Politics and International Studies

Entry requirements

The normal minimum entrance requirement is an upper second class honours degree or masters degree.

Months of entry

October

Course content

Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at The Open University has an international reputation for research in International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory. POLIS scholars have regional expertise in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America and welcome applications for research supervision across a wide range of topics, including security, foreign policy, development, democratization, identity and political thought. Research within POLIS is organised around two broad research areas: 1) International Relations; and 2) Democratic Politics: Performance and Participation. With more than 400 publications included in the Open University’s Online Repository, POLIS academics are prolific and making a significant contribution to academic thought, publishing cutting edge research in highly ranked journals. They also play a leading part in national and international conversations about politics; regularly giving evidence to parliamentary committees, advising government, linking up with civil society actors and informing major television and radio programmes on political themes.