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De Montfort University

UCAS Code: L200 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

112 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent

Access to HE Diploma

M:30

Pass QAA Access to Higher Education course with at least 30 level 3 credits at Merit. We will normally require students have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

26

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

112

About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subjects

International relations

Politics

This course uses a range of innovative strategies to immerse you in the most pressing contemporary issues in politics and international relations. You'll engage in interactive sessions and complete a range of assignments aimed at boosting your employability, ensuring you graduate with the confidence and capabilities needed to succeed in diverse career paths.

You'll join a diverse community of students, from both traditional and non-traditional backgrounds, across the East Midlands and beyond. You'll benefit from guest lectures and events, including the highly anticipated Congress to Campus event, offering direct insights from leading experts in the field. Our staff are committed to delivering cutting-edge, research-led teaching, with exciting modules on international politics and the critically relevant topic of decolonising politics.

**Key features**
- Collaborate with the DMU UN Hub and engage with global initiatives through participation in COP summits and other high-profile international activities, offering real-world experience on critical global issues.

- Specialise in either Politics or International Relations during your second year, leading to an extended research project in your final year that challenges your skills in research, critical thinking, and communication.

- Learn from faculty experts and study cutting-edge topics such as decolonising politics, American politics, and security studies, guided by faculty members who are leading researchers in these areas.

- Develop invaluable skills for your future career through every module, with opportunities for personal growth and practical experience integrated throughout the program.

- Gain a wide range of critical analysis, communication, and presentation skills through course and assessment design focused on real-world applications, preparing you for success after graduation.

- Benefit from faculty who are not only experts in their fields but actively engaged in producing groundbreaking research, ensuring that you learn the latest developments in Politics and International Relations.

- Learn from academics who frequently contribute to local, national, and international news outlets, such as BBC Radio, giving you insights from those shaping public discourse.

- Benefit from block teaching, where most students study one subject at a time. A simple timetable will allow you to really engage with your learning, receive regular feedback and assessments, get to know your course mates and enjoy a better study-life balance.

Modules

**Year 1**
Block 1: Ideas and Change in Politics and International Relations
Block 2: Journeys and Places
Block 3: Global Challenges: Politics and Policy
Block 4: Comparative Politics and Democracy

**Year 2**
Block 1: Political Theory
* Politics pathway: Political Theory – Why Big Ideas Matter
* International Relations pathway: Contemporary International Relations Theory
Block 2: Exploring Work and Society
Block 3:
* Politics pathway: Global Political Economy: Gender, Race, Class
* International Relations pathway: Not Westminster
Block 4: Political Research in Action

**Year 3**
**Politics pathway**
Block 1: Politics of the Americas
Block 2: Decolonising Politics
Block 3: Sustainable Futures
Block 4: Politics and IR Project (year-long)
**International Relations pathway**
Block 1: Global Inequalities
Block 2: Security, Peace and Conflict
Block 3: Tackling Global Crises
Block 4: Politics and IR Project (year-long)

Once you have selected a specialism pathway, you cannot switch to an alternative pathway for the remainder of the course.

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

Assessment methods

You deserve a positive teaching and learning experience, where you feel part of a supportive and nurturing community. That’s why most students will enjoy an innovative approach to learning using block teaching, where you will study one module at a time. You’ll benefit from regular assessments - rather than lots of exams at the end of the year - and a simple timetable that allows you to engage with your subject and enjoy other aspects of university life such as sports, societies, meeting friends and discovering your new city. By studying with the same peers and tutor for each block, you’ll build friendships and a sense of belonging.

**Overview**
In first year, the students will take a college-wide interdisciplinary module, the first iteration of which is called Journeys and Places.

In year two students will move into their chosen pathway: politics or international relations. There, experts in the disciplines will teach them more advanced theoretical perspectives.

Students will conclude year 2 by merging back into a large group to study research methods, where they will learn about and develop new skills.

Year three concludes with the submission of the long project or dissertation.

**Contact hours**
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops, studios, group work and self-directed study. You will normally attend around 14 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures and tutorials) each week, and we expect you to undertake at least 25 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,535
per year
England
£9,535
per year
EU
£16,250
per year
International
£16,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Leicester Campus

Department:

Arts, Design and Humanities

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

75%
International relations
75%
Politics

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Politics

Teaching and learning

79%
Staff make the subject interesting
82%
Staff are good at explaining things
81%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
70%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

73%
Library resources
89%
IT resources
81%
Course specific equipment and facilities
45%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

65%
UK students
35%
International students
45%
Male students
55%
Female students
69%
2:1 or above
28%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

D
D
C

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Politics

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£20,000
med
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

24%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
11%
Business, finance and related associate professionals
11%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

The numbers of people taking politics degrees fell sharply last year and we'll keep an eye on this one - it can't really be because of graduates getting poor outcomes as politics grads do about as well as graduates on average. Most politics or international relations graduates don't actually go into politics - although many do, as activists, fundraisers and researchers. Jobs in local and central government are also important. Other popular jobs include marketing and PR, youth and community work, finance roles, HR and academic research (you usually need a postgraduate degree to get into research). Because so many graduates get jobs in the civil service, a lot of graduates find themselves in London after graduating. Politics is a very popular postgraduate subject, and so about one in five politics graduates go on to take another course - usually a one-year Masters - after they finish their degrees.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Politics

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£18k

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£30k

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This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).

This is the percentage of final-year students at this university who were "definitely" or "mostly" satisfied with their course. We've analysed this figure against other universities so you can see whether this is high, medium or low.

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This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for undergraduate students only.

You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.

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Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit have provided some further context for all graduates in this subject area, including details that numbers alone might not show

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The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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