Bachelor Programme
Politics and International Relations
Politics and International Relations BSc at UCL opens with today's major political challenges and the main subfields of the discipline: international relations, comparative politics, public policy and political philosophy. Second year adds compulsory quantitative and qualitative research methods and contact with practitioners, and the final year lets students concentrate on the subfields and methods that interest them most, with a limited number of study abroad places available. Entry is through UCAS (course code L251).
University
University College London
Country
United Kingdom
Level
Bachelor
Field
International Relations
Duration
3 years
Language
English
Campus
London, Bloomsbury
Degree
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Intake
September
Application Deadline
13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time (UCAS equal consideration deadline)
Tuition Information
2027/28 tuition: £36,800 per year for international students and £10,050 for UK students. The UK fee is for the first year only and subject to parliamentary approval; UCL's cohort guarantee means the international fee does not rise during the course (except to cover new government levies).
Admission Requirements
- A levels: AAA, with an essay-based subject preferred (Access UCL contextual offer: ABB); GCSE English Language at grade 6/B and Mathematics at grade 4/C
- IB Diploma: 38 points with 18 points in three higher level subjects and no higher level score below 5
- English language (UCL Level 4), if required: IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in each component, TOEFL iBT 5.5 overall with 5.0 in each skill (tests from 21 January 2026; earlier tests 109 overall with 27 in reading and writing and 23 in speaking and listening) or PTE Academic 80 with at least 76 in each skill
- Other UK and international qualifications: see the entry requirements selector on the UCL course page