MA International Relations and Security

Published standard: a recognised undergraduate degree (or equivalent) at UK honours level; courses stating a 2:2 require a lower-second honours degree or equivalent — Wolverhampton's published PG pattern (wlv.ac.uk course pages); subject-specific degree/work-experience requirements are stated where they apply — confirm on the individual course page. PAKISTAN — READ FIRST (25 Oct 2026): PG STATUS UNCONFIRMED. Financial Times reporting 5 Dec 2025 (repeated in Oct 2026 round-ups) states Wolverhampton stopped UNDERGRADUATE applications from Pakistan/Bangladesh; it does not state PG was paused, but no Wolverhampton statement found 25 Oct 2026 confirms PG from Pakistan is open either — get written confirmation from Admissions (internationaladmissions@wlv.ac.uk) before advising any Pakistan PG applicant or taking a deposit. This is a recruitment pause, NOT a sponsor-licence suspension: no source found 25 Oct 2026 says Wolverhampton's Student sponsor licence was suspended (the 30 Sep 2026 licence suspension reported that week was Buckinghamshire New University), but re-check the GOV.UK Register of Licensed Sponsors: Students on the day any payment is made. PAKISTAN THRESHOLD — FORMERLY OFFICIAL, NOT LIVE-VERIFIABLE 25 Oct 2026: a search-indexed copy of wlv.ac.uk/international/your-country/pakistan/ (crawl ~318 days before 25 Oct 2026, i.e. ~Dec 2025) carried: UG — HSSC minimum 80% or above (75% from the Science Stream) with minimum 70% in a relevant subject; UG English — 70%/140 points or above in HSSC/school-leaving English; PG — 4-year bachelor's 50% in Engineering/Science subjects, 55% in other subjects, OR 2-year bachelor's (pass) PLUS 2-year master's at 50% GPA, OR 3-year bachelor's (pass) PLUS 1-year master's at 50% GPA. The LIVE fetch of that same page on 25 Oct 2026 returns ONLY the official-agents list — no academic thresholds at all — so these figures are NOT quotable as current live official thresholds; confirm the current Pakistan threshold with Admissions before advising any applicant. Do NOT substitute India's figures (Standard XII 60-63%; PG 2:2 = 55%) for Pakistan. PAKISTAN OPERATIONAL RULES (official International FAQs, wlv.ac.uk, live 25 Oct 2026): Pakistan applicants MUST attend a pre-CAS interview; CAS is only requested after a successful pre-CAS interview, unconditional offer, bank statement showing funds, and a valid TB certificate; standard deposit £8,000 for UG/PGT (MRes £10,500) payable before a CAS can be requested — Pakistan is NOT on the official full-first-year-fee deposit country list, so the standard deposit applies unless the offer letter states otherwise; part-time study is NOT available to international students on visa grounds. AGENT STATUS: FM Consultants does NOT appear on Wolverhampton's published Pakistan agents list (live page 25 Oct 2026: AECC Global, BICAS, Campus Connections, Edvoy, Elizabeth School of London (Pakistan), HS Business & IT Solution, IDP, IGE Overseas, JNS Education, London Student Services, Pathways Global Education, Q&A Consultants, Shabuj Global Education, SI-UK, UKEC Pakistan, World Consultant) — confirm contracted-representative status in writing before submitting via FM; the page says using a listed representative is encouraged, not compulsory, and direct application is also offered.

6.5 overall, no component below 6.0 (Wolverhampton standard PG IELTS, wlv country pages; course-specific exceptions apply — see entry)