这项联合计划利用一系列社会科学学科来研究具有挑战性和争议性的国家和国际问题，例如人权，贫困和社会排斥。国际关系是研究政治，经济和文化力量如何相互作用以建立国家间关系的研究。社会政策研究了决定我们生活方式的决策。一起研究这两个交叉学科的课程为学生提供了一个了解一个国家的国家关注问题纳入其社会政策议程的方式的机会。该教学是由社会政治学院学术人员的研究专业知识提供的科学为国家政策辩论做出贡献，并从事一系列专业的研究，目前包括福利政治，性别与性政治，国际政治经济，战争罪行和种族灭绝以及全球健康政治。
Drawing on a range of social science disciplines, Lincoln's BA (Hons) International Relations and Social Policy explores how international relationships are formed and examines the impact they have on social policies and the way people live their lives. Diverse topics, including intelligence and national security, human rights, and war crimes, can be built upon by undertaking an independent research study in an area of your choice. You can also enhance your skill set with one of our extracurricular modern language courses including French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese, at an additional cost.