BA Politics and International Relations
About this course
BA Honours in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include research methods and policy analysis. A Politics Work Placement module is available, and a career development module is offered in the final year. The programme begins with a foundation in systems of government, political theory and world politics before students specialise through optional modules.
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Politics and International Relations (L290) at Newcastle University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is B at A level.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 92%: 277 offers from 300 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 31 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 9%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 190 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 14%
- North West: 8%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 43%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started
- A levels: 96%
- Baccalaureate: 4%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- UK Politics: Westminster and Beyond
- Key Concepts in International Politics
- Order and Disorder: The Shaping of the 21st Century
- Power and Inequality: How to Study Global Politics ... and Change the World
- Politics of Happiness
- State, People and Politics: Comparative Politics in a Globalised World
- Becoming a Political Researcher
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Social Issues in Contemporary Political Philosophy
- Political Geography
- Politics of the Middle East
- Government and Politics of the USA
- The Politics and Policy of the European Union
- Power and Poverty in the Global Economy
- A Global History of Political Thought
- International Politics from ‘elsewhere’
- Political Violence and the Modern State
- Politics Work Placement
- Democracy in Deeply Divided Societies
- Critical Security Studies
- Democracy or Autocracy? What are the differences and how do we analyse them
- Sex, Gender and Power
- The Politics of Race
- International Organizations and Diplomacy
- Geographies of Power and Resistance
- Career Development for final year students
- Writing for Foreign Policy Makers: Research Project in Foreign Policy Analysis
- Final Year Dissertation
- Final Year Project: Semester 1
- Final Year Project: Semester 2
- Ethics, Justice and Global Futures
- Political Leadership in Britain
- Who and why votes for far right? Using data for political analysis
- The Politics of Protest in the Middle East
- Student Exchange : Semester 1
- Student Exchange (Dissertation students)
- Political Parties and Elections in the UK
- Community-based Research in Politics
- Politics of Immigration
- Politics of Citizenship
- Apartheid regimes - from the local to the global
- Gender and Sexuality Politics in the Middle East
- Public Policy: Theories, Cases, Skills
- Politics as a Way of Life
- Public Policy Placement
- Power and Policy: Understanding Impact
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics and International Relations at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 3 years, £38,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £52,000. The £38,500 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Politics.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics and International Relations at Newcastle University?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Politics and International Relations at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is B at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Politics and International Relations at Newcastle University?
92% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 277 offers from 300 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Politics and International Relations at Newcastle University 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 and International Relations at Newcastle University?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.