BA Politics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics, a Politics and International Relations degree centred on the study of political theory, institutions, and global governance. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can choose an optional year working full-time in organisations or spend an optional year abroad at a partner university. The first year covers foundational ideas through modules such as Doing Politics: Participation, Campaigning, and Change, Governance and Institutions: From the Local to the Global, Introduction to Development: Understanding Global Inequalities, and Introduction to International Relations, alongside optional choices like Feminist Political Thought. The second year examines political research and structures with compulsory studies in British Politics: Crisis and Possibilities, Political Research and Practice, The Politics of Inclusion / Exclusion, and Theorising Politics and International Relations, complemented by options such as Global Security. The final year focuses on advanced practice and independent inquiry through compulsory modules including Dissertation, Governing Crisis, and Policy and Practice. Optional modules in the final year allow specialisation in areas such as American Power in a Multi-Polar World, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in a Changing World, and The Politics of Protest: Social and Political Movements Today.
Written by AI from the university's course page and module list. It can get details wrong, so check the official course page before you rely on it.
Entry requirements
A Levels – CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points). T levels –96 UCAS Tariff points. International Baccalaureate – 96 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 – MMM. BTEC Diploma – DD. Access – 96 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 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 65%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 62%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 44 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 64%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 12%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Sales occupations: 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: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Doing Politics: Participation, Campaigning, and Change
- Governance and Institutions: From the Local to the Global
- Introduction to Development: Understanding Global Inequalities
- Introduction to International Relations
- Thinking Politics: Concepts, Ideas and Ideologies
- Democracy and Development in Asia and Africa
- Feminist Political Thought
- Labour and Migration in the World Economy
- Sites and Spaces of International (dis)order
- British Politics: Crisis and Possibilities
- Political Research and Practice
- The Politics of Inclusion / Exclusion
- Theorising Politics and International Relations
- Gender, Sexuality and Global Politics
- Global Political Economy
- Global Security
- Governance in Europe
- Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations
- Mapping Global Change and Decolonial Futures
- Rethinking Development and Sustainability
- Dissertation
- Governing Crisis
- Policy and Practice
- American Power in a Multi-Polar World
- Development Futures
- Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in a Changing World
- Justice, Ethics, and World Order(s)
- Politics and Development in the Middle East
- Security, Secrecy and the State: The War on Terror and its Aftermath
- The Politics of Protest: Social and Political Movements Today
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics 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 Politics at University of Westminster do next?
77% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics 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 Politics at University of Westminster?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 88 UCAS points.
Does BA Politics 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 Politics at University of Westminster?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.