Visual Arts and Film at Durham University
Visual Arts and Film (BA (Hons), VA01) at Durham University asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
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 136
45% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. At least 9% of them had fewer than the 136 asked.
30 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
- VA01 · V0 no standard meaning + A1 pre-clinical medicine
- 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 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%86%
Learning opportunities96%83%
Assessment and feedback87%85%
Academic support93%90%
Organisation and management89%71%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice90%79%
15 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£23.5k5 years£31k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
50% working20% working and studying20% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 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
modern languages language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in language and area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Law with Modern Languages LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Visual Arts and Film this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| King's College London, University of London | Comparative Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Languages and Global Cultures MLang (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Language, Culture and Society BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Comparative Literature and Culture and English BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Modern Languages and English Literature BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Comparative Literatures and Cultures BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Classical Studies and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Accountancy with Languages BAcc (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | English and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 618 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More languages and area studies at Durham University
- Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons)
- Japanese Studies (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons)
- Liberal Arts with Foundation BA (Hons)
- Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons)
- Modern Languages and History (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons)