Public Affairs MPA – 2020 entry

The international political landscape has undergone remarkable changes in the past 50 years. Politics continues to affect life in every area of society, and it is only through study that we can begin to make sense of the global political landscape and create real change.

Our Department of Politics is home to a lively community of energetic minds who closely examine how power operates and how it affects people’s lives. This new and innovative course is unique in the UK, and focuses on the active role that citizens can play in shaping politics at local, national, and international levels.

A Professional Training placement provides you with the opportunity to develop your professional, academic and personal potential, equipping you to be adaptable, resilient, globally minded, confident, entrepreneurial and digitally savvy in the workplace. These qualities are widely recognised by employers and many of our students are offered employment on graduation by their placement provider.

The Professional Training placement year gives our students an insight into their subject and career potential, and early access to professional experience. It can be invaluable in developing work-based skills and helping them secure a graduate career.

Recent graduates from the Department of Politics have secured roles such as:

Outreach Manager, Houses of Commons
Funding Manager, Latsis Organisation
Researcher, Department for exiting the European Union
Press Officer, Peoples Vote UK
Graduate Intern, Deutche Bank
Commercial Real Estate Manager, Wells Fargo
Market Research Manager, GfK
Business Development Executive, Screenpages Ltd
Researcher, Westminster Forum Projects
Graduate Intern, Ipsos MORI
Corporate Finance Advisor, Department for Transport
Bid Analyst, Serco Ltd.

Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent).