BA Politics with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations, combining the study of political systems with international relations. Core topics include data analysis, research methods, and social and cultural analysis. The degree offers an optional year-long work placement and a semester abroad through a dedicated module.
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What students say
Based on about 35 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 87%
- Left higher education: 13%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
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 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 93%
- Access course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- HUM PLACEMENT YEAR
- 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
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- EARLY MODERN PHILOSOPHY
- APPLIED SOCIAL THEORY
- THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- WORLDBUILDING: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
- INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS FOR POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- STATES, INSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENS
- COOPERATION AND CRISIS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
- GENDER AND POWER
- ANALYSING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: FROM REALISM TO POSTCOLONIALISM
- WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- PIR SEMESTER ABROAD MODULE
- THE POWER PARADOX: AUTHORITY, FREEDOM, AND CONFLICT IN MODERN SOCIETY
- ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING FOR SECOND YEARS
- INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
- POLITICAL VIOLENCE & CONFLICT: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- THE POLITICS OF STORYTELLING
- U.S. EMPIRE
- POLITICS IN THE USA
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- DISSERTATION OR RESEARCH PROJECT IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- POLITICS AND POPULAR CULTURE
- BETTER WORLDS? UTOPIAS AND DYSTOPIAS
- DATA, POLITICS AND SOCIETY
- DIGITAL POLITICS
- PARLIAMENTARY STUDIES
- POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE INDO-PACIFIC
- WEAPONS OF WAR
- SOCIAL ACTION IN PRACTICE
- CAPITALISM AND ITS CRITICS
- POLITICAL JOURNALISM
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- US INTERVENTIONISM, THE CIA AND COVERT ACTION
- THE POLITICS AND HISTORY OF AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics with a Placement Year 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 with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia 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 with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Politics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BA Politics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Politics with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
87% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.