L2 Politics course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting L2 means politics, in the social studies area (L). 339 courses at 90 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 96 and 122 UCAS points; 93 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAA. Another 431 joint honours courses carry L2 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• L200 41
• L250 26
• L290 17
• L202 16
• L240 14
• L201 12
• L251 12
• L253 9
• L203 8
• L252 7
• L254 6
• L258 6
• L2R1 with French 6
• L204 5
• L210 5
• L241 5
• L256 5
• L257 5
• L230 4
• L255 4
• L259 4
• L2L1 with economics 4
• L205 3
• L20F 3
• L231 3
• L260 3
• L292 3
• L29F 3
• L2L3 with sociology 3
• L2LF 3
• L2R4 with Spanish 3
• L20A 2
• L221 2
• L245 2
• L25A 2
• L25F 2
• L291 2
• L293 2
• L2L2 2
• L2R2 with German 2
• L2R3 with Italian 2
• L2T1 with Chinese studies 2
• L2V1 with history by period 2
• L2V5 with philosophy 2
• L20Y 1
• L211 1
• L212 1
• L215 1
• L219 1
• L21H 1
• L21T 1
• L21V 1
• L220 1
• L222 1
• L223 1
• L224 1
• L225 1
• L226 1
• L227 1
• L22R 1
• L232 1
• L234 1
• L235 1
• L236 1
• L23F 1
• L23L 1
• L242 1
• L248 1
• L249 1
• L24Y 1
• L25N 1
• L25Y 1
• L268 1
• L269 1
• L26F 1
• L280 1
• L295 1
• L298 1
• L2DF 1
• L2FF 1
• L2FG 1
• L2FY 1
• L2G3 with statistics 1
• L2K5 with architecture, building and planning, unlisted subject 1
• L2L0 1
• L2L4 with social policy 1
• L2L5 with social work 1
• L2L6 with anthropology 1
• L2L8 with development studies 1
• L2LH 1
• L2LX 1
• L2LY 1
• L2M1 with law by area 1
• L2M5 with law, unlisted subject 1
• L2M9 with other law, often criminology 1
• L2N2 with management studies 1
• L2N8 with hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism 1
• L2NA 1
• L2NF 1
• L2NY 1
• L2P3 with media studies 1
• L2PG 1
• L2R0 1
• L2R9 with other European languages 1
• L2RA 1
• L2RR 1
• L2T6 with Middle Eastern studies 1
• L2VF 1
• L2X1 with teacher training 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying L2 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with V1 history by period 52
• with L1 economics 36
• with V5 philosophy 33
• with L3 sociology 27
• with M1 law by area 24
• with R1 French 13
• with L6 anthropology 12
• with V2 history by area 12
• with L4 social policy 11
• with R4 Spanish 10
• with Q3 English studies 9
• with R2 German 9
• with N1 business studies 7
• with V6 theology and religious studies 7
• with C8 psychology 6
• with L7 human geography 6
• with N2 management studies 6
• with P3 media studies 6
• with R3 Italian 6
• with L9 other social studies 5
• with R7 Russian and East European studies 5
• with P9 other media and communications 4
• with R9 other European languages 4
• with T6 Middle Eastern studies 4
• with T7 American studies 4
• with G1 mathematics 3
• with M9 other law, often criminology 3
• with P5 journalism 3
• with T1 Chinese studies 3
• with V0 no standard meaning 3
• with V3 history by topic, incl. art history 3
• with L0 no standard meaning 2
• with L5 social work 2
• with M2 law by topic 2
• with Q2 comparative literature 2
• with Q5 Celtic studies 2
• with Q8 classical studies 2
• with R6 Scandinavian studies 2
• with T0 no standard meaning 2
• with T2 Japanese studies 2
• with T9 other languages and area studies 2
• with V4 archaeology 2
• with W3 music 2
• with W6 film and photography 2
• with Y0 no standard meaning 2
• with A1 pre-clinical medicine 1
• with B3 complementary therapies 1
• with B5 ophthalmics 1
• with B7 nursing 1
• with C2 botany 1
• with C3 zoology 1
• with D6 food and beverage studies 1
• with F9 other physical sciences 1
• with G3 statistics 1
• with G5 information systems (older codes) 1
• with H0 no standard meaning 1
• with H2 civil engineering 1
• with H6 electronic and electrical engineering 1
• with L8 development studies 1
• with M6 law, unlisted subject 1
• with N3 finance 1
• with N4 accounting 1
• with N6 human resource management 1
• with N7 office skills 1
• with N8 hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism 1
• with N9 other business 1
• with P1 information services 1
• with Q1 linguistics 1
• with Q7 classical Greek 1
• with R8 European studies 1
• with S2 no standard meaning 1
• with T4 other Asian studies 1
• with T8 Australasian studies 1
• with V8 history, philosophy and religion, unlisted subject 1
• with W2 design 1
• with W4 drama 1
• with W7 crafts 1
• with X1 teacher training 1
• with X3 education studies 1
• with X9 other education 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• politics 146
• international relations 107
• modern languages 13
• international politics 12
• economics 10
• philosophy 5
• geography 4
• history 4

Universities

• University of Essex 18
• Queen Mary University of London 16
• Swansea University 14
• University of Chester 12
• University of Exeter 12
• University of Birmingham 8
• University of Glasgow 8
• University of Liverpool 7
• University of Warwick 7
• University of York 7
• Aberystwyth University 6
• Keele University 6
• Lancaster University 6
• Leeds Beckett University 6
• Nottingham Trent University 6
• University of Portsmouth 6
• University of Reading 6
• University of Westminster, London 6
• Coventry University 5
• King's College London, University of London 5
• SOAS University of London 5
• The University of Edinburgh 5
• University of Kent 5
• York St John University 5
• Brunel University of London 4
• Durham University 4
• Goldsmiths, University of London 4
• London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 4
• Loughborough University 4
• Manchester Metropolitan University 4
• University of Derby 4
• University of Hull 4
• University of Leicester 4
• University of Roehampton 4
• University of South Wales 4
• University of Sussex 4
• Anglia Ruskin University 3
• Birkbeck, University of London 3
• De Montfort University 3
• London Metropolitan University 3
• Newcastle University 3
• Queen's University Belfast 3
• Royal Holloway, University of London 3
• University of Brighton 3
• University of East Anglia UEA 3
• University of Leeds 3
• University of Lincoln 3
• University of Sheffield 3
• University of Southampton 3
• University of Surrey 3
• Bangor University 2
• Bristol, UWE 2
• Cardiff University 2
• City St George's, University of London 2
• Liverpool Hope University 2
• Oxford Brookes University 2
• Richmond American University London 2
• St Mary's University, Twickenham 2
• Teesside University 2
• Ulster University 2
• University of Bristol 2
• University of Dundee 2
• University of East London 2
• University of London Institute in Paris 2
• University of Manchester 2
• University of Nottingham 2
• University of Plymouth 2
• University of St Andrews 2
• University of Stirling 2
• University of Strathclyde 2
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 2
• University of Wolverhampton 2
• Aston University, Birmingham 1
• Bury College 1
• Canterbury Christ Church University 1
• Chesterfield College 1
• Edge Hill University 1
• Leeds Trinity University 1
• Liverpool John Moores University 1
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 1
• UCEN Manchester 1
• UCL (University College London) 1
• University of Aberdeen 1
• University of Bedfordshire 1
• University of Greenwich 1
• University of Hertfordshire 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Salford 1
• University of West London 1
• University of Winchester 1

Courses