Politics and International Relations with a Year in North America at University of Kent
Politics and International Relations with a Year in North America (BA (Hons), L253) at University of Kent asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on kent.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
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 kent.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L253 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 90%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%89%
Learning opportunities79%83%
Assessment and feedback77%82%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management77%85%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice73%79%
95 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£25.5k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
61% working13% working and studying9% studying6% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
42%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
25%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Administrative occupations12%
- Sales occupations11%
- Business and public service associate professionals9%
- Managers, directors and senior officials9%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Canterbury, South East England, England
- Postcode
- CT2 7NZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Canterbury
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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