UCAS Employability profiles: Politics and international relations

Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the origins and evolution of the international political system, including contemporary changes underway

Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail	Generic competencies
Personal capabilities	Technical ability
Business awareness	Practical elements Professional expertise

Evaluate different interpretations of world political events and issues.

Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail	Generic competencies
Personal capabilities Initiative, decisiveness	Technical ability
Business awareness	Practical elements Professional expertise

Gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information from a variety of secondary and some primary sources

Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, planning and organising	Generic competencies
Personal capabilities Initiative	Technical ability
Business awareness	Practical elements Professional expertise

Identify, investigate, analyse, formulate and advocate solutions to problems

Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail	Generic competencies Listening, questioning
Personal capabilities Initiative, decisiveness, influencing	Technical ability
Business awareness	Practical elements Professional expertise

Construct reasoned argument, synthesise relevant information and exercise critical judgement

Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail	Generic competencies Listening, questioning
Personal capabilities Influencing, decisiveness	Technical ability
Business awareness	Practical elements Professional expertise

Reflect on own learning and seek and make use of constructive feedback

Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail	Generic competencies Listening, questioning
Personal capabilities Personal development, lifelong learning and development	Technical ability
Business awareness	Practical elements Image