BA (Hons) Politics with a Placement Year

Turn your passion for politics into power to shape real change. In UEA's BA Politics with a Placement Year, you'll combine rigorous academic analysis with hands-on experience to understand how political decisions affect everything from local communities to global climate action. At its core, this degree in politics explores how power operates in society – who has it and how it can be transformed.

You'll investigate diverse political systems, analyse international relations, and engage with pressing debates on inequality, human rights, and environmental governance. Our curriculum balances classical political thought with cutting-edge research on emerging trends like AI's impact on democracy. On our BA Politics with a Placement Year course, you’ll normally spend 9-12 months of your third year in a work placement, gaining invaluable real-world experience and employability skills in a relevant area of your choice.