Sociology and Politics at The University of Edinburgh
Sociology and Politics (MA (Hons), LL32) 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 192–207 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 192–207 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, no formal qualifications 10%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LL32 · L3 sociology + 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 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%88%
Learning opportunities77%86%
Assessment and feedback64%84%
Academic support73%90%
Organisation and management86%83%
Learning resources83%90%
Student voice65%80%
20 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
62% working13% working and studying8% studying8% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
71%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals16%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals14%
- Managers, directors and senior officials11%
- Sales occupations8%
- Elementary occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 105 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
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Politics 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 | Economics with Politics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| Bangor University | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Criminology and Politics BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Business and International Relations BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Global Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and International Relations MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Law with Politics and International Relations LLB (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| ARU London | LLB (Hons) Law with International Relations LLB (Hons) | — | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Leadership and Management in Public Services (Top-Up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Sociology and Politics this course | — | 192–207 |
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