[bob247]

So, I've always been interested in politics and economics and generally am more knowledgable about these topics than most people in my school. Though I've never been under the illusion that I'm some super genius.

Anyway today, we were just given a lecture by a maths teacher about how the economics and political system of the U.K works. And it was a pretty good, comprehensive one. And this was just stuff he had learned through life experience. It was a bit demoralising for me. I do AS economics, he didn't quite go into that level of detail but he understood the basic concepts really well.

So my question is, how does a degree in politics teach me anything more about politics than those who read the news and have just generally been following politics.

Couple more questions I have about the degree in general are:

How much history and economics are involved in a politics degree?
Is it possible to do a politics degree that has aspects of international politics as well as domestic politics?

[aeterno]

You learn more about political theory at university which will help you to better understand everything you see in the news. It involves history, sociology, economics, philosophy and ties everything in together. You learn a lot more than the average person. Consider how much the average person knows about social democracy or game theory? Sure you can read up on this topics and understand it without the degree but the average person doesn't do that.

As for your other 2 questions:
1. It depends on which university you go to. Have a look at the course info on uni websites and check out the kind of modules they offer.
2. Again, it depends on the uni. Most unis will have some kind of international politics involved as it'll be a bit tedious for every module of every year to be about domestic politics. If you're more interested in international politics than domestic politics look for courses with international in the degree title (International Studies/Politics/Relations).