BA Politics
About this course
BA in Politics, a politics and international relations degree focused on political systems, theory, and institutions. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory final-year project and offers specialisms such as the Parliamentary Studies Pathway with a placement year and the Quantitative Research Methods pathway. The first year covers the foundations through The Politics of Global Challenges: Becoming an Independent Researcher, Comparative Politics, British Politics, and Freedom Power and Resistance. The second year introduces analytical methods via Approaches to Analysis, alongside optional choices spanning Revolution and Reaction, Justice, Conflict and Community, The Labour Party since 1945, Politics and Policy in the EU, Media and Democracy, United States Politics, State and Politics in Africa, Planet Politics, and Britain in Flux: crisis and change in UK political economy. The third year centres on the POLIS Final Year Project alongside compulsory modules such as Video Games, Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics, Ethics and Politics of Human Rights, British Foreign Policy, The Far Right in Europe and Beyond, Rethinking Resistance, Politics of National Identity in the UK, Gender, Violence and Security in Global Politics, Terrorism, The End of British Politics?, and Europe in the World.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB EPQ: ABB plus grade A in the EPQ BTEC: DDD IB: 35 overall (6,5,5 higher)
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 5 UCAS decisions for BA Politics (L200) at the University of Leeds for 2027 entry so far: 5 offers. The published offer is AAB at A level. The first offer was posted on 15 October.
What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started
- Continued on course: 99%
- Left higher education: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 240 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 12%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 14%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 47%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 105 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Politics of Global Challenges: Becoming an Independent Researcher
- Comparative Politics
- British Politics
- Freedom Power and Resistance
- Approaches to Analysis
- Revolution and Reaction
- Justice, Conflict and Community
- The Labour Party since 1945
- Politics and Policy in the EU
- Media and Democracy
- United States Politics
- State and Politics in Africa
- Planet Politics
- Britain in Flux: crisis and change in UK political economy
- POLIS Final Year Project
- Video Games
- Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics
- Ethics and Politics of Human Rights
- British Foreign Policy
- The Far Right in Europe and Beyond
- Rethinking Resistance
- Politics of National Identity in the UK
- Gender, Violence and Security in Global Politics
- Terrorism
- The End of British Politics?
- Europe in the World
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 3 years, £37,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £49,000. The £37,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Politics.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics at University of Leeds?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Politics at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 145 UCAS points. Applicants who posted offers on UniScout for 2027 entry were most often predicted A*AA.
When does the University of Leeds send offers for BA Politics?
For 2027 entry, applicants have posted 5 decisions for this course on UniScout. The first offer was posted on 15 October, and the most decisions so far arrived in October.
Does BA Politics at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Politics at University of Leeds?
99% of students continued into their second year, and 1% left higher education.