History and International Relations with a Year Abroad at Queen Mary University of London
History and International Relations with a Year Abroad (BA (Hons), VL02) at Queen Mary University of London asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on qmul.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check qmul.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL02 · V0 no standard meaning + L2 politics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
86%
still studying
UK 90%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
430 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities84%83%
Assessment and feedback83%82%
Academic support90%91%
Organisation and management88%85%
Learning resources85%90%
Student voice81%79%
275 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£32k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 80 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
63% working14% working and studying6% studying8% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
63%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
72%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
46%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Finance Professionals23%
- Administrative occupations13%
- Business and public service associate professionals12%
- Sales occupations9%
- Teaching Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 200 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- E1 4NS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Mile End Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / History BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Education and History BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Journalism, Politics and History BA (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | History BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | History BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | History and International Relations with a Year Abroad this course | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Contemporary History BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Buckingham | History BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Chichester | English, Creative Writing and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | English Literature and History BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | History BA (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
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