This course requires a global political dialogue. Understanding key political concepts, ideologies, and practices of national and international governments is essential for providing solutions for sustainable development. Your studies will lead you into testing questions. Why do states marginalise human rights in place of geopolitical aims? Why has water and food security become a critical foreign policy consideration for national governments? Why does political gridlock on a national and international level frequently emerge in discussions about climate change? By combining ‘PAIS’ with ‘GSD’, you will be seeking to answer these questions, combining theoretical and analytical approaches from Politics with the interdisciplinary outlook of your Global Sustainable Development study. You’ll investigate a range of current global challenges including climate change, social justice, and food security; considering these from many different perspectives in order to appreciate their complexity and you’ll learn to use a variety of approaches to think creatively about how these issues might be tackled. We’ll challenge you to become an active participant in your own learning and help you to develop professional skills through certificates you’ll complete as part of the course. You’ll also have the opportunity to spend part of your second year studying abroad at our partner institution in Monash, Australia – home to the world-leading Sustainable Development Institute. Our degree programmes have been developed to provide you with a set of skills that will enable you to compete for existing and emerging roles across a variety of professions. Your options are varied across a range of industries, from working in the United Nations to advising small businesses on issues that will affect the local community.