War, Peace and International Relations BA (Hons)

**Specialise in warfare and strategy within international politics, drawing on the research strengths of strategic specialists with our BA War, Peace and International Relations.**<br/><br/>Learn about the role of military force and defence policy, study war in a historical context and consider challenging questions such as whether the use of military force can ever be justified or whether peace should be maintained at all costs.<br/><br/>As a student at the University of Reading’s Department of Politics and International Relations you will benefit from a learning environment driven by high-quality research. Our Department of Politics and International Relations is ranked 6th in the UK for research outputs and 97% of our research outputs are rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (Times Higher Education analysis of the latest REF 2021 – Politics and International Studies, when scoring by GPA Output). Learn more about our research impact.<br/><br/>Our areas of strength include:<br/><br/><br/>- Strategy and Conflict and Security<br/><br/><br/>- International Relations<br/><br/><br/>- Applied Political Theory<br/><br/><br/>- Comparative Politics<br/><br/><br/>- Public Policy Analysis.<br/><br/><br/>**For more information, please visit the programme page:** https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/politics-ug/ba-war-peace-and-international-relations