BA / BSc in Social Sciences - Politics and International Relations

In today’s globalised world, politics must be understood from the broadest possible perspective.  Our staff have a particularly wide breath of expertise across the discipline, and the Politics and International Relations programme at UL stands out for the wide range of subject areas covered.  As well as gaining a thorough understanding of Irish and EU politics, students will learn about the wider international system, and will have the opportunity to study the politics of different regions of the world. The deeper philosophical questions about how societies and governments should be organised are also addressed.  In the final year, students have the opportunity to specialise in areas of politics that they are particularly interested in.