Teaching covers a range of topics, including international relations, governance and public policy, political theory and comparative politics. The geographical areas covered include Europe (Central, Southern and Eastern Europe and the European Union), the Americas, Asia (South) and Africa. At level one, you'll take five core modules and one unrestricted module, including Introduction to Political Analysis, Comparing Modern Polities, British Politics, An Introduction to Western Political Thought and The Politics of Globalisation. At levels two and three you deepen your subject knowledge by taking further core and optional modules followed by a project module or a dissertation. You may apply to spend your second year at a university in Europe or the USA. We also offer this course as a four-year degree with employment experience.

Our graduates work for the civil service, management consultancies, political parties and large international and non-government organisations. They also go into social science research and political journalism. Recent destinations include the House of Commons, local government, the NHS, the Office for National Statistics, KPMG, the Bank of New York Mellon and Santander.