International Relations and Global Development at SOAS University of London
International Relations and Global Development (BA (Hons), LL28) at SOAS University of London asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on soas.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check soas.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 56% of them had fewer than the 136 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other qualifications 20%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LL28 · L2 politics + L8 development studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 95%
10%
left higher education
UK 4%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities83%84%
Assessment and feedback73%76%
Academic support79%88%
Organisation and management79%82%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice75%79%
10 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
65% working10% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 84% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 62%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 35%
- Business and public service associate professionals30%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC1H 0XG
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Bloomsbury Campus (main)
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Development studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Anthropology and International Development BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 144–159 |
| King's College London, University of London | International Development BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| SOAS University of London | International Relations and Global Development this course | AAB | 112–127 |
| UCL (University College London) | Global Humanitarian Studies BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | International Development with Economics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | International Development and Politics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Global Development BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Global Sustainable Development BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Global Development BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Global Sustainable Development BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 54 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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