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Politics at Swansea University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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14Jun
Undergraduate On-Campus Open Day at Swansea University - Singleton Park Campus and Bay Campus - 14 June 2025
Undergraduate

Course summary

Our BA (Hons) Politics degree can open up a range of exciting career possibilities by helping you to develop transferable skills, which are highly valued by employers. The three-year degree involves exploring British and European politics, public policy, political theory and philosophy. You have the chance to take an internship with the Welsh Assembly Government and a British Parliamentary Studies module, partly taught by expert staff from the Houses of Parliament. Why Politics at Swansea? Politics at Swansea is ranked:

  • 4th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025)
  • 8th in the UK for Academic Support (NSS 2024*)
  • Politics at Swansea University is ranked in the Top 250 in the World (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)
Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula. You will study in one of the select departments in the UK to offer the British Parliamentary Studies module, where you will be taught by our specialist academic staff and Members of Parliament, and you will visit the House of Commons. You will have the competitive option of undertaking a work placement module with the National Assembly for Wales, working closely with Assembly Ministers. You can also have a semester abroad in Hong Kong, Singapore or the USA, further enhancing your student experience and career prospects. *Based on the average positivity score across questions 15 to 16 in the NSS 2024 when ranked against universities featured in the Times Good University Guide Your Politics Experience
  • We offer varied and flexible course content, so you can shape your Politics degree to your own interests.
  • Topics include British and European politics, public policy, political theory and philosophy, electoral issues, democracy and International peace and conflict.
  • Teaching is informed by our world-leading research and you can attend seminars organised through our guest speaker programme.
  • You will have a personal tutor for any pastoral and academic support you may need.

Modules

In Year 1, you will typically have the option to study areas including: Politics and the People; Introduction to Politics; Disinformation, Ideology and Bias: Researching and examining political data; Europe of Extremes; Living Well and Doing Good - An Introduction to Ethics; Critical Reasoning; Fundamental Issues in Philosophy... In year 2, you will typically have the option to study areas including: The State and Political Institutions; The History of Political Thought; British Politics and Public Policy; Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain; The Global First World War; Philosophy of the Enlightenment; Anarchy and Order: Theories in International Relations... In year 3, you will typically have the option to study areas including: Researching Politics; Senedd Cymru/The Welsh Parliament; The Russian Civil WarCapitalism and Justice; Digital Futures; Africa in International Relations. Your final year will include a compulsory independent dissertation project.

Assessment method

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students. Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching. Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study. This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
L200
Institution code:
S93
Campus name:
Singleton Park Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

If you are an International Student, please visit our International pages for more information about entry requirements: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/international/students/requirements/

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

English language requirements

For applicants whose first language is not English we require a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) and no less than 5.5 in each component.

English Language Requirements at Swansea University

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/admissions/english-language-requirements/

Student Outcomes

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60%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
75%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For the latest fee information, please check the individual course page on our website. Our full range of programmes are listed here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/ Further information on tuition fees can be found here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/
Politics at Swansea University - UCAS