What can I do with a degree in Politics and International Studies?
Why Warwick?
- Our graduates are some of the most targeted by the UK’s top graduate employers (annual Graduate Market report produced by High Fliers Research)
- Warwick is consistently ranked in the top 10 of major university league tables (Times and Sunday Times; Guardian)
- Employment destinations of recent graduates*: discoveruni.gov.uk/
What do graduate recruiters look for?
- A good degree from a good university
- Work experience
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities
- The ability to describe and articulate your unique achievements and skills
How does Politics and International Studies prepare students for the world of work?
Here are some of the skills students studying Politics and International Studies gain which are sought by graduate recruiters:
A degree in Politics and International Studies develops generic skills such as communication, teamwork, IT, organisational and time management, as well as core skills from Politics and International Studies such as critical thinking, research abilities, and comprehensive examination of sources. Moreover, it explores power dynamics between authorities and people, encourages innovative thinking and problem-solving, and enhances writing and presentation abilities.
What do Politics and International Studies graduates do?
Sectors where graduates were working include:
- International Politics
- International Relations
- War Studies
- Development Studies
- Foreign Policy
- Public Policy
- Sociology
- Gender Development
- Law conversion
- Teaching
In addition, PAIS students in the past have gone on to work in a variety of roles and sectors such as:
- Management Consultancy and Business Analysis and Research
- Data Analysis
- Finance
- Law
- Journalism
- HR
- Marketing
- National Government
- NGOs
- Police
- PR
- Education, and Teaching
Sample employers include:
- Amnesty International
- Apple
- Deloitte
- Department for International Trade
- Department for Transport
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Health and Social Care
- FTI Consulting
- HMRC
- Mastercard
- Ofcom
- Ofgem
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Randstad
- Raytheon Technologies
- Sussex Police
- Unilever
- The Information Lab
- upReach
- Goldman Sachs
Opportunities available at Warwick include:
Careers support from our professionally trained staff, opportunities to meet recruiters and attend events, help finding work experience and free careers support after graduation.
Derived from the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after successful completion. Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
*discoveruni.gov.uk/ includes information from the national Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after graduates complete their course. For some career paths, graduates need to gain relevant experience, often at non-graduate level. It may therefore take some graduates longer than others to secure a graduate-level job.