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This course is ideal for students interested in learning more about how to use numbers and data within politics. It provides training in practical and analytical skills, which will enhance your career prospects and provide you with a strong platform for postgraduate study. No prior knowledge of statistical techniques is required.About two thirds of your studies will follow the single honours Politics and International Relations course. You will study the politics of individual countries and
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This course is ideal for students interested in learning more about how to use numbers and data within politics. It provides training in practical and analytical skills, which will enhance your career prospects and provide you with a strong platform for postgraduate study. No prior knowledge of statistical techniques is required.About two thirds of your studies will follow the single honours Politics and International Relations course. You will study the politics of individual countries and governments and the relationships between countries, communities and individuals. You will become familiar with different views and methods of analysis, learning to apply and evaluate them.The remaining third of your course will provide interdisciplinary training in quantitative methods. In year one of the quantitative pathway we discuss how numbers and data are used to tell convincing stories in the media and social research. We consider what is meant by segregation and how it can be mapped and measured.Year two offers practical classes in social statistics and applied data analysis, which will develop your skills in numeracy and analysis and enable you to undertake your own individual research project in an area of quantitative social science in year three.In year four we offer training in more advanced quantitative methods suitable for postgraduate research, while continuing to develop expertise and specialist knowledge in politics.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
36 - 32
Grades / Points required
DDD
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Details
Standard offer: AAA including an essay-based subject.Contextual offer: ABB including an essay-based subject.Please visit: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
Standard Higher: AAAAB.
Advanced Higher: AA including an essay-based subject.
Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences, or Literary Studies. The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include:- at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above; and- at least 12 credits at Distinction in essay-based subjects.Additional written work may be required; please contact the Enquiries team for details.Mature students are welcome to contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, and M3 is C.
Standard offer: 36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in an essay-based subject.Contextual offer: 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 5 at Higher Level in an essay-based subject.Please visit:http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
DDD in a relevant subject.
Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
Previous study
Previous study
The most common A-levels taken by students who end up studying this subject at uni.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Other UK.
Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£9,250
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within England.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£20,100
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£20,100
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
