Drama and English at Queen's University Belfast
Drama and English (BA (Hons), WQ43) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 112–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 112 - 144 points
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 qub.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 144–159 points. 35% had fewer than the 144 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WQ43 · W4 drama + Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%94%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback70%86%
Academic support90%95%
Organisation and management65%87%
Learning resources87%92%
Student voice70%84%
10 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onThis course
60% working25% working and studying15% studying
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
77%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
57%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | English Language BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 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 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Drama and English this course | 112 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Dutch and English BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Nottingham | English and History BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Oxford | Classics and English BA (Hons) | AAA | 224–239 |
| University of St Andrews | Modern Languages (Italian and Russian) and Latin MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | English and History BA (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of York | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 24 - 144 points | — |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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