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Old 18-08-2008: 18th August 2008 15:31 #1 
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Hello everyone

I am portuguese and currently doing the IB (Languages: English A1 HL and Portuguese A2 HL). If a university requires a Modern Foreign Language in the IB, can any of these two be considered such?

I would really like to do International Relations and an MFL (perhaps Spanish French or German). What are the best universities in the UK for IR and a MFL?
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Try St Andrew, it has one the best International Relation course in UK and it also offer different combination of courses.
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I think St Andrews has one of the most interesting IR courses I've seen... However, I don't think I will have the grades required. Any other good universities?
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Exeter or Leeds perhaps? It might also be worth looking at language and Politics degrees - if the course is flexible, you'd probably be able to just do IR modules.
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Manchester, Exeter, Leeds, Durham, Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol, St Andrews, errr, there are lots, lol, but indeed St Andrews is supposed to have a great degree. About Modern Languages considered, if you are from Portuguese origins, it might not be taken into consideration.
 
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For languages and IR then there are a few possibilities. There's Exeter who offer International Relations and Spanish (four year degree), Leeds also do a similar programme. I know you're already aware of St Andrews, very strong in IR. They do IR with modern languages including Spanish and Italian.

Durham offer combined social sciences (European studies). This is a four year degree and you can take a number of modules from social science subjects (including politics/IR/Middle eastern modules) and combine them with language modules (langauage, historicail and literature of France, Germany etc.). I don't think Durham offer Spanish though, just French, German, Italian, Arabic and Russian. They do have a "Hispanic studies" department but this just concentrates on the literature, history etc. of Spain rather than the language.

Or you could study politics or IR single honours and take modules outside the politics each year as free electives (so, in your case, langauge modules).

You'd be able to study up to three language modules in your first year, one in your second year and one in your final year.

They will also offer an specialised international relations degree starting next year. It'll follow the same pattern as single honours in terms of how many modules you can take from outside the department (three in first year, one in second, one in final year).

https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/sgia...AIRBooklet.pdf

Entry requirements are high, however, 38 points for the two politics programmes (politics and international relations) but only 36 points for combines social sciences (European studies).

Essex and Manchester both have strong IR programmes, don't know about languages.
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Birmingham offer International Studies combined with all of the languages you've mentioned. IIRC they ask for 32 IB points.

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Hi.

European Studies at King's College is supposed to be very good - and language study is a big part of it.
UCL's European Social & Political Studies too. Both are however specialized in European topics.
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European Studies at King's College is supposed to be very good - and language study is a big part of it.
UCL's European Social & Political Studies too. Both are however specialized in European topics.

But aren't IR and politics quite different?
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But aren't IR and politics quite different?

It's said to be a branch of Political Science, with more focus on global issues, global actors and foreign policy.
I have studied neither of them though, so perhaps someone with more experience could comment on this.
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Sussex is a rather good one for IR and they offer it with languages too.
 
 
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