English Literature and History at Durham University
English Literature and History (BA (Hons), QV21) 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 176–191 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 176–191 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 152 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QV21 · Q2 comparative literature + 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 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%94%
Learning opportunities79%87%
Assessment and feedback78%87%
Academic support92%95%
Organisation and management81%86%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice78%80%
125 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 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
45% working30% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% 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
English studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English studies 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 Bristol | English BA (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and English MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | English Literature BA (Hons) | 134 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| Durham University | English Literature and History this course | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Anthropology and English BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| University of Cambridge | Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | English with Study in North America BA (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | English BA (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sussex | American Studies and English (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| King's College London, University of London | English BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | English and History BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More English studies at Durham University
- English Literature BA (Hons)
- English Literature and Philosophy BA (Hons)
- English Literature with Foundation BA (Hons)