Overview

Throughout this German and Politics (Hons) BA programme from Queen Mary University of Londo you'll divide your time equally between the two subjects, with the flexibility to tailor your degree from a wide choice of modules. You’ll learn to engage with political theories, ideas and ideologies, governments and institutions, and comparative politics. You'll become fluent in the German language, taking core modules in written and spoken German at the appropriate level, and study the cultures and histories of Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland.

You’ll spend your third year studying or working in a German-speaking country – immersing yourself in their rich language, culture, politics and history. The German and Politics (Hons) programme offered at Queen Mary University of London offer excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies.

Career opportunities:

German and Politics graduates are highly employable, with invaluable political knowledge and research, analytical and communication skills that open doors to a huge variety of roles. They move into domestic and international careers in government, translating, policy research, education, journalism, media, marketing and business.

As German is an official, procedural and major working language of the EU, knowledge of German gives our graduates an additional advantage in European job markets.

Recent graduates from German and Politics have been hired by:

AMAR
ESI International
House of Commons
Labour Party
PwC
UK Home Office.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Culture and Language
Thinking Politically: Introduction to concepts, theories and ideologies
German Narrative Fiction: Text and Film
German language module (streamed according to entry level)

International Relations
Political Analysis

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in German

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Political Science German and Scandinavian studies View 650 other Bachelors in Political Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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General requirements

Grades ABB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies and Critical Thinking.
IB - International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects.

GCSE - Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.

EPQ - Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.

Contextualised admissions - We consider every application on its individual merits and will take into consideration your individual educational experiences and context.

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Tuition Fees

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26950 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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