Overview
Politics and International Relations with Study Abroad is taught at a number of UK universities, and the entry terms are set department by department rather than nationally. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.
Teaching in Politics covers the English legal system first, then opens into optional modules in the later years.
Applications open around a year ahead of the intake. Getting the documents together early is what keeps the September date realistic.
Careers opportunities
A degree that trains argument, evidence and institutional understanding, and whose graduates are spread across the public sector, campaigning, media and business. Internships and party or campaign work are what convert it.
Roles graduates go into
- Political or parliamentary researcher
- Policy officer
- Public affairs and lobbying executive
- Campaign manager
- Civil service policy adviser
- Journalist or communications officer
Where they work
- Parliament, parties and campaign organisations
- Government departments and local authorities
- Public affairs and lobbying consultancies
- Charities and membership bodies
- Media and think tanks
After the course
The civil service fast stream, or a master's in public policy for the analytical route.