Why study Politics or International Relations at Queen Mary?
Were a small Department we pride ourselves on our friendly and informal approach and were great teachers. Youll get one-to-one supervision for your dissertation, and small seminar groups, led by academic staff. In the National Student Survey 2009, our students reported a 91 per cent satisfaction with their experience at Queen Mary. In the Research Assessment Exercise 2008, the Department of Politics was rated very highly for the quality of our research. According to The Guardian we were ranked twentieth out of fifty-nine universities in the UK. Our staff have diverse research interests, and this is reflected in the choice of modules available to students. For example, Dr Toby Dodge is an expert in the developing state of Iraq, frequently called on to make comment on TV and radio news programmes. Should you elect to take one of the modules he teaches, Themes and issues in the comparative politics of the Middle East, you will have the benefit of learning with one of todays leading specia
