Politics with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year at University of Leicester
Politics with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year (BA (Hons), L219) at University of Leicester asked for 96 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 le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 40% had fewer than the 96 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L219 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%89%
Learning opportunities92%83%
Assessment and feedback95%82%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management91%85%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice91%79%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£34.5k
£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
60% working20% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
politics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Politics & International Relations BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | Law with International Relations LLB (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | International Relations BA (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| London Metropolitan University | International Relations BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing and Politics MA (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 176–191 |
| University of Leicester | Politics with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year this course | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Manchester | Politics and Modern History BA (Hons) | AA | 144–159 |
| University of Surrey | Law with International Relations with Foundation Year LLB (Hons) | CCC | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Politics (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 - 95 points | 96–111 |
| NPTC Group | Public Services BA | 48 - 88 points | — |
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