BA Politics and Social Policy,
About this course
BA in Social Policy and Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. The programme features a Global Summit Simulation module in which students engage in diplomatic role-play and negotiation exercises. The course spans three years of full-time study.
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What students say
Based on about 57 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 90 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 82%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 14%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 22 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 8%
- Sales occupations: 8%
- Finance Professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 3%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 18%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 18%
- Wales: 28%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- Politics and the People
- Introducing Social Policy: Key Concepts and History
- Being a Social Scientist
- Disinformation, Ideology, and Bias: Researching and examining political data
- Freedom Justice and Equality: Key Debates in Political Philosophy
- Principles and Challenges for Social Policy
- The State and Political Institutions
- Devolution, Policy Making and Social Change
- Poverty and Social Justice
- The History of Political Thought
- Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain
- Philosophy of the Enlightenment
- Anarchy and Order: Theories in International Relations
- America in Crisis: From the Tet Offensive to Trump
- Global Justice and Human Rights in the Age of Globalisation
- The Global First World War
- A Matter of Life and Death: Exploring Existential Philosophy
- Contemporary Moral Controversies
- International Security
- Global Summit Simulation
- Contemporary Wars and Conflicts
- British Politics and Public Policy
- The Global South in International Relations: Diplomacy, Development, and Resistance
- Health Policy
- Investigating Gender
- Researching Politics 1
- Principles of Social Policy
- The Family and Children: Ethics and Policy
- Who’s in, who’s out? Inclusion and Exclusion: Socio/Criminological Perspectives
- Social Movements, Social Policy and Social Change
- Race and Nation
- Dissertation
- Senedd Cymru/The Welsh Parliament
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics and Social Policy, at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £38,500. The £31,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Social policy.
What do graduates of BA Politics and Social Policy, at Swansea University 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 and Social Policy, at Swansea University?
95% 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 Social Policy, at Swansea University?
The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Politics and Social Policy, at Swansea University?
82% of students continued into their second year, and 14% left higher education.