GLOBAL POLICTICS

Studying Global Politics will provide you with an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of your place and that of the UKs in the world. You will consider the local, national and international global dimensions of political activity. This course provides an exciting opportunity for you to deepen your perspective on many political areas that not only affect the lives of citizens in the world but also your own. 

If you enjoy Humanities subjects and want to know more about the world and how it works then this is the course for you. Whilst completing this course you will develop a strong sense of international mindedness. This course encourages dialogue and debate and will nurture your capacity to interpret competing and contestable claims.

This course explores fundamental political concepts such as power, equality, sustainability, and peace in a range of contexts and levels.

All standard level and higher level students complete a common core under the central unifying theme of  “people, power and politics”. This consists of four core units:

• Power, sovereignty and international relations 
• Human rights 
• Development
• Peace and conflict

Students also undertake an engagement activity through which they study a political issue of interest experientially. Students complement their experiential learning with more theoretical perspectives from research and submit a written report summarising their investigation.

Students also have the opportunity to examine two contemporary global political challenges, through a case studies approach. 

• External assessment (60%)
  Consists of two examination papers including sources to analyse and long answer essays.
• Internal assessment (40%)
  Consists of an ‘engagement activity’ involving a written report about a chosen political issue, as well as producing 2 separate video presentations on chosen topics of interest in Global Politics.