The Politics and International Relations programme explores politics at both a local and global level. It examines political processes, the thought that justifies them, and the various challenges they must confront. There are core strands in British political processes: globalised/comparative politics and political theory. Options will reflect areas of specialism within the University including politics in literature and film; politics and the media; politics and business, and the relation of politics to religion.

​Graduate destinations include local government, the civil service, social research, marketing, communications, HR, and PR.