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Are you interested in the extensive and powerful relationship between business and politics, and how each influences the other?
Taught by experts from both the Schools of Politics and International Relations and Business and Management, this joint honours degree will give you an excellent grounding in politics and develop your understanding of management techniques and the forces at work in business.
The programme is tailored around these two closely connected disciplines, teaching you to critically examine the politics of business and public organisations. Core modules cover political theory, ideas and ideologies, government and institutions; and key business practices like accounting, marketing, human resources and organisational innovation.
As you progress in your studies you can select modules according to your areas of interest and feel ready for your chosen career path. You will graduate with significant political knowledge and analytical skills, and a working knowledge of the real-world strategies and processes used by contemporary businesses.
Choose from:
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
We live in a world ruled by politics and business. Studying both these subjects allows me to understand how and why society functions the way it does. The way the programme is structured allows you to debate and interact with other people who have very different ideologies to yours and you begin to acknowledge and have an influence on not only your ideologies but other people as well.
You’ll receive approximately eight to 12 hours of weekly contact time, in the form of formal lectures and small group seminars. The seminars are designed to generate informed discussion around set topics and may involve student presentations, group exercises and role-play as well as open discussion.
You’ll complete a further 20 hours of independent study a week.
Students are assessed by a combination of coursework and exams. A few modules are assessed by coursework only.
The School offers excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies, including:
Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.
For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq
Our standard contextual offer: Grades BBC at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.
Our enhanced contextual offer (for care experienced students, refugee/asylum seekers or students who have completed Realising Opportunities or Access to Queen Mary): Grades BCC at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.
More information on how this information is used for a contextual offer can be found on our contextualised admissions page.
Our standard contextual offer: Grades BBB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.
Our enhanced contextual offer (for care experienced students, refugee/asylum seekers or students who have completed Realising Opportunities or Access to Queen Mary): Grades BBC at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.
We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit International Admissions for full details.
If your qualifications are not accepted for direct entry onto this degree, consider applying for a foundation programme.
Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.
You may also be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree.
See our general undergraduate entry requirements.
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.
Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.
Find out what scholarships and bursaries are available to you.
We offer specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.
Take a look at our Student Advice Guides which cover ways to finance your degree, including:
Our Politics with Business Management graduates are highly employable, with invaluable political knowledge, business acumen, and analytical and communication skills that open doors to a huge variety of roles. They move into domestic and international careers in government, business, policy research, education and media.
Recent graduates from the School of Politics and International Relations have been hired by:
You'll have access to bespoke career support every step of your degree, including one-to-one guidance, tailored workshops, and external speakers on topics such as careers in public affairs and working in parliament.
The School of Business and Management can help you find part-time projects in local charities and short internships in local businesses.
Our careers team can also offer:
Learn more about career support and development at Queen Mary.
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We’re a growing School invested in high-quality teaching, and we pride ourselves on our friendly and informal approach. Our London location is home to the nation’s Parliament, political think tanks and economic powerhouses, we host high-profile speakers, and we offer students regular contact with Westminster, Whitehall and the third sector.
Our staff are active researchers with diverse interests, from British politics to the Middle East, which is reflected in our teaching and the breadth of our programmes.
We teach you to think beyond textbooks, management fads and memorised formulas for success.
The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which ensures that the highest standards of excellence in teaching, research, curriculum, and learner success are met.
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), we dramatically moved up the Times Higher Education rankings. Among 108 UK business schools, the School now ranks: