Philosophy, Politics, and Economics BA (Hons)
University of Liverpool
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics has been a degree in demand for ninety years. It has often been viewed as the ideal preparation for public life, and for understanding politics and finance, and their philosophical underpinnings. The degree programme around Britain has produced Prime Ministers of the UK and Australia and US President Bill Clinton. If you have broad interests in what is going on in government, society, the markets and whether what’s going on ought to be going on, then this is ...Read more

Philosophy, Politics and Economics has been a degree in demand for ninety years. It has often been viewed as the ideal preparation for public life, and for understanding politics and finance, and their philosophical underpinnings. The degree programme around Britain has produced Prime Ministers of the UK and Australia and US President Bill Clinton. If you have broad interests in what is going on in government, society, the markets and whether what’s going on ought to be going on, then this is the degree for you.This programme is available with either a Year in China or a Year Abroad. The Year in China offers undergraduate students the opportunity to spend one year at our joint venture, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), following XJTLU's BA China Studies degree classes. XJTLU is a fully English-speaking university, located in Suzhou. The Year Abroad offers students the opportunity to spend a full academic year studying at one of our partner universities around the world, following a mixture of culture and/or discipline-related modules. If you wish to study this programme with a Year in China or a Year Abroad you will have the opportunity to apply after you arrive at Liverpool.Please note it is not possible to study both a Year in Indu

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What students say
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05 Feb 25

Best uni..Read more

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05 Feb 25

Social and lovely campus environment along with well structured timetable and teaching..Read more

Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AAB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:45,M:0 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

35 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H1,H2,H2,H2,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

A Grades / Points required

Including Mathematics at grade A.

Including Mathematics at grade A

45 Level 3 credits in graded units in a relevant Diploma, including 15 level 3 credits in Maths

35 including 6 in Higher Level Mathematics, and no score less than 4.

Including H1 in Mathematics

DDD in a Business related Diploma and A level Mathematics grade A.

Accepted at grade A plus A Level Mathematics grade A and one further A Level at grade B.

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Philosophy, Politics, and Economics BA (Hons)
Social and lovely campus environment along with well structured timetable and teaching...
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