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A degree in Politics gives you a flexible qualification for the 21st century, providing you with sought-after analytical and practical skills in research, communication and IT. Politics is available in all three years of the BA degree, and you may study it as a single, major, or joint honours subject.

Politics is built around three pillars with contributions from the Department of Government, the School of History and School the Department of Philosophy.

The BA Politics at UCC is an interdisciplinary course taught jointly by staff from the Department of Government, the School of History and School the Department of Philosophy. Our staff is drawn from a broad range of specialist backgrounds creating a diverse and creative learning environment for students.

Over the course of the degree, you can participate in field trips to Irish and international political institutions, contribute to national policy analysis by making submissions to policy reviews, publish your work in the student online journal Government and Politics Review, and attend and speak at a wide range of conferences organised by staff across the course.

The programme has a visiting speaker series which runs annual conferences and seminars and offers field trips to Dáil éireann and the European Union institutions in Brussels.

Skills and Careers Information

During your time on the Politics course, you will develop a broad set of skills that you can apply in a variety of employment contexts. Varied teaching and assessment styles are used to ensure that you develop critical thinking abilities, hone your analytical capabilities and build effective communication skills that include both written and presentation elements.

In recent years, our graduates have gone into a wide range of professions. Some of our graduates now work as:

• administrators
• recruitment consultants
• business analysts
• campaign coordinators for charities interest groups and political parties
• policy analysts
• officials in international organisations

Politics is scheduled to become a Leaving Certificate subject and this will also open up new teaching opportunities.