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. This programme is available with either a Year in China or a Year Abroad. The Year in China offers undergraduate students the opportunity to spend one year at our joint venture, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). You can choose either the China Studies Track, where you will take courses from the China Studies Degree, the Creative Track, or the Entrepreneurship Track . XJTLU is a fully English-speaking university, located in Suzhou. The Year Abroad offers students the opportunity to spend a full academic year studying at one of our partner universities around the world, following a mixture of culture and/or discipline-related modules. If you wish to study this programme with a Year in China or a Year Abroad you will have the opportunity to apply after you arrive at Liverpool.
A Level: AAB | Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | T Level: D | Considered in a relevant subject. Typical offer would be Distinction overall with grade A in the Core Component and Merit in the Occupational Specialism. | Scottish Higher: AAAAB | AAAAB. | Access to HE Diploma: 36 UCAS points | Access to HE Diploma: 9 UCAS points | Access to HE Diploma | Pass relevant Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits with 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit | GCSE/National 4/National 5 GCSE Mathematics at grade 7/A 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: AAB | Extended Project: A | Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and 3 A levels 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 or ABB plus A in the EPQ. | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: 34 UCAS points | 34 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,6,5 in 3 HL subjects | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): DDD | DDD in a Business related subject. Business related subjects are: Applied Law Applied Psychology Business Business, Accounting and Finance Computing Creative Digital Media Production Engineering Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Health and Social Care Hospitality ICT Information Technology Media Public Services Strategic Management and Leadership Travel and Tourism Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017): H1H1H2H2H2H3 | WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales: B | Accepted at grade B alongside two A Levels at grades AA. Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details.
If this is your first degree and you are a Home student applying for entry in 2026, you do not have to pay your fees upfront. Instead, you can take out a tuition fee loan which is paid straight to the University. This is available to most students, no matter what their household income. Please note, for Home undergraduate students, 2026/27 fees have yet to be confirmed. Tuition fees are subject to increase each year, subject to the government’s regulated fee limits. For information, for UK students applying for 2025 entry the Tuition Fee was £9,535. You will find full information about tuition fees in the “Fees and funding” section of all course pages on our website. Or see the “Paying for your studies” section of our website for more information. Some of our programmes charge less than the full £9,535 fee: • Psychology BSc (Hons) (2+2 programme with Foundation element), run in collaboration with Wirral Metropolitan College. • Programmes with a year in industry or a year abroad Some programmes which include compulsory fieldwork or additional elements such as the Pilots Licence in Aerospace Engineering may incur additional costs. Where this is the case, those costs will be outlined at on-campus events such as the University Open Days or Applicant Discovery Days. For further information please see: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/ — Tuition fees for Home undergraduates 2026/27
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