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Politics and International Studies

BA · The University of Warwick · 3 years

Politics and International Studies

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The University of Warwick

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION86%
CONTINUATION99%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS70%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 44% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Politics and international studies is a degree that takes the most fundamental questions about how human societies are governed and how they interact with each other as its subject matter. Why do states go to war? How do democracies remain stable or collapse? What drives international cooperation on issues like climate change, trade, and human rights? How does power work at the national and global level, and who benefits? These questions are not only intellectually fascinating but directly relevant to the most pressing challenges of the contemporary world. At the University of Warwick you will study across three years on a full-time programme, with a sandwich year that provides professional experience, a year abroad for international study, and work placement embedded throughout. Warwick's politics and international studies department is one of the strongest in the UK, with research and

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

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  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).