BSc International Relations and History
About this course
A BSc (Hons) in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include statistics, research methods, historical research, and critical and analytical thinking. The programme includes a dissertation module where students plan, design, and execute an independent research project. According to the National Student Survey 2025, this course ranked 2nd in London for Politics.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 100%: 15 offers from 15 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 98%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 96%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 35%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 60%
- South East: 15%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 5%
- Foundation course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Challenges
- Fundamentals of the Social Sciences
- Special Subjects A
- Special Subjects B
- Explaining Politics: Quantitative Political Science in Practice
- From Student to Scholar: Successful Research in the Modern World
- Theories of International Relations
- Climate Politics
- Colonialism and Decolonization in Africa
- Colonialism, Migration and Global Racism
- Fascist Italy, 1919-1945: Revolution, Conflict and Collapse
- Gender, Sexuality and Feminism
- Insurgency and Counter-insurgency
- Military History and Strategic Thought
- Middle East: Societies, Religion and Politics
- National Security Intelligence
- Plato’s Republic
- South Asia: Cultures, Societies and Development
- The State and Revolution
- Advanced Research Skills for Social and Political Sciences
- Dissertation
- Apocalypse! Crisis and Society
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Digital Media, Social Movements and Change
- Environment and Sustainability
- European Union Politics: Problems and Prospects
- Global Development: Critical Perspectives
- Great Power Competition: Russia, China and the USA
- International Development: Politics and Policy
- Lawyers, Guns and Money: Making the modern world-system
- Marx and the Critique of Political Economy
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Political Economy of the Changing World Order
- Primary Source Workshop
- The Second World War
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- Violence and Conflict in Eastern Africa
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc International Relations and History at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £30,500 after 15 months, £27,000 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £41,000. The £32,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BSc International Relations and History at Brunel University of London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc International Relations and History at Brunel University of London?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc International Relations and History at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 98 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc International Relations and History at Brunel University of London?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 15 offers from 15 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc International Relations and History at Brunel University of London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.