Degree Destinations - Politics & International Relations
Our graduates find employment in many fields. Some put their special skills of political analysis to direct use in the Home and European civil services, political research units, aid agencies and journalism. Others go into industry, commerce, banking and the City.
At a glance
Six months after leaving (figures from the last two years of DLHE data):
- 70% of graduates are in paid work
- 18% are in higher level study
- 68% of our graduates are in graduate-level work or study
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Examples of first jobs undertaken by Politics & International Relations graduates
- Civil Servant
- Political Intern
- Political Researcher
- Journalist / Reporter
- Armed Forces Officer
- Accountant / Trainee Accountant
- Administrator
Who employs Politics & International Relations graduates? (to name a few...)
- Civil Service
- Members of Parliament
- GCHQ
- Local authorities
- Armed Forces
- British Red Cross
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
More detailed information
University of Reading Staff - full departmental information is available in the Staff section of this site.
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