Philosophy, Politics, and Economics BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics BA (Hons)

Philosophy, Politics and Economics has been a degree in demand for ninety years. It has often been viewed as the ideal preparation for public life, and for understanding politics and finance, and their philosophical underpinnings. The degree programme around Britain has produced Prime Ministers of the UK and Australia and US President Bill Clinton. If you have broad interests in what is going on in government, society, the markets and whether what’s going on ought to be going on, then this is the degree for you.

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

22/09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
The Foundation Building
Brownlow Hill
Liverpool
L69 7ZX

Application Details

Course Code

L0V0

Institution Code

L41

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

Not Accepted

Access to HE Diploma

D:45,M:0

45 Level 3 credits in graded units in a relevant Diploma, including 15 level 3 credits in Maths

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

35

35 including 6 in Higher Level Mathematics, and no score less than 4.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

DDD in a Business related Diploma and A level Mathematics grade A.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H1,H2,H2,H2,H3

Including H1 in Mathematics

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Mathematics at grade 5/C and GCSE English at grade 4/C required. Applicants with equivalent qualifications and applicants who do not meet the GCSE English requirements will be considered on an individual basis according to their circumstances.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A,B

Including Mathematics at grade A

Extended Project

A

Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade A in the EPQ, for example the offer would be AAB including Mathematics grade A or ABB including Mathematics grade A plus A in the EPQ.

A level

A,A,B

Including Mathematics at grade A.

T Level

Not Accepted

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

A

Accepted at grade A plus A Level Mathematics grade A and one further A Level at grade B.

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