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Why study Arts at UL?

At the University of Limerick, we deliver an Arts Degree which is flexible and wide-ranging, offering 19 subjects in all. You can study a combination of subjects (as Single Honours or Joint Honours) from across the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Why study Politics and International Relations at UL?

At the University of Limerick you will have the opportunity to study a wide cross section of areas within Politics and International Relations. The staff of Department of Politics and Public Administration have expertise across the discipline and as a result students will learn about the general workings of Politics and International Relations and then look at Irish Politics, European Politics, Political Theory, International Relations and Political Economy, and Public Administration. By doing so they will cover more content that any other Politics-based course in the state. It provides a unique opportunity to study all the main areas within Politics and International Relations.

What You Will Study

In the first year, you will take introductions to the broad study of Politics and International Relations, whereas in the second year you separately take courses related to the main studies within the field (Irish Politics, European Politics, Political Theory, International Relations and Political Economy, and Public Administration). You then have a wide range of co-op/work placements before going on study abroad to a large choice of universities (including those in Malta, Czech Republic, Turkey, Iceland, France and Germany). In the final year, you can choose a number of electives that include looking at issues such as global justice, international organisations, Russian Politics, African Politics and issues around peace and conflict.

Career Prospects

Careers open to you with a degree in Politics and International Relations include;

• Public Service
• European and International Agencies
• Business, Heritage and Tourism
• Education and Teaching
• Voluntary and Community Organisations
• Media, Journalism and Public Relations
• Training and Equal Opportunities
• Policy Evaluation Research
• Urban Planning and Rural Development
• Social and Market Research

Follow-On Study

• MA International Studies
• MA European Politics and Governance
• MA Ethics in International Affairs
• MA International Studies
• MA Peace and Development Studies
• MA Politics

Other majors options in Arts:

• Economics
• English
• Gaeilge
• French
• Geography
• German
• History
• Irish Music and Dance
• Linguistics with TESOL
• Mathematics
• New Media and Cultural Studies
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Public Administration and Leadership
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Drama and Theatre Studies
• Theology and Religious Studies