Politics and International Relations BA (Hons)

Join a vibrant research and teaching environment for a first-class student experience, as evidenced by excellent scores in consecutive National Student Surveys. This is a leading Department with a global reputation for both teaching and research.<br/><br/>Benefit from award-winning international academics engaged in real-world research in various fields including elections and voting, public policy, political parties, comparative political systems, international relations and security studies.<br/><br/>Politics and International Relations has a long tradition of engagement with both national and global media, government, parliament and international organisations such as the EU and OECD.<br/>Enhance your future employability by learning cutting-edge research skills in the areas of data science and quantitative and qualitative methods from leading scholars in the field.<br/><br/>Politics and International Relations students benefit from opportunities for university internships, employer placements, international exchanges and work as paid research assistants for leading academics.<br/><br/>Ranked Top 10 in the UK for Politics (The Times/Sunday Times University Ranking 2025).