International Relations at University of Southampton
International Relations (BSc (Hons), L250) at University of Southampton asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 30% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 5%, a foundation course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L250 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
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%
110 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%89%
Learning opportunities71%83%
Assessment and feedback71%82%
Academic support81%91%
Organisation and management71%85%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice67%79%
100 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£29k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working11% working and studying8% studying6% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Media Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 61% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
international relations social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and International Relations LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Politics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | International Politics BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Law with Politics and Human Rights LLB (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | International Relations BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Hull | British Politics and Legislative Studies BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages and International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | International Relations this course | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 1,198 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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