Government, Policy and Society at The University of Edinburgh
Government, Policy and Society (MA (Hons), L230) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, an Access course 20%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L230 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%
Learning opportunities85%85%
Assessment and feedback71%82%
Academic support93%91%
Organisation and management90%87%
Learning resources84%89%
Student voice84%82%
15 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working10% working and studying10% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
45%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
- Media Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
social policy social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social policy at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Social Policy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Policy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| BPP University | Health and Care BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Criminology with Psychology FdA | 72 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Law with Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Criminology BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD | — | — |
| Blackburn College | Criminology and Criminal Justice (Top-Up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Government, Policy and Society this course | — | 144–159 |
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