BA International Relations and Development with Foundation
About this course
BA (Hons) in International Relations and Development with Foundation, a politics and international relations degree spanning global politics, inequality, and governance. Core topics include Historical Research, Legal Analysis, Research Methods, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme begins with a foundational year designed to build academic skills and introduce core political concepts before progressing to the standard three-year degree structure. The initial foundation year covers essential academic preparation through compulsory modules such as Critical Thinking for Academic and Professional Development, History, Memory and Belonging, and Law, Power and Authority. The first year introduces fundamental concepts via modules including Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Development: Understanding Global Inequalities, and Thinking Politics: Concepts, Ideas and Ideologies, alongside optional studies like Feminist Political Thought. The second year advances into specialized topics with compulsory modules such as Global Political Economy, Political Research and Practice, and Theorising Politics and International Relations, supplemented by options including British Politics: Crisis and Possibilities and Global Security. The final year focuses on advanced concepts through compulsory modules like Development Futures, Governing Crisis, and the Dissertation, while offering various optional modules such as Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in a Changing World and The Politics of Protest: Social and Political Movements Today.
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Entry requirements
A Levels – DEE (56 UCAS Tariff points). T levels – 56 UCAS Tariff points. International Baccalaureate – 56 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis. BTEC Extended Diploma – MPP. BTEC Diploma – MM. Access – 56 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course. If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component. We also welcome applications from students who are taking a combination of qualifications listed above. For further information, please contact Course Enquiries.
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 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 12 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 25%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 130 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 71%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Critical Thinking for Academic and Professional Development
- History, Memory and Belonging
- Imagining Global Society and Politics
- Intercultural Communication
- Introduction to Academic Practice
- Law, Power and Authority
- Democracy and Development in Asia and Africa
- Doing Politics: Participation, Campaigning, and Change
- Introduction to Development: Understanding Global Inequalities
- Introduction to International Relations
- Thinking Politics: Concepts, Ideas and Ideologies
- Feminist Political Thought
- Governance and Institutions: From the Local to the Global
- Labour and Migration in the World Economy
- Sites and Spaces of International (dis)order
- Global Political Economy
- Political Research and Practice
- Rethinking Development and Sustainability
- Theorising Politics and International Relations
- British Politics: Crisis and Possibilities
- Gender, Sexuality and Global Politics
- Global Security
- Governance in Europe
- Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations
- Mapping Global Change and Decolonial Futures
- The Politics of Inclusion / Exclusion
- Development Futures
- Dissertation
- Governing Crisis
- Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in a Changing World
- American Power in a Multi-Polar World
- Politics and Development in the Middle East
- The Politics of Protest: Social and Political Movements Today
- Policy and Practice
- Justice, Ethics, and World Order(s)
- Security, Secrecy and the State: The War on Terror and its Aftermath
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Relations and Development with Foundation at University of Westminster earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £38,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA International Relations and Development with Foundation at University of Westminster do next?
55% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA International Relations and Development with Foundation at University of Westminster?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA International Relations and Development with Foundation at University of Westminster?
The typical offer is DEE at A level. The average entrant had 103 UCAS points.
Does BA International Relations and Development with Foundation at University of Westminster include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA International Relations and Development with Foundation at University of Westminster?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.