BA Politics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The course includes a final-year dissertation and offers an optional placement year or year abroad. Parliamentary Studies is taught in conjunction with Westminster Parliament staff.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB in three A Levels. IB: 555 in three Higher Levels or 30 points.
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Politics (L200) at Keele University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is BBB at A level.
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
- Making Sense of Politics
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Exploring Inequalities
- Modern History: From the Industrial Revolution to the Global Pandemic
- Understanding contemporary world politics
- British Politics: Welfare, Economy and Society
- Global Democracy under Threat: Resilience or Retreat?
- Social Science Methods
- Data Analysis in Social Sciences
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Environmental Politics and Policy
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Social Sciences Placement
- Elections, Voters and Public Opinion
- Public Policy and How To Make It
- Globalisation and its Discontents
- Social Sciences at Work
- Dissertation in Politics and IR - ISP
- Engaged Social Science
- 'Eyes on the Prize': The Struggle for Civil Rights in America
- The Extreme Right in Western Europe
- Environmental Political Economy
- Work Placement for Social Sciences Final Year Students
- Contemporary Democratic Theory
- Parliamentary Studies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics 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 Politics 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 Politics 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 Politics 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 Politics at Keele University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.