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Which A level for Politics degree

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stilldumdedumming · 25/08/2022 13:23

I wonder if anyone can help here. My ds was ill as a child and more or less home educated. He's pretty academic though and very dedicated. So far he has an English GCSE grade A, and 2 A levels Politics A grade and Sociology B grade. He tends to study without tuition as it's very expensive. So he just sits the exam.

He should complete a Cert HE this year at a specialist music college. He has no music grades - so no UCAS points there.

So he would like to do a politics degree and thinks he will need another A level (I know his GCSEs are not enough but he's hoping that will be ok).

What third subject could he do? It needs to be exam only as getting non exam coursework marked is a pain and expensive (otherwise he would do English).

Any thoughts at all?

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HyggeandTea · 25/08/2022 13:32

First of all check on UCAS, especially through clearing, if he wants to do a degree this year.Does he have Maths GCSE (that might be a sticking point, and if so he might be best served getting that in the next year)?
Also UCAS will allow him to look at different Uni Politics degrees to see what their entry requirements are...not all require 3 'A' levels. There are also a lot of online and in-person open days which are very worthwhile for research.
www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/subject-guide/politics
www.ucas.com/
www.whatuni.com/degree-courses/search?subject=politics

roarfeckingroarr · 25/08/2022 13:30

Economics would be a good shout and the A level is pretty easy/straight forward.