BA International Relations with Foundation
About this course
BA (Hons) in International Relations with Foundation BA (Hons), a politics and international relations degree centred on historical and regional depth in global politics. Core topics include Circuit Design, Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme begins with an introductory foundation year before students progress onto the full honours degree for a further three years of study. The course opens with Year 0 modules including Critical Thinking in a Changing World, History, Memory and Belonging, Imagining Global Society and Politics, Intercultural Communication, Introduction to Academic Practice, and Law, Power and Authority. Year 1 builds foundational knowledge through Doing Politics: Participation, Campaigning, and Change, Introduction to Development: Understanding Global Inequalities, Introduction to International Relations, and Sites and Spaces of International (dis)order, while offering optional modules such as Democracy and Development in Asia and Africa. Year 2 advances into Global Security, Mapping Global Change and Decolonial Futures, Political Research and Practice, and Theorising Politics and International Relations alongside choices like British Politics: Crisis and Possibilities. The final year centres on compulsory study including Dissertation, Security, Secrecy and the State: The War on Terror and its Aftermath, and Sovereignty, Indigeneity, Resistance, with further opportunities to choose optional subjects like Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in a Changing World.
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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 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- 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 40 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Foundation 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 in a Changing World
- History, Memory and Belonging
- Imagining Global Society and Politics
- Intercultural Communication
- Introduction to Academic Practice
- Law, Power and Authority
- Doing Politics: Participation, Campaigning, and Change
- Introduction to Development: Understanding Global Inequalities
- Introduction to International Relations
- Sites and Spaces of International (dis)order
- Thinking Politics: Concepts, Ideas and Ideologies
- Democracy and Development in Asia and Africa
- Feminist Political Thought
- Governance and Institutions: From the Local to the Global
- Labour and Migration in the World Economy
- Global Security
- Mapping Global Change and Decolonial Futures
- Political Research and Practice
- Theorising Politics and International Relations
- British Politics: Crisis and Possibilities
- Gender, Sexuality and Global Politics
- Global Political Economy
- Governance in Europe
- Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations
- Rethinking Development and Sustainability
- The Politics of Inclusion / Exclusion
- Dissertation
- Security, Secrecy and the State: The War on Terror and its Aftermath
- Sovereignty, Indigeneity, Resistance
- 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
- Development Futures
- Governing Crisis
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Relations 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 with Foundation at University of Westminster do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA International Relations with Foundation at University of Westminster?
85% 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 with Foundation at University of Westminster?
The typical offer is DEE at A level. The average entrant had 95 UCAS points.
Does BA International Relations 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 with Foundation at University of Westminster?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.