BA Politics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Communication & Writing, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The curriculum covers government institutions, international organizations, public policy, security studies, and political theory.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects. BTEC: Applications encouraged. BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits.
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Politics (L210) at the University of Liverpool for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 92%: 213 offers from 231 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 85 students who started
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 18 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 48%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 9%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 15%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- FOUNDATIONS IN POLITICS
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH POLITICS
- COMPARATIVE POLITICS
- INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY 1
- INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL HISTORY
- BRITISH POLITICS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
- FOUNDATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- NORTHERN IRELAND BEFORE THE 'TROUBLES': FROM PARTITION TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND ARMALITES
- GREEK WORLDS 1
- PUBLIC POLICY AND ETHICS
- ROMAN WORLDS 1
- RESEARCH METHODS SEQUENCE
- INTERROGATING CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL CHALLENGES
- AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
- COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- DEVOLUTION IN THE UK
- SECURITY IN A GLOBALISED WORLD
- DEMOCRATISATION AND POLITICAL CHANGE
- BRITISH PARTY POLITICS
- INTRODUCTION TO PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
- POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
- INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
- GENDER AND FEMINIST POLITICS: CORE CONCEPTS AND THEORIES
- GLOBAL NEWS, MEDIA AND WAR
- "DOES THE NATION MATTER?" THE BASQUES' WILL TO PERSIST IN THE GLOBAL CULTURE
- PLACEMENT YEAR PREPARATION
- ITALY, AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN: FROM THE FASCIST EMPIRE TO THE PRESENT
- GLOBAL PUBLIC SPACES: RESISTANCE, JUSTICE AND HERITAGE
- POLITICS IN ACTION
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY
- INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- THINKING ABOUT POLITICS
- POPULISM
- FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS AND INTERNATIONAL CRISES
- BRITISH POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
- AUTHORITARIAN POLITICS
- AUTHORITY, OBLIGATION AND DISOBEDIENCE
- THE POLTICS AND ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY
- INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- THE POLITICS OF 'RACE' AND MARGINALISATION
- INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE AND INTERPRETIVE RESEARCH DESIGN
- CONTEMPORARY SEXUAL POLITICS
- THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: POLITICS, CULTURE, MEMORY
- CONTEMPORARY PARLIAMENTARY STUDIES
- AFRICA-CHINA RELATIONS IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ORDER
- SOLIDARITY, ACTIVISM AND BORDERS IN THE EU
- ELECTORAL BEHAVIOUR AND DATA ANALYTICS
- FROM THE IRA TO THE FAR RIGHT: UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
- EU AS AN INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
- LOCAL PLACEMENT SCHEME
- POLITICS AND THE BRAIN
- STRATEGIC STUDIES IN CONFLICTS AND TERRORISM
- THE PUZZLE OF CIVIL WAR
- POLITICS OF PARTICIPATION AND CIVIC SPACE
- CONTEMPORARY REPUBLICAN POLITICAL THEORY
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: POWER, POLICY AND PLANETARY CRISIS
- EXTENDED RESEARCH ESSAY
- CONFLICT AND POLITICS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
- CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS
- PUBLIC POLICY: AN ADVANCED INTRODUCTION
- POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT
- THEORIES OF POVERTY AND WEALTH
- INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION
- THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF RHETORIC IN BRITISH POLITICS
- CONTEMPORARY POLITICS OF NATIONALISM
- REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS
- COMPARATIVE PEACE PROCESSES
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE UK
- PARLIAMENTARY PLACEMENT SCHEME
- PROBLEMS IN POLITICAL THEORY
- APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT
- MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- DISSERTATION
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £37,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £4,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Politics at University of Liverpool do next?
75% 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 Liverpool?
87% 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 Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 128 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Politics at University of Liverpool?
92% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 213 offers from 231 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Politics at University of Liverpool 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 Liverpool?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.