Politics

About this course

Politics is the study of power: how it is organised and legitimised, how it is contested and constrained, and how the decisions that affect all of us are made. It examines the concepts that underpin political life, including justice, democracy, authority, and conflict, alongside the empirical realities of governments, parties, elections, and international relations. Political science uses rigorous methods to analyse and compare political phenomena across countries and systems, combining theoretical depth with empirical investigation in ways that illuminate both how politics works and how it ought to work. At the London School of Economics, this three-year full-time BSc Politics places you at one of the world's leading centres for the social sciences. You will study political theory and the history of political thought alongside comparative politics, international relations, and the anal

Where its graduates go

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

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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