Modern Languages and Politics at University of Leeds
Modern Languages and Politics (BA (Hons), L2R1) at University of Leeds asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 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 courses.leeds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 22% had fewer than the 128 asked.
305 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, other higher education 16%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L2R1 · L2 politics + R1 French
- 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 yearSubject at this uni
98%
still studying
UK 90%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
290 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities78%83%
Assessment and feedback75%82%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management85%85%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice79%79%
265 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£27.5k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
66% working13% working and studying8% studying9% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
63%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
78%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
42%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals22%
- Administrative occupations16%
- Teaching Professionals9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals6%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 140 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 9JT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in language and area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Writing and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | English Literature and a Modern Language BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Applied Modern Languages & Translating: French/Spanish MA (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Modern Languages with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Languages and Global Cultures BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages and Politics this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Mathematics with Languages BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | International Business and Management with a Modern Language BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 618 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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