Law or International Relations?

I want to study either “Law and French” or “International Relations and French” at university. Which one is better employability wise - since I don’t know what I want to do as a job - not necessarily becoming a lawyer?
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MillieeM2

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It really depends on your interests, universities usually let international relations students choose modules from the school of law. Both degrees are very employable so you should choose what you enjoy. International relations isn’t confined to politics as you can work in international economics and media. Law can usually get you into the same careers as an international relations degree e.g. the civil service/NGOs/IGOs. If you decide you want to be a lawyer after studying international relations you’d probably have to do a PGDL. Depending on where you want to work, having a master's degree may be useful as it can open a lot of doors for you when it comes to international relations

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Kayak1

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Original post by MillieeM2

It really depends on your interests, universities usually let international relations students choose modules from the school of law. Both degrees are very employable so you should choose what you enjoy. International relations isn’t confined to politics as you can work in international economics and media. Law can usually get you into the same careers as an international relations degree e.g. the civil service/NGOs/IGOs. If you decide you want to be a lawyer after studying international relations you’d probably have to do a PGDL. Depending on where you want to work, having a master's degree may be useful as it can open a lot of doors for you when it comes to international relations

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Szara_SOAS

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Original post by Kayak1

I want to study either “Law and French” or “International Relations and French” at university. Which one is better employability wise - since I don’t know what I want to do as a job - not necessarily becoming a lawyer?
Thanks

Hi there,

I’m currently studying International Relations and Arabic, and my sister recently graduated with a Law degree, so I can hopefully offer some insight.

The good news is that most graduate jobs don’t require a specific degree, and both options will give you strong transferable skills. So, I’d recommend doing whichever you feel you’d enjoy most. You can look at the required and optional modules for both degrees to see what’s on offer, and what you’ll have to cover.

For example, IR degrees often include a compulsory statistics module, while Law usually requires contract, public, tort, and criminal law early on in the degree. Based on my experience and my sister’s, IR tends to have more varied and engaging content, but Law provides more immediately applicable skills —like legal reasoning and case analysis—that can be useful in various careers.

I hope this helps and good luck with your decision! If you have any other questions, feel free to give me a shout.

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