BA Politics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations, examining political ideas, institutions, and global governance. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The programme offers a semester abroad module, study trips, and opportunities for internships and placements. Guest speakers contribute to the course alongside seminar-based learning.
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 39%
- London: 27%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 5%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- RIGHTS & WRONGS: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY
- UNDERSTANDING POLITICS TODAY: APPROACHES, ISSUES AND CASE STUDIES
- POWER, (DIS)ORDER & SECURITY: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS 1
- INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
- GLOBALISATION, GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS 2
- WORLDBUILDING: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- MODERN READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY
- THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- APPLIED SOCIAL THEORY
- INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS FOR POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- STATES, INSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENS
- ANALYSING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: FROM REALISM TO POSTCOLONIALISM
- LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD
- 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
- ALGORITHMS & BLOCKBUSTERS: THE MAKING OF MEDIA AND CULTURAL POLICY
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- POST-APARTHEID: SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS TODAY
- INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
- THE POWER PARADOX: AUTHORITY, FREEDOM, AND CONFLICT IN MODERN SOCIETY
- ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING FOR SECOND YEARS
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- POLITICS IN THE USA
- U.S. EMPIRE
- THE POLITICS OF STORYTELLING
- SOUTH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
- AMERICA IN THE WORLD: THE HISTORY OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
- #NON! FRENCH SOCIAL UNREST THROUGH MEDIA
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II - B2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE II
- DISSERTATION OR RESEARCH PROJECT IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- DIGITAL POLITICS
- 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
- GREENING THE WORLD: THE POLITICS OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- WEAPONS OF WAR
- RHETORIC: DEMOCRACY AND THE POLITICS OF PERSUASION
- POLITICAL JOURNALISM
- ACTIVIST CAMPAIGNING
- CAPITALISM AND ITS CRITICS
- BLACK INTERNATIONALISM
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- US INTERVENTIONISM, THE CIA AND COVERT ACTION
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £38,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Politics at University of East Anglia do next?
80% 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 East Anglia?
86% 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 East Anglia?
The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Politics at University of East Anglia?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.