BA International Relations and Modern Language
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The programme combines political and international relations study with modern language learning in French, Spanish, or Japanese. A year abroad at partner institutions or through approved work placements is completed in the third year.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB
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What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 67%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 32%
- London: 34%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- LCS YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- UNDERSTANDING POLITICS TODAY: APPROACHES, ISSUES AND CASE STUDIES
- POWER, (DIS)ORDER & SECURITY: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS 1
- GLOBALISATION, GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS 2
- WORLDBUILDING: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
- FRENCH YEAR 1 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 1 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 1 (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 1 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 1 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 1 (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- ANALYSING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: FROM REALISM TO POSTCOLONIALISM
- SPANISH YEAR 2 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 2 (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 2 (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 2 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 2 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 2 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD
- INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS FOR POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- GENDER AND POWER
- COOPERATION AND CRISIS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
- MEDIA, GLOBALISATION AND CULTURE
- POLITICAL VIOLENCE & CONFLICT: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
- PIR SEMESTER ABROAD MODULE
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- POST-APARTHEID: SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS TODAY
- STATES, INSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENS
- INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
- THE POWER PARADOX: AUTHORITY, FREEDOM, AND CONFLICT IN MODERN SOCIETY
- ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING FOR SECOND YEARS
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- SLAVERY IN THE USA, 1619-1865
- POLITICS IN THE USA
- U.S. EMPIRE
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- VISIONARIES: LOCAL THINKERS, GLOBAL CHANGEMAKERS
- SOUTH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
- PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
- AMERICA IN THE WORLD: THE HISTORY OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- DISSERTATION OR RESEARCH PROJECT IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- JAPANESE YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
- POLITICS AND POPULAR CULTURE
- BETTER WORLDS? UTOPIAS AND DYSTOPIAS
- DATA, POLITICS AND SOCIETY
- PARLIAMENTARY STUDIES
- POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE INDO-PACIFIC
- MULTICULTURALISM
- WEAPONS OF WAR
- RHETORIC: DEMOCRACY AND THE POLITICS OF PERSUASION
- GREENING THE WORLD: THE POLITICS OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- CAPITALISM AND ITS CRITICS
- POLITICAL JOURNALISM
- ACTIVIST CAMPAIGNING
- BLACK INTERNATIONALISM
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- THE FIRST WORLD WAR: A NEW HISTORY
- CAMPS IN HISTORY AND MEMORY: THE 20TH CENTURY IN DETENTIONS, MIGRATIONS, AND EXPLOITATION
- GRAND STRATEGY
- US INTERVENTIONISM, THE CIA AND COVERT ACTION
- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Relations and Modern Language at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £36,000. The £29,000 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA International Relations and Modern Language at University of East Anglia do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA International Relations and Modern Language at University of East Anglia?
83% 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 and Modern Language at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Does BA International Relations and Modern Language at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA International Relations and Modern Language at University of East Anglia?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.