Employability

We run a series of events throughout the year with a focus on employability. In the past, these have included talks on internships, volunteering and post-MA career choices.

We also offer a free 'Policy Skills Lab' course where you can engage with experts on interview techniques and drafting your CV. Course topics include 'Learning Policy Advice' and 'Policy Jobs in International Affairs'.

In previous years, we've organised an annual trip to Brussels to meet with representatives from the EU, NATO and other international organisations as well as a number of international non-governmental organisations. This has been an opportunity for our students to understand how these organisations work and talk about their career prospects.

Industry links

Each semester, we invite guest speakers to talk about employability.

Speakers who have previously spoken to our students include representatives from the following organisations:  

• Food and Rural Affairs' Protection Approaches
• Includovate
• Refugees Rights Europe
• The European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
• UK Department of Environment

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:

• BBC
• European Parliament’s Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy
• The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London
• The Strategic Foresight Group
• UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Job roles

This course will prepare you for roles in a variety of areas, including:

• Human rights advocate
• International diplomat
• Journalist
• Policy analyst
• Various roles in the Civil Service