Ancient, Medieval and Modern History at Durham University
Ancient, Medieval and Modern History (BA (Hons), V101) at Durham University asked for A*AA 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
~A*AA
High152 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 152
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 152 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, an Access course 10%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V101 · 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 89%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%94%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback85%87%
Academic support97%95%
Organisation and management73%86%
Learning resources89%92%
Student voice78%80%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£33k5 years£47.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% working and studying20% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
73%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
42%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Finance Professionals21%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Teaching Professionals9%
- Elementary occupations7%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
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 St Andrews | Classical Studies and English MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | 128 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| Durham University | Ancient, Medieval and Modern History this course | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Cambridge | Classics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leicester | Ancient History BA (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bristol | Classical Studies BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 144–159 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
See all 395 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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