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Bachelor of Social Science (with Honours) - BSocSc (H)
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Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
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Bachelor of Social Science (with Honours) - BSocSc (H)
Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
Bachelor of Social Science (with Honours) - BSocSc (H)
Main Site
Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
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The BSocSc (Hons) in Politics and International Relations degree is our single honours course for politics specialists. Our teaching and top-level research is structured around three core themes: Comparative Politics International Politics and Political Theory. In Year 1 and 2, you will take course units from across the three core areas, as well as choosing options from other disciplines, such as economics, sociology, history, philosophy or languages. By your final year, you will have an advanced understanding of politics which will have prepared you to study a selection of our specialised options, which reflect the research expertise of our staff. Our significant size allows us to support internationally-recognised research across a range of areas including several large and distinctive specialist research clusters .
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A levelA level:
AAA Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
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Scottish Advanced Higher:
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UCAS Tariff:
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Access to HE Diploma:
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AS:
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Extended Project:
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GCSE/National 4/National 5:
Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education including acceptable levels of Literacy and Numeracy, equivalent to at least Grade 6 or B in GCSE/IGCSE English Language and at least Grade 4 or C Mathematics. GCSE/IGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/IGCSE English Language. Please note that if you hold English as a second language IGCSE qualification, we may also require you to offer one of our acceptable equivalent English Language qualifications or achieve a higher grade in your IGCSE than the one stated above. Please contact the admissions team in your academic School for clarification. Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
36 Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma:
D*D Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate:
D Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:
DDM Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma:
MM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
D*D Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
D Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
M Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024):
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£27,800 per year
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