StudyQA — Bachelor: Sustainable Development — University of St. Andrews (Page 6)

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Within the degree programme you will engage with a number of specialist topics including for example, renewable energy; markets, institutions and governance; biodiversity conservation; food production and agriculture; social justice and equity; and policy and decision making. The programme includes: (a) its innovative interdisciplinary degree structure, which enables students to pursue specialist learning in partner subjects of choice together with interdisciplinary learning in core Sustainable Development modules; (b) a degree that develops a critical understanding of the origins, plurality and complexity of ideas of sustainable development and approaches to problems facing today’s society and environment; and (c) promotes practices commensurate with sustainable development education, such as experimental, participatory and reflexive learning, enhances personal responsibility as a global citizen, and develops leadership skills for sustainable development. It may be possible to spend a semester or year studying abroad as part of this degree programme.

Introduction to International Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis and International Security
Theoretical Approaches to International Relations
Issues in International Relations
International Political Economy
International Regimes and Organisations
International Terrorism
Case Studies in Conflict Analysis
International Relations and International Law
US Foreign Policy: The Dilemmas of Empire
The Politics of Africa
International Security
Diplomacy and Conflict Intervention
The Logic of Irregular Warfare
Human Rights in Theory and Practice
Globalisation and its Disjunctures
Peace Processes and Violence
International Political Theory
Representations of Violent Conflict: Research Seminar
Pathways of European State Formation
Violence in Deeply-Divided Societies
Foreign Policy of Modern China
Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Intervention
International History and International Relations
State, Power, Crime
Mapping the Boundaries of Emerging and Evolving Securities
International Relations and the Internet
Political Leadership: Theories and History
Armaments and International Relations
Armed Forces, Societies and Governments: An International Perspective on Civil-Military Relations
Rebellion and Revolution
The United Nations since 1945
Organised Crime and Corruption
Critical Terrorism Studies
Refugees and International Relations
Emotional Encounters: Diplomacy, Power and Persuasion in World Politics
The International Criminal Court in World Politics
Armed Conflict in Postcolonial Africa
Asian Security
Gender and Generation
Conflict in the Middle East
Politics and State Formation in the Middle East
Democracy and Revolution in North Africa
Honours Dissertation in International Relations
Communication in International Relations
Global Public Policy
The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethics and the Use of Force
The Aftermath of the Wars: Liberal Dilemmas
Genocide
The Cultural Politics of Human Rights
Theories of Friendship, Solidarity and Peace
Warmongers and Peacemakers: Religious Actors and Conflict
Identities, Belonging and Others
The Changing Character of War
Activism and Resistance
Wars and Peace in the Caucasus
Indian Foreign Policy
The Psychology of International Security
Force and Statecraft
Cosmopolitanism and Global Politics
The Politics of the Environment
Europe, America and the Transatlantic
Music, Politics and International Relations
Dilemmas of International Governance: Conflict and Human Rights
Security as Ethics: Rethinking the Global Polity
Ideologies and Social Movements in the Middle East
Political Order and Violence in the Middle East
International Relations of the Middle East
Central Asia in International Politics
Political Islam and International Relations

Requirements

If you have graduated from high school in Russia with a national school leaving certificate (Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii), we would also expect you to have one of the following:

A recognised foundation programme certificate. The University's Centre for International Foundation Programmes (CIFP) offers a range of programmes providing an excellent preparation for undergraduate academic study and we welcome students with strong Attestat scores. Find out more about taking a foundation programme at the University of St Andrews.
At least 3 A Levels
An IB Diploma
At least 5 'Group A' advanced placement subjects

If you are studying a foreign language qualification and you wish this to be considered, it should be in a language that is foreign to you and should not be in your first language. You should indicate in your personal statement that the foreign language qualification you are studying is not your first language. If this is not the case your application may be considered less competitive.

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component
TOEFL (IBT) 92 overall with at least 20 in all components
Pay the required £50 (50 pounds sterling) fee through the University’s online payment service. Please note the order number given to your purchase on your application form so that we can match the payment to your application.
A personal statement detailing why you are applying for the course.
An up-to-date transcript showing the subjects you are taking at high school and your achieved and predicted grades. If your school has a school profile, this should also be included.
An evaluation of your general character, academic ability and likelihood of success at university level from a teacher or high school counsellor. You should either:
- Attach your referee’s report in the form of a letter on school stationery, dated and signed by your referee.
- Or send the name and details of the person who will provide your reference with your application, and use the referee report form (PDF, 599 KB). This must be clearly marked with your name. You can attach this form to your application, send it separately or we can email the referee directly if that is more convenient.