International Social and Political Studies - BA (Hons)
UCL (University College London)
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This degree combines specialisation in a humanities or social science subject, with a broad interdisciplinary base in history, law, politics and philosophy, and fluency in a language. Introductory modules in the first year allow you to develop your interests and define an area of specialism. Your modules fall into three groupings: the first-year core module, language and culture modules, and specialism modules in the humanities or social sciences.The first-year core module involves working in a ...Read more

This degree combines specialisation in a humanities or social science subject, with a broad interdisciplinary base in history, law, politics and philosophy, and fluency in a language. Introductory modules in the first year allow you to develop your interests and define an area of specialism. Your modules fall into three groupings: the first-year core module, language and culture modules, and specialism modules in the humanities or social sciences.The first-year core module involves working in a multidisciplinary environment, gaining insights into a range of academic disciplines and engaging critically with competing analytical perspectives. You will undertake language study throughout the programme, selecting and focusing on one language.Your third year is spent abroad in a destination outside Europe. We aim to send students to countries where your major language is spoken. This may depend on geopolitical and other circumstances and may not be possible in all cases. Students with French as their target language will spend the year in Canada, whereas students with Spanish as their major language will go to Latin America.

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04 Apr 14

UCL need to provide more information for our course but the structure of the course is great. The quality of the lecturers is excellent. The science library is way too small and..Read more

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£9,250 per year

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Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

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Students from England

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Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

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Students from Scotland

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Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

£28,100 per year

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Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

£28,100 per year

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Undergraduate student in UCL self-catered halls £304 Per week

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UCL need to provide more information for our course but the structure of the course is great. The quality of the lecturers is excellent. The science library is way too small and...
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UCL (University College London)
Gower Street London Camden WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Euston  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Euston   0.2 miles away
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