Top jobs with an international relations or public affairs masters degree

Find out what you could do with a masters degree in international relations or public affairs and discover some of the jobs our graduates have secured.

We aim to provide you with the transferable skills the world’s rapidly evolving workplaces demand. From government to finance, from secret intelligence services to humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs), our masters courses will provide you with the tools you need to understand the drivers of a complex global political and economic environment. Dr Malte Philipp Kaeding, Postgraduate Taught Programmes Director

Ninety-five per cent of our postgraduate students are in employment or further study after they graduate from the University of Surrey.

Some of our International Relations and Public Affairs masters' postgraduates have gone on to launch their careers in the following roles:

Account manager
Client business analyst
Grants management and communication officer
Lead editor
Media and communications officer
Operations manager
Parliamentary and public affairs officer
Parliamentary researcher
Policy adviser
Policy and advocacy officer
Political analyst
Protection delegate
Public affairs and external insight advisor
Researcher
Senior legal affairs executive
Senior manager in intellectual property department
Senior policy analyst
Solutions architect
Strategic advisor
Tax revenue officer.

I appreciate how my course offers different pathways for students wishing to opt out of doing a regular dissertation in favour of an intensive work placement. Maresa Strano, MSc International Relations