Politics

About this course

Politics as a discipline asks how power is organised, exercised and contested, and why that matters for the people who live within political systems. It examines the institutions of government, the behaviour of political actors, the forces that shape policy, the theories that have been used to justify or critique political arrangements, and the international relations between states and other actors in the global order. It is a subject that requires both rigorous analytical thinking and genuine curiosity about the world, and it trains you to read complex situations carefully and to argue with precision. This four-year full-time degree at the University of Stirling includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study politics in a different national context and to develop comparative perspectives on political systems and processes. Over four years you will build a thorough groundi

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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