BA Politics with Foundation
About this course
BA (Hons) Politics with Foundation, a politics degree centred on political theory, governance, and international relations. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Upon successful completion of the foundation year, students progress through a three-year honours degree that includes an independent dissertation in the final year. The initial foundation year establishes fundamental academic skills through modules such as Critical Thinking for Academic and Professional Development, History, Memory and Belonging, and Law, Power and Authority. The first year introduces core concepts via modules like Doing Politics: Participation, Campaigning, and Change, Governance and Institutions: From the Local to the Global, and Introduction to International Relations, alongside optional choices such as Feminist Political Thought. The second year addresses institutional structures and research methods through British Politics: Crisis and Possibilities, Political Research and Practice, and Theorising Politics and International Relations, with optional modules including Global Political Economy and Governance in Europe. The final year focuses on advanced analysis through Governing Crisis, Policy and Practice, and a compulsory Dissertation, while optional modules cover topics such as American Power in a Multi-Polar World and 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 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
- 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
- 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 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 Politics with Foundation 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 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 Politics with Foundation at University of Westminster?
The typical offer is DEE at A level. The average entrant had 88 UCAS points.
Does BA Politics 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 Politics with Foundation at University of Westminster?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.