Politics, Sociology and East European Studies at UCL (University College London)

Politics, Sociology and East European Studies (BA (Hons), LR27) at UCL (University College 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 144–159 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucl.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~AAB

Competitive

136 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 ucl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136

The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 136 asked.

35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a baccalaureate 15%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: LR27 · L2 politics + R7 Russian and East European studies
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

91%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

55 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%88%

Learning opportunities77%86%

Assessment and feedback73%84%

Academic support85%90%

Organisation and management81%83%

Learning resources89%90%

Student voice75%80%

45 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£31k5 years

£42.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

55% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed20% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

70%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 45%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

20%

use what they learned

UK 40%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: WC1E 6BT

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Subjects

Russian and East European studies language and area studies
politics social sciences
sociology social sciences

Campus

Campus: London
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Slavic 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 Oxford	Beginners' Italian and Czech (with Slovak) BA (Hons)	AAA	160–175
UCL (University College London)	Politics, Sociology and East European Studies this course	AAB	144–159
University of Birmingham	Spanish and Russian BA (Hons)	136 points	128–143
University of Glasgow	Business & Management/Russian MA (Hons)	120 - 136 points	192–207
University of St Andrews	Arabic and Persian and Russian MA (Hons)	126 - 136 points	176–191
Queen Mary University of London	Russian and Comparative Literature BA (Hons)	120 points	128–143

See all 385 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More languages and area studies at UCL (University College London)

Ancient Languages BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Czech BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Danish BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Dutch BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and East European Studies BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Finnish BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and French BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and German BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Hebrew BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Hungarian BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Italian BA (Hons)
Bulgarian and Norwegian BA (Hons)

All 253 in one table