Politics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Politics (Placement Year) (BA (Hons), L202) at Lancaster University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 42% had fewer than the 128 asked.
105 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other higher education 8%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L202 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 90%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
150 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities80%83%
Assessment and feedback70%82%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management63%85%
Learning resources93%90%
Student voice65%79%
125 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£27k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
57% working13% working and studying12% studying6% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals25%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 75 graduates · 63% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
politics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and International Relations LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Politics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | International Politics BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Law with Politics and Human Rights LLB (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Politics (Placement Year) this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Hull | British Politics and Legislative Studies BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages and International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
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