Politics degrees

Through our Radical Futures research centre we harness disruptive ideas, open debate and progressive thinking to redress the inequalities and social injustices of the twenty-first century.

Queer the Pier exhibition visit

Staff and students visited the ‘Queer the Pier’ exhibition at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery as part of their course.

Brighton graffiti tour for politics students

Around 30 Politics students studying on our Politics, Politics and International Relations and Politics, Sexuality and Gender degrees took part in street art and graffiti tours around central Brighton.

Try out university at a summer school

If you’re in year 12 or your first year of 6th form college, you have the chance to try out what it’s like to study at university at one of our summer schools.

Brighton named one of Time Out’s 50 best cities in the world for 2025

Brighton ranks 34th on Time Out’s 2025 list of the world’s 50 best cities, making it the third-highest ranked city in the UK.

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If you have a degree in politics, you may be attracted to occupations in central or local government, the Civil Service, or charitable organisations. Still, there are numerous other possible career paths available to you, such as law and business. Here's 10 jobs you could get with a politics degree.

• Lobbyist
• Campaign manager or strategist
• Political consultant
• Public policy analyst
• Government affairs director
• Political reporter or journalist
• Political scientist
• Foreign service officer
• Political campaign fundraiser
• Non-profit advocacy organisation director.