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University degree

History and Politics

Whitefield Academy Trust

Qualification

Degree

Length

3 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

full-time

Worth knowing: about 20% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.

Robin · your guide

Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.

About this course

Our history and politics degree offers an in-depth introduction to history and politics in a setting with a rich historical and political heritage.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

64-79 pts20%

80-95 pts10%

96-111 pts25%

112-127 pts35%

How they qualified

90% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:

A-levels90%

an Access course10%

Could I get in? Try your grades

120 UCAS pts

Pay & prospects

85%

In work or further study after

80%

Continue past first year

94%

Student satisfaction

What graduates earn over time

£26,000

3 years on

£30,500

5 years on

What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers

Administrative occupations35%

Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled20%

Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled10%

Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%

Sports and fitness occupationsHighly skilled10%

Elementary occupations10%

What students say National Student Survey

94%

of students are satisfied with the course overall

Teaching95%

Assessment & feedback92%

Academic support88%

Well organised94%

Learning resources90%

Student community93%

In students' own words

★★★★☆

Good but not perfect

Would I choose it again? Probably yes, with caveats. The best part: the course strikes a good balance between theory and practical application. If I'm honest, would like to see more industry guest speakers in later years. On the city — loca…

Final year · Part-time

★★★★☆

Good but not perfect

Would I choose it again? Probably yes, with caveats. The best part: small-group tutorials really push your thinking. If I'm honest, first-year classes can be quite large. On the city — local cost of living is manageable if you share a house…

Class of 2023 · Full-time

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