Global Studies with Politics

About this course

Global studies with politics addresses the questions that matter most in an interconnected world: how societies have shaped each other through trade, migration, colonialism, and cultural exchange; how international relations work and why they break down; and how political economies and cultures are transformed by the forces of globalisation. It is a degree that refuses to treat any single society in isolation, insisting that to understand the contemporary world you need frameworks that can span national boundaries and historical periods. At Essex you will engage with the major debates about globalisation, international order, political economy, and cultural change through a combination of politics, sociology, history, and area studies approaches. You will examine how nations manage their relationships with each other, how international institutions arise and function, what drives confli

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →

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