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History and Politics BA Hons
Address some of the contemporary world's most pressing problems and explore their roots in the past with our BA History and Politics.
Discover a thousand years of history while experiencing all the specialist
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What you will need to do
Apply by 31 Jan
What you won’t need to do
Audition for a Place
Attend an interview
Submit a portfolio
Pass an entry test
Points of entry for History and Politics BA Hons
Year 1
Entry requirements for Politics and Politics at University of Reading
Entry requirements are the formal requirements students need to meet to be considered for a place on a university course. But, each year many universities accept students with lower grades. The bar chart below shows the actual UCAS tariff points of students currently on this course.
B,B,B
Required subjects for History and Politics BA Hons at University of Reading
Including grade B in History or a humanities-based essay subject.
Humanities-based essay subjects include: Classical Civilisation, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Philosophy, Politics, Religious Studies.
UCAS points for current students on Politics and Politics at University of Reading
English language requirements
7.0
Additional details
We require a minimum score of 7.0 overall with at least 6.0 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
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How good is this course?
Most relevant Student Reviews for Politics at University of Reading
member1083115
4th April 23
Philosophy and Politics, BA Hons FullTime
The course has its challenging moments but as someone who enjoys all the subject matters within the degree I must say it is a pleasure being in the lecture halls and absorbing this content. read more
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member1082550
28th March 23
Politics and International Relations, BA Hons FullTime
Supportive lecturers who are always happy to support read more
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Orion4
18th May 19
Politics and International Relations, BA Hons FullTime
Barely any contact time, like 6-7 hours a week at the busiest, modules differ in teaching quality, dissertation prep has been mostly hands off from the department I believe everyone could benefit from more contact time in this area read more
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member537853
13th May 19
War, Peace and International Relations, BA Hons FullTime
During my time at Reading I did 3 modules that could actually be considered ‘war studies’ modules. In my first year not a single module was anything to do with war studies - the content I have only just covered in my 3rd year would be covered by a KCL student within the first year read more
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member634950
17th November 18
Politics and International Relations, BA Hons FullTime
Politics is taught well by lecturers, needs to be more focus on employability cos there's a lot of different fields a politics and IR student can go into read more
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member221097
17th May 17
Politics and International Relations, BA Hons FullTime
First year student - course content good and more choice second and third year, personal tutor met once, second term I had 4-5 hours a week contact hours, not value for money. read more
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member1125693
8th January 17
Philosophy and Politics, BA Hons FullTime
Overall, I am enjoying my experience at Reading. The course material is engaging and the staff are generally engaging and helpful. read more
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member415935
28th September 15
Politics and International Relations, BA Hons FullTime
Love my course and the lecturers are all amazing. 10/10 would reccomend read more
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member99558
30th June 15
War, Peace and International Relations, BA Hons FullTime
the course is ok, i feel like the lure you in with promises of studying abroad and then when you get there it like you can study abroad if you write 4000 word essay and get picked????? read more
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