International Relations and Modern History at University of St Andrews
International Relations and Modern History (MA (Hons), VL12) at University of St Andrews asked for 144–159 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 224–239 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on st-andrews.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~159 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 144 - 159 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 st-andrews.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 159
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 224–239 points. At least 6% of them had fewer than the 159 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL12 · V1 history by period + L2 politics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
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 course99%89%
Learning opportunities88%83%
Assessment and feedback85%82%
Academic support97%91%
Organisation and management92%85%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice77%79%
20 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£28.5k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
66% working6% working and studying12% studying6% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
77%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals16%
- Business and public service associate professionals16%
- Finance Professionals11%
- Media Professionals11%
- Managers, directors and senior officials11%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 58% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- St Andrews, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- KY16 9AX
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of St Andrews
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Law and History LLB (Hons) | 152 - 165 points | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | History BA (Hons) | 128 - 160 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | English and History BA (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 160–175 |
| University of St Andrews | International Relations and Modern History this course | 144 - 159 points | 224–239 |
| Durham University | History BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Anthropology and History BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | European Social and Political Studies (4 years) BA (Hons) | A*AA | — |
| University of Cambridge | Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leicester | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | English Literature and History BA (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Sussex | American Studies and History (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
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