Area Studies degrees in West Midlands

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University of Warwick

18 area-studies courses WEST MIDLANDS
Subject ranking: 9th
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WUSCA ranking: 60th
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The supervisors, Phd office, students and the university itself have been wonderfully supportive. It is easy to criticise minor issues or those beyond the universities control, but overall it is just a great place to be and study. The Students Union could improve the way it deals with people as I did not find them particularly supportive, but then maybe I caught them on a bad day. I will still give them 4 stars since they mean well.

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Modules
Year 1
  • Economics 1
  • Introduction to Politics
  • Quantitative Techniques
  • World Politics
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Politics and International Studies - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Introduction to Politics
  • Political Research in the 21st Century
  • World Politics
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University of Birmingham

8 area-studies courses WEST MIDLANDS
Subject ranking: 15th
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I am a mature distance learning student, completing my MA in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics. The online platform is easy to use and the digital library is expansive. All staff have been easy to contact when I need any support, including IT, Finance, Admin, my personal tutor and teaching staff. I have been assigned a mentor to help me stay connected with university life and the Philosophy department. The modules are contemporary, as are the course materials. The student cohort is diverse and we all connect to the course flexibly, from different time zones. I receive a weekly events newsletter which has plenty of options for attending online webinars and socials.

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Social Anthropology and African Studies - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Anthropology of Africa
  • Studying Societies (Anthropology and it's regions)
  • Studying Societies (Anthropology)
  • Thinking Anthropologically
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International Law and Globalisation - LLB (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Contract Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Foundations of International Law
  • Global Law and Globalisation
  • Legal Skills and Methods
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Keele University

1 area-studies courses WEST MIDLANDS
Subject ranking: 56th
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It is good as there is a plethora of support available for all kinds of needs, however, the learning methods are very monotone and there is no atmosphere in the lessons, but this is largely down to the unenthusiasm of a lot of students. Additionally, the facilities are decent but no better than the ones at I had at college, there is just a greater quantity of them. Given that you have to pay for university but not college, you would expect there to be significantly better facilities at a university compared to a college

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English and Film Studies - BA (Hons)
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