German and Politics

Expertise in politics and government combined with fluency in german opens the door to a wide variety of career paths. your understanding of the language will be further developed and refined during your year abroad, when you will experience life in a german-speaking country at first hand.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

School of modern languages in 2015/16, 94% of the school’s graduates who were available for work reported they were in employment and/or further study within six months of graduation. many graduates enjoy their year overseas so much that they take time out for more travel, or go abroad on graduation in search of employment. of those who choose to remain in the uk, many pursue postgraduate studies such as one of the school’s postgraduate taught degrees or a pgce. others start work immediately following their studies, and our graduates go on to secure excellent careers in international diplomacy, the civil service, teaching, business and journalism. other employment options include roles as translators, language assistants, export assistants and proof-readers. school of law and politics in 2015/16, 97% of the school’s graduates who were available for work reported they were in employment and/or further study within six months of graduation. politics at cardiff is a respected recruitment pool for a variety of employers within this sector with the public service ombudsman for wales, the department for education, the uk border agency and a range of political parties all recruiting from the last graduating year. outside of the political sector, the degree is of interest to employers in both the public and private sectors, with graduates taking up management training opportunities within ey, enterprise rent a car, zurich insurance and king worldwide.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Wales have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Cardiff University has partnerships with the following companies: