Undergraduate International Relations and Politics Courses

International Relations (BA/BSc) (Joint Honours)
International Relations and Politics (BA)
Politics (BA/BSc) (Joint Honours)

During Induction Week, make sure you follow your course induction schedule below. This must take priority over any other events. Most of these induction events will be on campus but there may be additional online events that you will need to attend or watch.

While most of these activities won’t change, there could be small changes to timings and locations, so make sure to check back here regularly for any updates.

Don’t forget to complete your online enrolment.

Induction schedule

If you are a student taking a joint honours degree you will need to also look at the induction schedule for your other subject. Joint honours students will need to attend the Welcome and Induction sessions and taster sessions for BOTH of their subjects.

Monday 16 September

Time	Event details	Location
On Demand	Read through the HSS Induction Google site For UG students only	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Induction Google site
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Welcome and induction	CLC G.03, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Wednesday 18 September

Time	Event details	Location
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Welcome to the School of Law and Social Sciences	John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus
1:00pm - 4:00pm	Module registration helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
3:30pm - 4:30pm	International Relations and Politics taster session	CLC G.03, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Welcome to the School of Law and Social Sciences

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Module registration helpdesk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

3:30pm - 4:30pm

International Relations and Politics taster session

CLC G.03, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Thursday 19 September

Time	Event details	Location
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module registration help desk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

10:00am - 4:00pm

Module registration help desk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Friday 20 September

Time	Event details	Location
On Demand	Sexual Consent Education View our consent induction webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle.	View the Consent Matters webpage Complete the Sexual Consent Education course
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module registration help desk Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Faculty social	CLC G.02, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Time

Event details

Location

On Demand

Sexual Consent Education

View our consent induction webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle.

View the Consent Matters webpage

Complete the Sexual Consent Education course

10:00am - 4:00pm

Module registration help desk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Faculty social

CLC G.02, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Student Support Co-ordinators

Your Student Support Coordinator (SSC) is: Mandy Archer

How to contact us	Contact details	Availability
In person	G103, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus	Monday - Friday: 11:00am-12:00pm; 2:00pm-3:00pm (Induction Week)
Email	ssc-hss@brookes.ac.uk
Phone	+44 (0) 1865 535250

Other key contacts

Job title	Name	Contact details
Subject Coordinator	Claudia Lueders	clueders@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Lead	Alex Sutton	asutton@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Administrator	Laura Crofts	hss-social-sciences@brookes.ac.uk
Academic Liaison Library	Joanna Cooksey	jcooksey@brookes.ac.uk

Reading lists

This is an indicative reading list of the core books used on the course for the compulsory modules in Semesters 1 and 2. There is no expectation for you to buy any of the books, they are all available in our library.

Politics and International Relations Single Honours

Semester 1 Modules	Recommended Core Text
POLI4001 Political Socialisation and Ideology	Axford, B., Browne, V., Huggins, R. and Isaacs, R. (2019) Politics: An Introduction, 3rd Edition. Abingdon, Routledge.
POLI4003 Critical Skills in Politics and International Relations	Cottrell, S. (2019) The study skills handbook. Fifth edn. London: Macmillan International Higher Education Red Globe Press (Macmillan study skills)
INRL4001 From Empires to States: the Origins of International Relations	John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds) (2022), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 9th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
SOCI4001 Social Differences and Divisions	Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton (2021), Sociology (9th edition), Polity
Semester 2 Modules	Recommended Core Text
INRL4002 Global Challenges in International Relations	Baylis, John, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds) (2020) The Globalization of World Politics (8th edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
POLI4002 Politics in Comparative Perspective	Hague, R.; Harrop, M.; McCormick, J. (2022), Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction (12th ed.), London: Palgrave.

International Relations Joint Honours
Semester 1 Modules	Recommended Core Text
INRL4001 From Empires to States: the Origins of International Relations	John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds) (2020), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 8th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
POLI4003 Critical Skills in Politics and International Relations	Cottrell, S. (2019) The study skills handbook. Fifth edn. London: Macmillan International Higher Education Red Globe Press (Macmillan study skills)
Semester 2 Modules	Recommended Core Text
INRL4002 Global Challenges in International Relations	Baylis, John, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds) (2020) The Globalization of World Politics (8th edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Politics Joint Honours
Semester 1 Modules	Recommended Core Text
POLI4001 Political Socialisation and Ideology	Axford, B., Browne, V., Huggins, R. and Isaacs, R. (2019) Politics: An Introduction, 3rd Edition. Abingdon, Routledge
POLI4003 Critical Skills in Politics and International Relations	Cottrell, S. (2019) The study skills handbook. Fifth edn. London: Macmillan International Higher Education Red Globe Press (Macmillan study skills)
Semester 2 Modules	Recommended Core Text
POLI4002 Politics in Comparative Perspective	Hague, R.; Harrop, M.; McCormick, J. (2019), Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction (11th ed.), London: Palgrave.