International Relations BA
AAB at A level; graduates earn a median £28,500 three years on.
63% of entrants came with A levels · 99% stay on after year 1 · Leeds course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.
Leeds course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications4
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Access | DistinctionComplete 60 credits with 45 credits at level 3, including 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or higher | — |
| BTEC | DDD | — |
| IB | 6,5,535 overall (6,5,5 higher) | — |
| Advanced Highers | AB | in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers; or A in Advanced Highers and AAABB in Highers, or AAAABB in Highers |
What do you study?
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.
Leeds course page · optional modules vary by year
Year 2 · 3 core, 6 optional · 60 credits ≈ 600 hours
Year 3 · 1 core, 7 optional · 40 credits ≈ 400 hours
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 225 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 14, 23
Half of graduates earned between £23,000 and £35,000. Five years on, the median is £37,000.
All outcome figures4
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 11% left | 99% | 115 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £28,500 | 225 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £37,000 | 240 |
What does it cost?
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
Leeds fees page · source
About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £27,300 a year (2027/28).
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 58% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 70 students answered
Highest: 99% agreed on question 1; lowest: 57% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 99% |
| Question 2 | 90% |
| Question 3 | 85% |
| Question 4 | 72% |
| Question 5 | 80% |
| Question 6 | 85% |
| Question 7 | 87% |
| Question 8 | 63% |
| Question 9 | 75% |
| Question 10 | 68% |
| Question 11 | 77% |
| Question 12 | 82% |
| Question 13 | 86% |
| Question 14 | 66% |
| Question 15 | 85% |
| Question 16 | 89% |
| Question 17 | 90% |
| Question 18 | 80% |
| Question 19 | 83% |
| Question 20 | 90% |
| Question 21 | 88% |
| Question 22 | 90% |
| Question 23 | 83% |
| Question 24 | 57% |
| Question 25 | 81% |
| Question 26 | 87% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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