Careers for Politics and
International Relations
graduates
With a Politics and International Relations
degree from the University of Exeter,
you’ll be able to:
•show a thorough knowledge of political ideas, institutions and practice
•demonstrate understanding of key political events which have shaped the world
•formulate and advocate solutions to problems
•identify, analyse and interpret complex information drawn from a variety
of sources
•prepare and present an argument coherently and with authority
•demonstrate transferable skills relating to communication, organisation,
teamwork and critical reasoning.
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Where can your degree take you?
Skills, expertise and knowledge gained via a Politics and International Relations degree are
relevant if you want to pursue a career in all levels of government including the Civil Service,
party politics, political research, journalism, NGOs, charities, teaching and business.
A first degree in Politics and International Relations will also equip you with skills that will allow you
to move in to other areas of employment.
Here is a snapshot of the jobs, employers, and further study programmes that our recent Politics
and International Relations students have progressed to soon after graduation.
Employers
–Accenture
–NHS
– Barclays Bank PLC
– Ogilvy and Mather
– Treehouse PR Ltd
– Easton Aerospace
– Orchards of London
– Shailesh Vara MP
–Cornells
– Arcadia Group
– European Commission
–Microsoft
– Lloyds of London
Further study
– Graduate Diploma in Law
– MA Middle Eastern Politics
– MSc International
Management
– MA European Media Studies
– MSc Marketing
– MA Multimedia Journalism
– MSc Economics
– MA Human Rights
– MSc IT Consultancy
– PG Diploma in
Event Management
– MA Global Politics
– MA Activism and
Social Change
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Occupations
– Management Consultant
– Parliamentary Caseworker
and Researcher
– Civil Servant
– Officer Cadet
–Analyst
– Trainee Insurance Broker
– Investment Assistant
– Communications Officer
– Private Equity Analyst
– Recruitment Consultant
– Product Developer
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