Politics at Sydney Russell is split into three papers. UK politics is the first area of study where you will gain an understanding of how the government of the UK works as well as how politics affects the government. You will then move on to gain an understanding of US politics with a heavy focus on how the two systems can be compared. Finally, you will look into the core ideologies that have shaped the political world we live in today (liberalism, socialism and conservatism) as well as one other supplementary ideology that will be chosen in your second year with us. A study of politics gives you the ability to understand the world we live in today and get involved with some of the most important debates of our time. Current events have meant that there has surely never been a more fascinating time to study politics with the Brexit debate in the UK and the election of the controversial Donald Trump as President of the USA. You will also gain a variety of transferable skills that are highly sought after by many professions including the ability to create and decipher arguments, the ability to analyse texts and the ability to come to reasoned conclusions.