BA H Languages and International Relations
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 17,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* full-time international| home £9,250 per year; part-time international £4,250 per 30 credits | home £2,312 per 30 credits
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Introduction
Our languages and international relations degree offers you language skills and an understanding of how international relations shape our worldview - ideal if you're looking for global careers.
You can expand your knowledge of culture and politics with our degree in languages and international relations. You can also study up to two languages, chosen from Mandarin, Spanish, French, or Italian, at a level that suits you. This will enable you to take a final-year work placement in an international organization. Taking part in an Erasmus+ student exchange is also an option.
Our languages and international relations graduates develop valuable transferable skills that are attractive to employers, including an ability to communicate across cultures. Possible careers include roles in national and international government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), public services, management, education, business, tourism, PR, translation, and media.
What you should know about this course
- It equips you with the tools you need to understand and question global issues in the 21st century
- The course deepens your specialist knowledge by exploring cultural and political dynamics
- Our multidisciplinary approach enables you to learn, understand, and communicate in one or two foreign languages
- You gain in-depth knowledge of the way national and transnational political forces have shaped the modern world
- The course allows for a work placement in your final year, or the option of a one-year placement (known as a sandwich year).
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Curriculum
Full time
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Introduction to International Relations (30 credits)
- Global Issues (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- Conflict, Commerce and Culture: Britain and the World, 1600-2000 (30 credits)
- Making the Modern World: Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Long Nineteenth Century (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Language, Communication and Society (30 credits)
- Writing for the Media (30 credits)
- Introduction to Politics (30 credits)
- Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 2
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)
- Applied Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Writing Journalism (30 credits)
- Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Meaning in Language (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)
- Applied Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Empire and Nation in the Middle East (15 credits)
- Rebel Earth? History and Politics in the Anthropocene (15 credits)
- Sociology of Work (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Writing Journalism (30 credits)
- Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Meaning in Language (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- 'The People's War': The Second World War, Society, Culture and Legacy (15 credits)
- A Global History of Genocide Level 5 (15 credits)
- Education and Social Formation (15 credits)
Year 3
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
- International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Dissertation (HPS) (30 credits)
- Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
- Advanced Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Political Conspiracy and Slander (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
- International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Dissertation (HPS) (30 credits)
- Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
- Advanced Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Political Conspiracy and Slander (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
- Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Dissertation in Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
- Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Part-time
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Introduction to International Relations (30 credits)
- Global Issues (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- Conflict, Commerce and Culture: Britain and the World, 1600-2000 (30 credits)
- Making the Modern World: Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Long Nineteenth Century (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Language, Communication and Society (30 credits)
- Writing for the Media (30 credits)
- Introduction to Politics (30 credits)
- Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Applied Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 4
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Writing Journalism (30 credits)
- Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Meaning in Language (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- 'The People's War': The Second World War, Society, Culture and Legacy (15 credits)
- A Global History of Genocide Level 5 (15 credits)
- Education and Social Formation (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Empire and Nation in the Middle East (15 credits)
- Rebel Earth? History and Politics in the Anthropocene (15 credits)
- Sociology of Work (15 credits)
Year 5
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 6
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Dissertation (HPS) (30 credits)
- Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
- Advanced Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Political Conspiracy and Slander (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
- Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Dissertation in Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
- Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Sandwich
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Introduction to International Relations (30 credits)
- Global Issues (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- Conflict, Commerce and Culture: Britain and the World, 1600-2000 (30 credits)
- Making the Modern World: Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Long Nineteenth Century (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Language, Communication and Society (30 credits)
- Writing for the Media (30 credits)
- Introduction to Politics (30 credits)
- Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 2
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)
- Applied Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Writing Journalism (30 credits)
- Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Meaning in Language (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Approaches to Development: Theories, Actors, and Alternatives (30 credits)
- Applied Politics and International Relations (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Writing Journalism (30 credits)
- Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Meaning in Language (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Liberalism: Freedom & Toleration (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- 'The People's War': The Second World War, Society, Culture and Legacy (15 credits)
- A Global History of Genocide Level 5 (15 credits)
- Education and Social Formation (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Empire and Nation in the Middle East (15 credits)
- Rebel Earth? History and Politics in the Anthropocene (15 credits)
- Sociology of Work (15 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- HPSS Sandwich Placement
Year 4
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
- International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Dissertation (HPS) (30 credits)
- Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
- Advanced Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Political Conspiracy and Slander (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
- International Relations and International Security (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Dissertation (HPS) (30 credits)
- Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
- Advanced Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
- Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Political Conspiracy and Slander (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
- Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Dissertation in Parliamentary Studies (15 credits)
- Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Will I have a work placement?
This course can be taken in sandwich mode, which means you can take a year to work in industry between your second and final years of study. Sandwich placements are relevant to your degree subject and are paid roles. A sandwich placement is an excellent way of preparing you for successfully finding a job quickly when you graduate.
You will also have the option to select a module in your final year for which you will be required to undertake a short-term placement. The module will be assessed on your reflection on this placement and how you can apply your knowledge to the workplace. Many placements are found through our network of industry contacts, and students are supported in securing these.
How long is my placement?
Sandwich placements last for between 9-13 months. Work-based learning module placements are normally one day a week for either one or two terms depending on the number of credits available from the module.
What are the financial arrangements?
Sandwich placements are paid roles whereas work-based learning module placements are normally unpaid.
What sort of careers do graduates pursue?
The skills you acquire through studying our courses will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and jobs. Graduates of this course have gone on to work in areas as diverse as national and international government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), management, public services, education, business, tourism, PR, translation and media.
You may also go on to further study at Master's level or take a teacher-training qualification (PGCE).
Are internships available?
Students are encouraged to take up Summer internships during the Summer holidays, though it is up to the student to find them. Support is available to students from the Employability and Careers Service when applying for placements and internships.
Do you provide employability services?
Employability activities take place all the time at Greenwich and students are encouraged to take part in as many opportunities as possible. The central Employability and Careers Service provides support for students preparing to apply for placements and graduate roles, such as CV clinics, mock interviews and employability skills workshops. In addition, your School has a dedicated Employability Officer who will be organising work-related activities throughout the year which will help you to build you industry knowledge and networks.