Government and Politics

Course summary

Studying A-level Politics will give you an enhanced understanding of the world around you and who shapes the structures and manifestations of power. This course will begin with helping to provide an understanding of British politics and an introduction to the key ideologies in politics. In the second year, you will study US or Global Politics so examine the key concepts of the course and how they operate on the macro level between states and intergovernmental organisations. Politics is constantly changing, and you will be required to keep abreast of those changes; this makes politics a dynamic and interesting subject. This combined with the course content will enable you to reflect on your own political beliefs in a structured and rigorous way.