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COURSESHISTORY AND PHILOSOPHYUNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

History and Politics

MA · University of Edinburgh · 4 years

History and Politics

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University of Edinburgh

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION78%
CONTINUATION92%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS65%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 44% of the work its graduates go into (High).

Entry tariff of real entrants

UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.

<480% of entrants
48-630% of entrants
64-790% of entrants
80-950% of entrants
96-1110% of entrants
112-1270% of entrants
128-14310% of entrants
144-15920% of entrants
160-17510% of entrants
176-19110% of entrants
192-20710% of entrants
208-2235% of entrants
224-2395% of entrants
240+10% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 78% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 92%.

What you actually study

YEAR 1

Quantitative Literacy · Foundations of the Discipline · Research & Analytical Methods · Communication & Academic Writing

YEAR 2

Applied Practice · Intermediate Theory · Specialist Elective I

YEAR 3

Advanced Topics · Specialist Elective II · Dissertation Preparation

YEAR 4

Final-Year Dissertation · Capstone Seminar

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).