BA International Relations
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations, combining comparative politics with global affairs. Core topics include data analysis, research methods, policy analysis, entrepreneurship, human behaviour, and global & comparative perspective. An optional placement year of at least 39 weeks is available between Levels 5 and 6, and a Model United Nations module develops understanding of international diplomacy through simulated UN General Assembly sessions.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC to BCC IB: 28 points overall.
What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 25%
- Left higher education: 65%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Further study: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Customer service occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 18%
- East Midlands: 32%
- East of England: 17%
- London: 10%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 6%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Comparative Politics in the 21st Century
- People, Power and Politics
- Who Runs Britain?
- Just Space: Building Equity and Inclusion
- Key Social Science Concepts
- Skills for Social and Political Sciences
- Model United Nations
- Researching in Social & Political Sciences
- Thinking International Relations
- Working in Politics and International Relations
- Challenges of European Politics
- Comparative Criminology Virtual Exchange: Criminal Justice Policy Analysis in the USA and UK
- Conceptualising Sex Work
- Debating Welfare States
- Education: Inequalities, Immobility and Life Chances
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Governing America
- Ideology into Practice
- Nations and Nationalism
- Organised Crime in Global Perspective
- Policing and Society
- Power, Sex and Sexuality
- Resilience and disaster management
- Social and Political Sciences Work Placement Year
- Social Policy and the Third Sector
- Strategic Studies
- The Vigilant State: intelligence and national security
- Transnational Security Studies
- Understanding the City
- Work and Society
- Youth Justice
- Youth, Deviance and Society
- Global Governance
- Independent Study (Social Science)
- The Colonial Present
- Analysing Policy Futures: Power and Progress
- Becoming a Data Analyst
- Body Politics
- Central Asia in Global Politics
- Challenges of the Global Public Sphere
- Children, Families and the State
- Decolonial Futures
- Drugs and Society
- Emotions in Everyday Social Life
- Extremism, Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- Gender and Violence
- Global Health Governance
- Green Criminology
- Harm, Power and Justice
- Housing Crisis, Continuity and Change
- International Human Rights (Social Sciences)
- International Relations of the Middle East
- Masculinity, Gender and Power
- Migration and Borders in the UK and Europe
- Parliamentary Studies
- Policing Crime and Deviance: UK and Beyond
- Policing in Practice
- Race and Racism
- Understanding Multiculturalism and Policy Practices
- War Crimes and Genocide
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Relations at University of Lincoln earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £32,000. The £27,000 median after five years is £7,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA International Relations at University of Lincoln do next?
100% 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 University of Lincoln?
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 University of Lincoln?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 106 UCAS points.
Does BA International Relations at University of Lincoln 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 International Relations at University of Lincoln?
25% of students continued into their second year, and 65% left higher education.