Philosophy, Politics and Economics with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Philosophy, Politics and Economics with a Year in Industry 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.

The year in industry provides students with the opportunity to...

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

28/09/2026

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
The Foundation Building
Brownlow Hill
Liverpool
L69 7ZX

Application Details

Course Code

L0V1

Institution Code

L41

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

Not Accepted

Access to HE Diploma

D:36,M:9

Pass relevant Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits with 36 at Distinction including 15 level 3 credits in Maths and 9 at Merit

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

34 points overall with no score less than 4 and including 6 in HL Mathematics or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,6,5 in 3 HL subjects with 6 in HL Mathematics

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

AAB Including A in Mathematics. Only one of General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship will be accepted.

T Level

Not Accepted

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

B

B in the Welsh Baccalaureate, plus grades AA at A level to include Mathematics.

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