
IR5067 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 30
IR5068 Feminist Political Economy 30
IR5099 Dissertation for MLitt Programme/s 60
IR5151 Issues in Peace and Conflict 30
IR5401 Texts in International Political Theory 30
IR5402 Analysis and Interpretation in International Political Theory 30
IR5403 Political Philosophy and World Order 30
IR5406 Theories of Friendship and Enmity 30
IR5408 Global Constitutionalism 30
IR5411 African Political Thought 30
IR5412 'Reason of State': Origin, Nature and Career of a Concept 30
IR5413 Topics in International Political Thought 30
IR5414 Politics After The Death of God: Evil and Tragedy in Modern Politics 30
IR5415 Social Movements and Ideologies 30
IR5416 Contemporary Decolonial Thought 30
IR5417 Political Theory of Race and Caste 30
IR5501 Core in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies 30
IR5510 Central Asia in World Order 30
IR5518 Conflict in the Middle East 30
IR5520 International Relations of the Modern Middle East 30
IR5527 Conflicts, Security and Democracy in the Greater Caucasus (30) 30
IR5528 Social Movements, Revolutions and Authoritarianism in North Africa 30
IR5529 International Society and Central Asia 30
IR5533 The Political Lives of Objects in Eurasia 30
IR5534 Contemporary Gulf Politics in a Changing Global Context 30
IR5601 Research Methods in International Relations 30
IR5606 Research Design and Methods in International Relations 30
IR5701 Critical Approaches to Peacebuilding 30
IR5704 Mediation: Community and Global Praxis 30
IR5705 Critical Approaches to Peacebuilding 30
IR5722 Conflict, Gender and Generation 30
IR5729 Genocide Studies 30
IR5730 Security and Development in East Asia 30
IR5731 Prisons: Spaces of Power, Resistance and Peacebuilding 30
IR5732 Armed Governance 30
IR5800 Modern War and Strategy 30
IR5801 Strategic Thought 30
IR5821 The influence of seapower on history 1805-present 30
IR5822 The American Way of War 30
IR5901 Fundamental Issues and Structures of Terrorism 30
IR5902 Research Methods 30
IR5904 Terrorism and Theories of Collective Action 30
IR5921 Fundamentals of Terrorist Violence 30
IR5922 Terrorism after 1945 30
IR5923 State Responses to Terrorism 30
IR5924 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict 30
IR5925 Counter-extremism: Ethics, Policy and Practice 30
IR5951 Fundamental Issues and Structures of Terrorism (Distance learning) 30
IR5952 Research Methods (Distance learning) 30
IR5954 Distance Learning Electives 30
IR5955 State Responses to Terrorism (Distance learning) 30
IR5956 Critical Infrastructure Electives 10
IR5957 Terrorism and the Internet Elective 10
IR5958 Transition to Post Graduate Study 10
IR5998 Dissertation for Terrorism and Political Violence Studies MLitt Distance learning Programme 60
IR5999 Dissertation for Terrorism and Political Violence MLitt Programme 60
IRSAU1 International Relations Study Abroad University Placement Semester 1 0
IRSAU2 International Relations Study Abroad University Placement Semester 2 0
IRSAUY International Relations Study Abroad University Placement Whole Year 0
SD4225 Green Politics: theory and practice 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list 30 credits from Module List: IR4100 - IR4999 (excluding IR4794 - IR4795), SD4225
IR4401 Communication in International Relations 15
IR4504 The Language of Politics 30
IR4514 Global Public Policy 30
IR4516 The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa 30
IR4519 Politics and Development in Southeast Asia 30
IR4522 Critical Approaches to International Security 30
IR4523 The Aftermath of the Wars: Liberal Dilemmas 30
IR4530 Genocide 30
IR4532 The Cultural Politics of Human Rights 30
IR4535 Theories of Friendship, Solidarity and Peace 30
IR4538 Identities, Belonging and Others 30
IR4540 The Changing Character of War 30
IR4542 Gender and Terrorism 30
IR4543 Activism and Resistance 30
IR4544 Wars and Peace in the Caucasus 30
IR4545 Indian Foreign Policy 30
IR4546 The Psychology of International Security 30
IR4548 Force and Statecraft 30
IR4550 Art and Conflict 30
IR4552 The Politics of the Environment 30
IR4553 Europe, America and the Transatlantic 30
IR4554 Global Aesthetics and Politics 30
IR4555 Music, Politics and International Relations 30
IR4556 Politics and Time: Memory, Narrative and Mourning in Group Identity and Conflict 30
IR4560 Faith, Politics, and War: The Augustinian Tradition in IR 30
IR4561 Security as Ethics: Rethinking the Global Polity 30
IR4562 The Political Lives of Objects 30
IR4563 Rebels, Terrorists, Militias: The Comparative Analysis of Armed Groups 30
IR4564 Strategic Studies 30
IR4565 Contemporary Political Theory: from revolution to recognition 30
IR4566 Comparative regionalism 30
IR4567 The International Criminal Court in World Politics 30
IR4568 International Relations of Energy and the Environment 30
IR4569 Geopolitics of Energy in the Caspian Region 30
IR4570 Everyday Life and Global Politics 30
IR4571 Conflict and intervention in world politics 30
IR4572 Economy of Anger: Marxism, Psychoanalysis and the Politics of Status 30
IR4573 Global Economic Governance: Visions and Realities 30
IR4574 Understanding Terrorism 30
IR4575 Queer IR, Queering Global Politics 30
IR4576 The Psychology of Motives in Foreign Policy Analysis 30
IR4577 Order and Crisis in World Politics 30
IR4578 The Politics of Nature and Place 30
IR4579 Race, Caste and the Making of the Modern World 30
IR4580 The Global Politics of European Integration 30
IR4581 Debates in Terrorism and Political Violence 30
IR4582 Prison Violence & Resistance 30
IR4600 Ideologies and Social Movements in the Middle East 30
IR4601 Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
IR4602 International Relations of the Middle East 30
IR4604 Political Islam and International Relations 30
IR4606 Propaganda, Persuasion and Information War in the Middle East 30
IR4607 Britain and Iraq 1914-2004 30
SD4225 Green Politics: theory and practice 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


BA (International Honours) International Relations: Fourth Year
Code Module name Credits
IR4099 Honours Dissertation in International Relations 60 AND
View list At least 30 credits from William & Mary International Relations Level 4 Options List A
IR4401 Communication in International Relations 15
IR4504 The Language of Politics 30
IR4514 Global Public Policy 30
IR4516 The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa 30
IR4519 Politics and Development in Southeast Asia 30
IR4522 Critical Approaches to International Security 30
IR4523 The Aftermath of the Wars: Liberal Dilemmas 30
IR4530 Genocide 30
IR4532 The Cultural Politics of Human Rights 30
IR4535 Theories of Friendship, Solidarity and Peace 30
IR4538 Identities, Belonging and Others 30
IR4540 The Changing Character of War 30
IR4542 Gender and Terrorism 30
IR4543 Activism and Resistance 30
IR4544 Wars and Peace in the Caucasus 30
IR4545 Indian Foreign Policy 30
IR4546 The Psychology of International Security 30
IR4548 Force and Statecraft 30
IR4550 Art and Conflict 30
IR4552 The Politics of the Environment 30
IR4553 Europe, America and the Transatlantic 30
IR4554 Global Aesthetics and Politics 30
IR4555 Music, Politics and International Relations 30
IR4556 Politics and Time: Memory, Narrative and Mourning in Group Identity and Conflict 30
IR4560 Faith, Politics, and War: The Augustinian Tradition in IR 30
IR4561 Security as Ethics: Rethinking the Global Polity 30
IR4562 The Political Lives of Objects 30
IR4563 Rebels, Terrorists, Militias: The Comparative Analysis of Armed Groups 30
IR4564 Strategic Studies 30
IR4565 Contemporary Political Theory: from revolution to recognition 30
IR4566 Comparative regionalism 30
IR4567 The International Criminal Court in World Politics 30
IR4568 International Relations of Energy and the Environment 30
IR4569 Geopolitics of Energy in the Caspian Region 30
IR4570 Everyday Life and Global Politics 30
IR4571 Conflict and intervention in world politics 30
IR4572 Economy of Anger: Marxism, Psychoanalysis and the Politics of Status 30
IR4573 Global Economic Governance: Visions and Realities 30
IR4574 Understanding Terrorism 30
IR4575 Queer IR, Queering Global Politics 30
IR4576 The Psychology of Motives in Foreign Policy Analysis 30
IR4577 Order and Crisis in World Politics 30
IR4578 The Politics of Nature and Place 30
IR4579 Race, Caste and the Making of the Modern World 30
IR4580 The Global Politics of European Integration 30
IR4581 Debates in Terrorism and Political Violence 30
IR4582 Prison Violence & Resistance 30
IR4600 Ideologies and Social Movements in the Middle East 30
IR4601 Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
IR4602 International Relations of the Middle East 30
IR4604 Political Islam and International Relations 30
IR4606 Propaganda, Persuasion and Information War in the Middle East 30
IR4607 Britain and Iraq 1914-2004 30
SD4225 Green Politics: theory and practice 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).