BA International Relations
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Fieldwork. The course offers optional work placement and study abroad years, and includes a dissertation module in the final year. Modules incorporate practical activities such as crisis simulations and a Model UN simulation.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB in three A Levels. IB: 555 in three Higher Levels or 30 points.
What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 21%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 23%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 13%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Understanding contemporary world politics
- Decolonising World Politics: Power and Inequality
- Regional Studies in World Politics: International Relations of the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- The Global News Desk
- Building a better world?
- Social Science Research Methods and Data Analysis
- Gender, Identity and Activism in World Politics
- Social Science at Work
- Foreign Policy
- Work Placement
- Global futures: Environment, Security and Development
- Dissertation in Politics and IR - ISP
- Global Challenges: War, terrorism and global violence
- Engaged Social Science
- Genocide and Death in World Politics
- Work Placement
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Relations at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £32,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £6,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA International Relations at Keele University do next?
65% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA International Relations at Keele University?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA International Relations at Keele University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 96 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA International Relations at Keele University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.