For more than 20 years the University of Westminster has been a leader in providing quality undergraduate programmes in the social sciences. We now offer students the widest choice of undergraduate study in politics and international relations. Our degrees are taught by experienced academics who are committed to expanding your academic knowledge and furthering your career development.

You will join a student body that is diverse in character and actively involved in the practical side of politics and international relations. Our flexible curriculum and our pastoral support are designed to support your academic progression.

The Westminster Advantage

The Department of Politics and International Relations is renowned for the international quality of its research. We are committed to research-led teaching and have particular research strengths in three areas: the theory and practice of democracy, particularly in Europe, the Arab world and in the United States; security studies and international relations; and environmental politics. Our teaching is designed to encourage engagement with cutting edge research in politics and international relations. The strength of our teaching programme is reflected in our increased standing in the Guardian University Guide for Politics, having jumped 13 places in the UK rankings for student entry in 2011/2012.

The Westminster Advantage: Student Engagement

Our students play a key part in the academic community at the Department of Politics and International Relations. From week to week you will be invited to participate in the wide variety of events which we organise, from seminars on cutting-edge thinking to workshops and conferences with leading academic figures from all over the world.

You will also be able to go away with your fellow students to a field centre in the countryside, for a residential weekend of lively political discussion and debate. These residential weekends provide excellent opportunities for you to get to know your class mates and members of staff. They will also give you the chance to explore current thinking in politics and international relations through discussions, debates, simulations and staff presentations. Students always say that these trips are valuable learning experiences and lots of fun.

Westminster undergraduates from the Department of Politics and International Relations are also known for organising their own programme of activities, including successful and lively debating societies and politics clubs. Individually, they have created high-profile blogs, with many readers nationally and internationally. And, more than this, Westminster students have even been known to stand for office in local and national elections.