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Welcome to
International Relations at Sussex
Introduction
• What is International Relations (IR)?
• Why IR at Sussex?
• What can I do with a Sussex IR degree?
What is IR?
War and Peace?
What is IR?
Diplomacy & International Organizations?
What is IR?
Development & Inequality?
What is IR?
Democracy & Human Rights?
What is IR?
Climate Change?
A world divided…
…but interconnected
Why Study IR at Sussex?
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Flexible degrees in a great learning environment
Excellent teaching
World-leading research
Expert connections
Global perspective
Global careers
Vibrant and active international student community
Flexibility and choice in a great
learning environment
• BA International Relations
• BA International Relations and
•Anthropology
•Law
•Sociology
•Development
•French
•Italian
•Spanish
• BA Geography and International Relations
• BA Economics and International Relations
• BA Politics and International Relations
• Means you can take a specialised or broad approach to your studies
BA in International Relations
Special Options (3rd Year)
• IR of the Modern Middle East
• Russia in World Politics
• Latin America in the World
• The United States in the World
System
• Life, Power and Resistance
• Eastern Europe Since 1945
• Law in International Relations
• Marxism and IR
• Global Environmental Change
• Imperialism
• Peace Processes
• International Security Since 9/11 • War and Genocide
• Security in International Relations • Globalisation and Conflict
• Contemporary Issues in GPE
• Globalisation and the State
• Development & Geopolitics in
East Asia
What can I do with a Sussex IR
Degree?
Transferable Skills:
• Research
• Analysis
• Critical thinking
• Communicating ideas
What can I do with a Sussex IR
Degree?
Our graduates go on to a variety of careers:
• Consulate Officials
• Teaching
• Editorial assistants
• Media account managers
• Public Relations advisor
What can I do with a Sussex IR
Degree?
At leading organisations:
• UN
• World Bank
• Oxfam
• Save the Children
• British Embassy
Find out more...
• Contact me at
[email protected]
• Find out more about individual IR courses at:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ir/ugstudy
• Find out about the IR Department at:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ir/
• View the online University prospectus at:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/ug