政治学文学士（荣誉学位）

我们的课程始终追求政治因果关系，为您通常无法与政治和政府建立联系的生活提供亮点。您将研究政治科学作为一个探究领域的范围，以及政治学家所使用的方法，以探讨有关政治中发生的事情和政治中应发生的事情的问题。您学习的主题包括：政治学的概念：国家，法律，战争和政党国际关系民主制度政治权力义务，自由，权利和平等
Why should we obey the law Why don't democratic countries go to war with each other Why don't young people vote Why do oil-rich countries have worse human rights records These are the kinds of questions addressed in our BA Politics course, which provides a thorough training in all major areas of political science, and is based in the top politics department in the country.Always seeking political cause and effect, our course casts light on aspects of life you might never ordinarily connect to politics and government. You investigate the scope of political science as a field of inquiry, and the methods used by political scientists, in order to explore questions concerning both what does occur in politics, and what should occur in politics.You study topics including:Concepts in political science: state, laws, wars and political partiesInternational relationsDemocratic systemsPolitical powerObligations, freedom, rights and equalityPolitics at Essex is all about moving from opinions to evidence. You will quickly learn to ask – and how to answer – the “how do you know” question. We train our students to be fearless and independent, to question everything and to draw on the broadest possible range of facts and ideas.Our Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. We are 6th in UK for research power in politics and international studies (Times Higher Education research power measure, Research Excellence Framework 2021).Study abroadYour education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host university.Placement yearAlternatively, on a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. You will be responsible for finding your placement, but with support and guidance provided by both your department and our Employability and Careers Centre.A Placement-Linked Project module is also available as an alternative to the dissertation module in your third year. You attend shorter placements (a minimum of 150 hours in total), and use your learning on placement to inform a research project; fantastic work experience for your CV.If you complete a placement year you'll only pay 20% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year.