Politics and International Relations at University of Manchester
Politics and International Relations (BSocSc (H), L200) at University of Manchester asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 manchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 16% had fewer than the 144 asked.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 88%, a baccalaureate 9%, a foundation course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Social Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L200 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 90%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%89%
Learning opportunities79%83%
Assessment and feedback72%82%
Academic support87%91%
Organisation and management87%85%
Learning resources81%90%
Student voice74%79%
65 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26.5k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying7% studying7% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
56%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
83%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
39%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals6%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 145 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | International Relations BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| King's College London, University of London | History and International Relations BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | History and Politics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of Bath | Politics and International Relations BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Economics and Politics BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | International Relations BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Common Law/Politics LLB (Hons) | 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Leeds | Economics and Politics BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Politics and International Relations this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | History and Politics BA (Hons) | AAA | 112–127 |
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