Ancient History at Durham University
Ancient History (BA (Hons), V110) at Durham University asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check durham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 30% had fewer than the 144 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V110 · V1 history by period
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 93%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%94%
Learning opportunities86%87%
Assessment and feedback81%84%
Academic support91%93%
Organisation and management88%84%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice71%80%
15 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29k5 years£40.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working23% working and studying21% studying3% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
30%
use what they learned
UK 30%
- Finance Professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Sales occupations5%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
classical studies historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Classics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Classics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Ancient History BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Classical Studies BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Ancient History this course | AAA | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Ancient and Medieval History MA (Hons) | 114 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Computing MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | — |
| University of Oxford | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with Classics BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Ancient History and Greek MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| King's College London, University of London | Classical Studies with English BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Ancient History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 395 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More history and archaeology at Durham University
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- Archaeology BSc (Hons)
- Archaeology and Ancient Civilisations BA (Hons)
- Archaeology with Foundation BA (Hons)
- Archaeology with Foundation BSc (Hons)
- Classical Civilisation BA (Hons)
- Classics BA (Hons)
- Classics with Foundation BA (Hons)
- Historical Archaeology BA (Hons)