History and Politics at Queen's University Belfast
History and Politics (BA (Hons), VL12) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 122–152 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~152 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 122 - 152 points
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 qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 152 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL12 · V1 history by period + L2 politics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%89%
Learning opportunities94%83%
Assessment and feedback88%82%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management99%85%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice85%79%
40 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onThis course
65% working15% working and studying15% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Economics and Politics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| King's College London, University of London | Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA/BSc (H) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Philosophy, Politics and Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Law and Politics LLB (Hons) | 144 - 152 points | 176–191 |
| Queen's University Belfast | History and Politics this course | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Economics with Politics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Cambridge | History and Politics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Exeter | Economics and Politics BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | History and Politics BA (Hons) | 120 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
See all 1,198 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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