This Global Studies Programme offers visiting students a chance to explore the interconnected ways in which societies across the globe are changing together, and the power relations that shape these changes.
Faculty from Newcastle University’s School of Geography, Politics and Sociology have developed a special programme for inbound Study Abroad students.
For a single semester or full academic year (your choice) you will study how:
global institutions use the UN Sustainable Development Goals to shape economic and political interventions across the world
war, conflict and climate change lead to movements of displaced peoples across countries
social justice needs are changing alongside global cultural norms that influence who we can be and how we can live
Students on the Global Studies Programme will live and study alongside British students and will receive support from a dedicated Personal Tutor. The School of Geography, Politics and Sociology is home to a diverse and friendly community of staff and students, committed to world-leading research and excellent, innovative teaching.
We recommend taking three 20 credit classes per semester to account for a full-time course-load.
Information on costs, application procedures and the vast array of programme benefits can be found at: www.ncl.ac.uk/studyabroad
This module introduces students to the main principles of human geography. Students will learn to appreciate the distinctiveness of place in relation to social, economic, and political processes, across many scales.
Will the 21st century witness a ‘clash of civilizations’? Or is history leading towards ever-increasing forms of liberal democracy? This module introduces students to key ideas and events of 20th century history. It focuses on those events which have led to the most dramatic changes in politics at the national and international levels.
This module introduces students to anthropology which is the study of human diversity and sameness. The module explores the varied ways that people across the world live, think and relate to one another. Students will learn about the practice of ethnography, the direct, in-depth study of ways of life, as a way to understand global cultures.
This module provides students with an understanding of the roles international institutions play in international politics. It will cover the reasons why international institutions are created, how they make decisions, and how they fight global problems such as pandemics and climate change.
Students will explore how we understand political violence. This modules explores the links between political violence and the modern state. We will do this through key contemporary empirical examples.
This module explores the approaches scholars take to the study of security. It will consider questions such as: Is security desirable? Is security possible? How are race and empire implicated in security? Is security a gendered concept? Are state and individual security compatible? Through these we will explore security as a contested concept.
This module explores geographical understandings of commodities, trade, sustainability, and environment-society relationships. It will then develop conceptually rich and empirically detailed accounts of sustainability issues. The focus will be on production and consumption of a wide range of goods and services, including food, energy, clothing, medical equipment, and electronics.
Explore the social geographies and spatial practices associated with humanitarianism and health in both theory and practice. The module connects health and humanitarianism problems across scales from the global to the national. As well as this, it focuses on the many different causes of health inequalities.
How did Mexican politics develop from its revolution in 1910 to its authoritarian competitive regime? Students will first learn about the stability of the authoritarian periods. Then, we will explore the democratisation process that involved social movements, economic crisis, an emerging civil society, and political elites.
Students will explore policing and security from a critical interdisciplinary perspective. It equips students with key theoretical and analytical frameworks to develop a deeper understanding of the main themes in the field. The module also widens understanding of policing beyond official police and security tactics.
This module aims to give students a thorough grounding in the concepts, practices and disciplinary traditions of political geography. With examples from Central Aida, it explores how territory and sovereignty are inherently linked.
The states in Eastern Europe have faced fundamental changes with the fall of socialism. Almost forty years after the ‘fall of socialism’, these processes allow us insights into the very dynamics of social and cultural change - as well as insights into what it means to be Eastern European.
This module introduces students to the main principles of human geography. Students will learn to appreciate the distinctiveness of place and the way it is remade by social, economic, and political processes. This will bring an understanding of how human geography processes operate at different scales.
Students will examine key concepts in the study of international relations. It explores a selection of issues that define the agenda of contemporary international politics. We use examples from news and current affairs to illustrate how states interact in the contemporary world.
This module will introduce students to Foreign Policy Analysis. FPA is a diverse subject that seeks to explain state behaviour in the international system.
Students are introduced to a political economy approach to study the politics. The modules historicises the key components of global capitalism. This helps students explore the economic processes that govern global life.
This course aims to give students a thorough grounding in the concepts, practices and disciplinary traditions of global geography. Through studies of geopolitics and citizenships, it shows how global political relations connect to everyday life and the movements of people around the world.
This module assesses normative judgements about what international relations should be like. We explore which developments in international affairs are to be welcomed, and which should be resisted?
This module will explore the financialisation of contemporary life. We will learn about the complex relationships between money and production. Finally, we consider how money shapes circulation and consumption of goods.
Students will analyse social, legal, and scientific control and regulation of sexual norms. This is done through detailing historical and contemporary sites of cultural and political struggle over sexual practice and identity. The module explores the social, political, cultural, and economic contexts to changes in forms of regulation.
