International Relations with Foundation Year at Keele University
International Relations with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), L2L3) at Keele University asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L2L3 · L2 politics + L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
75%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities87%83%
Assessment and feedback84%82%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management73%85%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice81%79%
30 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed30% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Media Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
international relations social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Politics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Regional College | Public Services HNC | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Politics and International Relations (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Heart of Worcestershire College | HND in Public Services (Criminology) (Level 5) HND | 48 points | — |
| Loughborough College | Public Services HND | 48 points | — |
| Oxford Brookes University | Business Management and International Relations (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University Centre Farnborough | Public Services HNC | 48 points | — |
| Keele University | International Relations with Foundation Year this course | 40 points | 96–111 |
| City College Plymouth | Community and Public Services FdSc | 32 points | — |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | History with Politics (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | EE | under 96 |
| London Metropolitan University | International Relations (including foundation year) BA (Hons) | 32 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | International Relations with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 32 points | 96–111 |
See all 1,198 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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