BA Politics
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. Politics has been taught at the university since the 1940s, and students may spend a year studying abroad. A dissertation is required in the final year, and guest speakers have included MPs and members of the US Congress.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 91%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 35%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 105 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 23%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 16%
- London: 31%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Feminism
- The American Presidency
- The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
- International Migration in the Age of Securitisation
- The Conservatives: Crisis and Recovery
- Global Justice and Human Rights
- Political Legacies of Conflict in Northern Ireland
- Emotions in Conflict and Cooperation
- Comparative Public Opinion
- Animals and the Environment
- Parliamentary Studies
- Disasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
- Daring to be Free: The Women's Movement, 1850s to 1970s
- Brexit and British Politics
- American Political Development
- Politics of Contemporary War and Conflict
- The Politics of Slavery
- The Politics of Contemporary British Foreign Policy
- Gender, Race and War
- Politics, Conflict and Statecraft in Africa
- Grenfell: Violence and the Possibility of Non-Violence
- Race, Caste and Political Theory
- The Political Theory of Disobedience and Protests
- Queer IR: Sexuality and Global Politics
- The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World 1830-1914
- The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968
- The Death Penalty and its Abolition: A Global History
- How to change the world
- Key Concepts in International Relations
- Introduction to Comparative Politics: Europe and the USA
- Fake News Studying a World in Crisis
- Key Concepts in Politics
- Order and Disorder: International Relations 1945 to the Present
- Political Parties in Contemporary Britain
- Preparing for your Dissertation
- European Union Politics
- Contemporary Political Philosophy: Theories of Justice
- Political Ideas
- International Theory
- The Curious Feminist: Gender in Global Politics
- Politics of the Global South
- A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1950
- Beastly Histories
- Fight the Power! Race, Rights and Protest in the USA
- International Security Studies
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Governing Societies in Conflict
- Jack-the-Ripper: Crime, Popular Culture and Policing in Victorian Times
- History in the Classroom
- Working with History: The Heritage Field Project
- World's End: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Environmental Crises
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £44,000. The £34,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Politics at University of Leicester do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics at University of Leicester?
91% 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 University of Leicester?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Does BA Politics at University of Leicester 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 Politics at University of Leicester?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.