Career opportunities

Our graduates go on to a wide range of successful careers. Contrary to popular belief, the aim of a politics degree is not to produce potential Members of Parliament. It equips you with a range of skills that can be applied in a wide variety of occupations. To help your career prospects, we have created a unique optional employability module, Politics In Action* in the second year which gives you valuable work experience.

Learn more about our Careers and Employability Service.

Our students in recent years have gone into such things as:

Civil Service Administration (both public and private)
Journalism
The armed services
The police
The media
Management (industry and commerce)
The legal profession
Banking and accountancy
Careers in international organisations such as the European Commission in Brussels
Further study in Political Research
Teaching

*Modules were available at the time of writing, please be aware that at times the selection of course modules on offer may vary.