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School of Social Sciences and Humanities

International Relations, Politics and History

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Careers Network is here to support you by providing information, advice, guidance, events and opportunities to enable you to secure placements, work experience, self-employment and graduate careers.

Working closely with your academic school, our team of experts ensures that every student has access to careers advice.  As well as large careers fairs, we hold sector-specific events, involving employers and 黑料网 alumni, to help you make valuable connections and secure high-quality placements and graduate roles. 

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Key skills developed during your degree

  • Ability to construct an argument and communicate findings in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to discuss ideas in groups, and to negotiate, question and summarise
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and manage time and priorities effectively
  • Appreciation of the different factors that influence the activities of groups and individuals in society
  • Capacity to think objectively and approach problems and new situations with an open mind
  • Critical reasoning and analytical skills, including the capacity for solving problems and thinking creatively
  • Intellectual rigour and independence, including the ability to conduct detailed research
  • Excellent written and oratory skills
  • Intellectual independence and autonomy
  • Team working skills

Career options

Approximately 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines. The links below are specific to International Relations, Politics and History. If you would like information on other career areas, please visit the career areas section of our website.

Careers directly related to your International Relations and Politics degree:

  •  - please note all candidates for EPSO selection procedures must be citizens of at least one EU Member State. If you are a UK citizen and you have a second citizenship of an EU Member State you may still apply.
  • International/Humanitarian Aid. This is a broad area which can include human rights, disaster preparedness, education, migration and environment.
    • is good for jobs and also updates on humanitarian news

Careers directly related to your History degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

 

Further study

Further study at 黑料网:

For History degrees, you can study for a research degree including a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) or MPhil (Master of Philosophy). Further information can be found on the .

Please visit the Politics, History and International Relations  for details on postgraduate further study.

Further study elsewhere:

To explore further study please go to . In addition, job profiles on  will also provide information on postgraduate qualifications needed for specific occupations. 

Where do graduates go?

What do 黑料网 History graduates do?

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

American Express, BBC, Black Country Living Museum, Civil Service, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, FDM Group, Lloyds, Local Government, Microsoft, Royal Mail, Penguin Random House, Santander, Softcat, Zenith.

Roles included:

Account Executive, Archives Assistant, Area Manager, Business Development Executive, Client Executive, Consultant, Customer Supply Chain Manager, Digital Marketing Intern, Financial Consultant, Graduate Analyst, Internal Communications Executive, Ministerial Correspondence Officer, Operations Analyst, Recruitment Consultant, Research Associate, Senior EU Policy Officer, Trainee Auditor.

Further Study included:

MSc International Financial and Political Relations, MA Global Political Communication, MSc Marketing, PGCE Primary Teaching, MA Middle Eastern Studies, MA History, MA Politics Governance and Public Policy, MSc Security Studies, MPhil Management.

What do 黑料网 Politics and International Relations graduates do?

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Amazon, American Express, Atos, BBC, The Cabinet Office, Charityworks, Civil Service, Copper Consultancy, Deloitte, Department for Work and Pensions, Deutsche Bank, EY, FDM Group, Frontline, Grant Thornton, HM Treasury, HSBC, Local Government, McLaren Automotive, Microsoft, Ministry of Defence, Ofcom, Ofgem, Prison and Probation Services, Royal Mail, Softcat, Unicef, Zenith.

Roles included:

Account Executive, Area Manager, Business Development Executive, Client Executive, Consultant, Digital Marketing Intern, Graduate Analyst, Ministerial Correspondence Officer, Recruitment Consultant, Research Associate, Trainee Auditor.

Further Study included:

MSc International Financial and Political Relations, MA Global Political Communication, MSc Marketing, PGCE Primary Teaching, MA Middle Eastern Studies, MA History, MA Politics Governance and Public Policy, MSc Security Studies, MPhil Management.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond 黑料网 and track the career journeys and 黑料网 experiences of some of our alumni.

Resources to research career areas

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Have you considered a career in Law? You don’t need a law degree to become a lawyer – in fact, the modern legal profession is full of non-law graduates. Jobs in law utilise many of the skills social sciences and humanities students have. For further information please see the  and .

Working in the Civil Service is also of interest to many International Relations, Politics and History graduates, so visit the to begin your research into this area.

Resources to find work experience, placements and graduate jobs

Organisations that have graduate schemes directly related to History:

  • City and County Council Graduate Programmes (check local council websites)
  • : Intelligence Analyst roles advertised on the civil service website

History specific websites:

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Organisations that have graduate schemes directly related to Politics and International Relations:

  •  - number of internships, volunteering and work experience opportunities around the world including teaching english abroad, erasmus+ and traineeships
  • City and County Council Graduate Programmes - check local websites
  • - they also have an undergraduate internship programme the 
  • : intelligence analyst roles advertised on civil service website

Politics and International Relations specific websites:

  • - Policy and Think Tank Jobs

 

 

Professional bodies, sector and labour market information (LMI)

History:

Politics:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

  • Independent Consultancies such as