Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with History (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester

Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with History (including a Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), L2VF) at University of Chester asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.

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

UCAS tariff

~72 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72

The middle entrant had 96–111 points.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, no formal qualifications 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: L2VF · L2 politics
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

89%

still studying

UK 89%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

65 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%94%

Learning opportunities94%87%

Assessment and feedback89%87%

Academic support99%95%

Organisation and management85%86%

Learning resources92%92%

Student voice80%80%

35 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£23k3 years

£19.5k5 years

£24.5k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

60% working20% working and studying15% studying5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

40%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 48%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

35%

use what they learned

UK 40%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24

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

Location

Campus: Chester, North West England, England
Postcode: CH1 4BJ

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Subjects

politics social sciences
history historical, philosophical and religious studies

Campus

Campus: Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
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
Blackpool and the Fylde College	Protective Services FdA	80 points	—
Boston College	Public Services HNC	80 points	—
Manchester Metropolitan University	History and International Relations (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 - 80 points	96–111
University of Hull	Politics (with foundation year) BA (Hons)	80 points	112–127
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	Culture, Heritage and Politics BA (Hons)	72 - 75 points	112–127
Leeds Beckett University	History and Politics BA (Hons)	72 points	96–111
Liverpool Hope University	Politics & International Relations (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
Liverpool John Moores University	Criminology and International Relations BA (Hons)	72 points	96–111
University of Chester	Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with History (including a Foundation Year) this course	72 points	96–111
Bury College	Public Services HND	64 points	—
University of East London	Politics and International Relations (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	64 points	96–111

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