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Struggling to choose my 5 choices! I am predicted AAA and love campus unis - I have so far looked at Warwick and loughborough and really liked both, I would say Warwick is my first choice. (Didn't like Birmingham though). I live in London so I'm not interested in anywhere here...

Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Either a politics and international relations course or just straight IR!

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jelly1000

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Original post by srhmah

Struggling to choose my 5 choices! I am predicted AAA and love campus unis - I have so far looked at Warwick and loughborough and really liked both, I would say Warwick is my first choice. (Didn't like Birmingham though). I live in London so I'm not interested in anywhere here...

Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Either a politics and international relations course or just straight IR!

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York, Leeds and Nottingham and Bath are all worth considering. Bath offers a placement year and Nottingham offers an undergrad Masters which includes a year abroad on their IR & Global Issues course (they also offer a standard 3 year IR course too though).

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username1402889

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Original post by srhmah

Struggling to choose my 5 choices! I am predicted AAA and love campus unis - I have so far looked at Warwick and loughborough and really liked both, I would say Warwick is my first choice. (Didn't like Birmingham though). I live in London so I'm not interested in anywhere here...

Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Either a politics and international relations course or just straight IR!

Depends on the particulars of your interest; departments and faculty radically diverge in their strengths. Departments that benefit from decent faculty and/or reputation on the whole include: LSE, Cambridge, St. Andrews, KCL and Aberystwyth. Of course, other universities cater well, if not exceptionally, for particular interests, i.e. Sussex has leading faculty in critical theory and feminist IR.

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returnmigrant

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Choose carefully. Not all IR courses are the same!

Read the course descriptions - including the detailed unit descriptions for all 3 years. Do NOT assume that you will like the course, or find it appropriate to your interests just because it is asking for AAA.

Look for courses that include a Year Abroad. Nothing else will teach you more about international politics! You dont have to be good at languages - there are options for America, Australia, Canada etc. Leeds, Birmingham, St Andrews, Exeter, Durham, UCL etc, offer this option.

PS. You should spread your choices over a wider grade range than just those asking for AAA. Therefore look at other courses and Unis!

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