Professionals working in international relations have an in-depth understanding of the impact of political, economic, and cultural forces, balancing these dynamics to maintain peace and trade in a complex, globalised world, where pockets of tension can rapidly escalate beyond borders. The International Relations degree at Lincoln aims to provide a structured way of understanding and influencing the cross-border factors shaping our societies: security, conflict, inequality, development, intercultural understanding and human rights. Teaching on the course is driven by the latest developments in the discipline. Students are taught by academics who are currently engaged in research across a range of specialisms including terrorism, gender and sexuality, migration, security, international political economy, war crimes and genocide, the politics of global health, and the European Union. This interdisciplinary programme draws upon politics, economics, history, sociology, international law, geography, and cultural studies to explore issues such as conflict, global inequalities, sovereignty, and human rights.