BSc Politics and Business (Cornwall)
About this course
BSc in Politics and Business (Cornwall), an undergraduate degree combining politics and international relations and business and management. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Marketing, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, Ethics & Professional Practice, Human Behaviour, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Design & Creative Practice. Delivered at the Penryn campus in Cornwall, the curriculum addresses contemporary themes such as climate change, new technologies, geopolitical shifts, corporate governance, social inequalities, and the future of work. The first year establishes core competencies through mandatory modules covering management theory, workplace organisation, political communication, and the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence. Students also select from a broad array of optional modules spanning economics, environmental humanities, accounting, operations management, and political concepts. The second year advances core learning with structured studies in project management, strategic concepts, political analysis, and the intersection of politics, policy, and economics. Optional study paths in the second year allow specialisation in areas including finance, marketing analytics, ecological economics, security studies, postcolonialism, and global authoritarianism. Throughout the programme, students can tailor their degree through diverse employability-focused modules addressing public policy, political economy, and marketing strategy.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. IB: 32/655.
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What students say
Based on about 86 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 77%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 140 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 16 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Unemployed: 15%
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: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 38%
- South East: 27%
- South West: 15%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 100 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 74%
- Baccalaureate: 16%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Theory and Practice of Management
- Understanding Work and Organisations
- 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
- Power, Inequality and Global Justice
- Work Placement
- Business and Society
- Operations Management: A Sustainable Perspective
- Marketing in a Digital Age
- Accounting
- Introduction to Economics
- Climate Emergency! Environmental Humanities Fieldschool
- Foundations of Environmental Humanities
- An Introduction to Histories of Science and Environment
- Global History: Twentieth Century Transformations
- Project Management
- Strategic Concepts for Business
- Political Analysis
- Politics, Policy and Economics
- Business Beyond Profit
- Finance for Business
- Research Inquiry for Practice
- Workplace Wellbeing
- Digital Technologies and the Future of Work
- Ecological Economics
- Understanding Financial Statements
- Marketing Analytics
- Circular Enterprise Economy
- Ecology and Empire
- 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
- Introduction to Postcolonialism
- Political Geographies: Local to Global
- Politics of the Middle East
- Global Authoritarianism
- Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Politics and Business (Cornwall) at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £39,000 after 3 years, £55,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £39,500 and £71,500. The £55,000 median after five years is £21,000 more than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BSc Politics and Business (Cornwall) at University of Exeter do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Politics and Business (Cornwall) at University of Exeter?
77% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Politics and Business (Cornwall) at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 149 UCAS points.
Does BSc Politics and Business (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 BSc Politics and Business (Cornwall) at University of Exeter?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.