Politics

Overview

Course Details

Discover how to get into politics as you:

• study political theory, global politics, public policy, and political analysis
• focus on topics of contemporary political importance, for example, globalisation, public policy, constitutional politics, security studies and migration
• choose from a wide array of topics through optional modules, including political topics relating to the UK, the EU or the US, and modules in criminology, economics or ethics

The Politics BSc course at the University of Southampton will:

• develop your critical thinking skills
• hone your analytical capacity
• train you in a range of research skills that are highly valued by employers

You'll develop transferable skills such as:

• effective oral and written communication
• problem solving
• data analysis

This degree gives excellent training for a range of careers, including roles in:

• the civil service and international organisations
• NGOs, advocacy and lobby groups
• political campaigning
• journalism
• a broad range of business sectors

Career Opportunities

You’ll graduate with a wide range of transferable skills such as critical thinking, research and team working. Career skills are embedded at every stage of our courses and certain modules offer specific teaching in reasoning and communication.

Politics graduates have secured roles as diverse as:

• management consultants
• business analysts
• social scientists
• researchers
• journalists
• civil servants