International Relations and Legal Studies at University of Aberdeen
International Relations and Legal Studies (MA (Hons), MLC2) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
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 abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 6% had fewer than the 112 asked.
230 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, a degree 5%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- MLC2
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%89%
Learning opportunities78%83%
Assessment and feedback68%82%
Academic support85%91%
Organisation and management92%85%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice82%79%
15 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
68% working13% working and studying3% studying4% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
64%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 69%
83%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
76%
use what they learned
UK 63%
- Legal professionals50%
- Elementary occupations7%
- Business and public service associate professionals6%
- Sales occupations6%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 125 graduates · 63% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| City St George's, University of London | History and Politics BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | History and Politics BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | International Relations BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | International Relations and Legal Studies this course | BBC | 192–207 |
| University of Chester | Chinese and Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | International Relations and Business Management BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | History and Politics BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Modern History and Politics BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
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