Politics and International Relations
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Top 100 in the World for Politics (QS World Rankings by Subject 2025)
Top 10 in the UK for Politics (QS World Rankings by Subject 2025)
96%in work or further study within 15 months of graduating
(GOS 2023)
Top reasons to study Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary
There's never been a more important time to study politics and international relations. We're at a crucial point, facing big issues like war, climate, immigration, and economic inequality. And rising discontent with democracy is challenging the foundations of politics globally.
Explore political thought and empirical and theoretical approaches to international relations and politics. You'll graduate with invaluable political knowledge and analytical and communication skills that open doors to a huge variety of careers.
Immerse yourself in the world of politics and international relations by studying abroad, completing work placements, and taking part in simulation activities. Learn from our regional expertise encompassing North and South America, Europe, Africa, Russia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
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Our students say...
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Whether we know it or not, politics and international relations are personal to us all. Studying this course helped me to conceptualise the complex world we all live in. The diversity of economic, social, political, and environmental topics discussed in this course, from several perspectives, means that there is something truly engaging for every unique student.— Elmina Zaria Lucretia Kwao, International Relations (2024)