Politics and International Relations

About this course

Politics and international relations together examine how power is organised, exercised and contested, both within states and in the relationships between them. Politics focuses on governments, elections, parties, institutions and policy-making processes. International relations extends this to the global stage, asking how states, international organisations, non-state actors and transnational forces interact in a world without a single governing authority. Together they give you a sophisticated and evidence-based understanding of the forces that shape public life at every scale. At the University of Aberdeen this four-year full-time programme offers a unique combination in Scotland, taught by internationally recognised academics who engage actively with public debate and appear regularly as media experts on unfolding world events. You will study the role of politics, power, states and

Where its graduates go

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

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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