BA Global Politics (Cornwall)
About this course
BA in Global Politics (Cornwall), a politics and international relations degree centred on political theory, international systems, and global challenges. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Design & Creative Practice. The course is taught on the Penryn campus in Cornwall. The first year covers foundational ideas through compulsory modules including Foundations of Environmental Humanities, Power, Inequality and Global Justice, Political Communication, and Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship, alongside optional choices such as British Government and Politics or Work Placement. The second year progresses with compulsory study in Introduction to Postcolonialism, Political Geographies: Local to Global, and Political Analysis, paired with options like American Politics, Security Studies, and Politics of the Middle East. Optional modules across the degree allow specialisation in historical, cultural, and policy themes. Students also complete a dissertation in the final year.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. IB: 32/655.
What students say
Based on about 214 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 380 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 145 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 63%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 22%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 13%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 7%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 74%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 42%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 300 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 46%
- South East: 22%
- South West: 13%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundations of Environmental Humanities
- Power, Inequality and Global Justice
- Political Communication
- Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship
- British Government and Politics
- Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations
- Violence in World Politics
- Work Placement
- Climate Emergency! Environmental Humanities Fieldschool
- Historical Sources and Skills: Microhistory and History from Below
- Public History
- New Approaches to History
- European History: Politics and Society
- An Introduction to Histories of Science and Environment
- Global History: Twentieth Century Transformations
- Introduction to Postcolonialism
- Political Geographies: Local to Global
- Political Analysis
- Apocalyptic Narratives: Disaster Writing
- Ecology and Empire
- Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations
- Stolen Histories: Colonialism, Looting, and the Illicit Trade of Cultural Heritage
- Critical Elements of Environmental Humanities: Cultures of Earth and Water
- The Occult in Victorian Britain
- Germany 1500-Present: Cultural and Political Histories
- Enlightenment and the Age of Reason: Philosophy, Politics, Society
- Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade
- American Politics
- National and Community Identity
- The Political Psychology of Elites
- Work Placement
- Imagining the Good Life: From Agora to the American Dream
- Security Studies
- Politics of the Middle East
- Global Authoritarianism
- Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- Politics, Policy and Economics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Global Politics (Cornwall) at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £30,500 after 3 years, £41,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,000 and £57,500. The £41,000 median after five years is £7,000 more than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Global Politics (Cornwall) at University of Exeter do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Global Politics (Cornwall) at University of Exeter?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Global Politics (Cornwall) at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
Does BA Global Politics (Cornwall) at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Global Politics (Cornwall) at University of Exeter?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.