International Politics and Economics MA: Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

• a good undergraduate qualification in an appropriate subject;
• other appropriate qualifications, such as a relevant postgraduate diploma; and/or
• relevant professional experience.

We will also carefully consider non-standard entrants. We usually invite all applicants for interview by the course director or a senior member of the teaching team.

Prior learning - AP(E)L

Applicants with prior qualifications and learning may be exempt from appropriate parts of a course in accordance with the University's policy for the assessment of prior learning and prior experiential learning. Contact the faculty office for further information.

All non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with special conditions in all elements. Please make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we'll consider.

Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements may be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course.

Applicants from one of the recognised Majority English Speaking Countries (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements.