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In a rapidly changing international economic, political, security and environmental context the tools of Political Science and Geography are becoming increasingly important to analyse global problems and provide policy solutions.

The two disciplines have been associated through the sub-fields of political geography, which covers geographical differences in voting patterns, for example, and through geo-politics, which examines how the great powers influence other parts of the planet. However, in a context of globalisation, interdisciplinary understandings of socio-environmental issues are becoming increasingly significant in solving the problems of the future, such as adaptation to climate change in the developing world.

Political Science and Geography: The course for you?

If you are interested in the disciplines of Political Science and Geography and you hope to develop a critical understanding of the relationship between the earth’s natural and human phenomena and its political institutions and systems, then this may be the course for you. Trinity, with its world-renowned research faculty, facilities, and unique emphasis on transferrable methodological skills, will provide you the tools that you need and that employers seek.

Political Science and Geography @ Trinity

The Departments of Political Science and Geography have some of the foremost scholars and lecturers in their field who are committed to providing cutting edge research and teaching.

The Department of Political Science is one of the top political science departments in Europe. In the 2016 QS rankings it was ranked 33rd in the world. Political Science has been an important part of the curriculum since 1855 and Trinity has developed an international reputation for its research work on the European Union, comparative politics, comparative public opinion, international relations as well as democracy and development. You will acquire highly desirable skills, from the ability to analyse facts and theory critically, to more tangible methodological tools needed in nearly every career.

Geography at Trinity is a world leading department, ranked in the top 100 in the world (by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016). Staff have received major research grants from the European Research Council, United States National Science Foundation and many others. The department delivers an exciting curriculum which covers topics from global sustainability to the landscapes of Mars, delivered by world leading experts in their fields. Students also have the opportunity to undertake overseas fieldwork, in Mallorca, for example, to study overseas and to undertake substantial (guided) independent research projects. One first year student noted “It was the right choice as it is challenging and engaging because of its applicability to current affairs”.

Graduate skills and career opportunities

Careers for graduates lie in fields such as public and European affairs, overseas assistance, resource management and risk assessment, the supply of environmental-related advice to governments and industry, the study and practice of environmental policymaking, and teaching and higher education.