Birkbeck, University of London
Politics with Foundation Year
BA (Hons), 3 study options
Typical offer rate
75–85%
high entry
Grad employment
80%
15 months after
In professional roles
60%
Median grad salary
£38,500
15 months after
Birkbeck's Politics with Foundation Year is a BA that adds an opening year before the main degree; the foundation year carries the preparation in academic skills and subject knowledge, and the politics degree after it covers institutions, theory and comparative government. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Politics with Foundation Year at Birkbeck, University of London has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Unimetrica estimates your individual offer likelihood for this course from your predicted grades and profile. It shows how it fits into your best five UCAS choices.
Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- UCAS tariff: 48–48 points
About Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck has taught in the evening since the nineteenth century, founded for working Londoners, and most of its degrees can still be taken part-time around a job.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Birkbeck, University of London · Politics with Foundation Year
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.