Manchester,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BSocSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations in Manchester United Kingdom | The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester
|
Manchester United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
25,500
(c. USD34,149.86)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Politics and International Relations is our specialized program for students focusing on political studies. Our curriculum and high-caliber research are organized around three key pillars: Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy. During your first and second years, you'll explore courses spanning these fundamental disciplines, with opportunities to select electives from complementary fields like economics, sociology, history, philosophy, or foreign languages. By your senior year, you'll have developed sophisticated political knowledge, equipping you to choose from our specialized upper-level courses that showcase our faculty's research strengths. Our department's substantial scale enables us to maintain globally-recognized scholarship across diverse political domains, including several prominent and unique research centers.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
A-level
AAA
We do not accept two A/S Levels grades in place of one A-level.
Applicants must be studying at least one of the following A-level subjects: Accounting, Anthropology, Business Studies, Classics, Economics, English Language/Literature, Further Mathematics, Geography, History, Law, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Use of Mathematics and World Development.
We accept native language A Levels providing they are taken in the same sitting as your other subjects. We will not accept the combination of Mathematics, Further Mathematics and a native language.
We accept the Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies (DipFS) as equivalent to an A-level if taken alongside two full A-levels from the list of acceptable subjects above.
GCSE
Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education including acceptable levels of Literacy and Numeracy, equivalent to at least Grade B or 6 in GCSE/iGCSE English Language and Grade C or 4 in GCSE/iGCSE Mathematics. GCSE/iGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/iGCSE English Language.
International Baccalaureate
6,6,6 at Higher level, 36 points overall.
IELTS 7.0 overall with no lower than 6 in any component.
TOEFL (IBT) 100 overall with a minimum of 20 in each subset.
Tuition
GBP
25,500