Politics at University of Essex
Politics (Grad Dip) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.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 essex.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 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 45%, other higher education 30%, no formal qualifications 25%.
Course
- Award
- Graduate Diploma
- Duration
- 9 months
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%89%
Learning opportunities82%83%
Assessment and feedback89%82%
Academic support95%91%
Organisation and management86%85%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice82%79%
10 final-year students · 55% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£25k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
Social sciences Politics
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗