Comparative Literature and Culture with an Integrated Foundation Year at Royal Holloway, University of London

Comparative Literature and Culture with an Integrated Foundation Year (BA (Hons), Q20F) at Royal Holloway, University of London asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on royalholloway.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~CCC

Moderate

96 points · around CCC

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 royalholloway.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 10% had fewer than the 96 asked.

25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: Q20F · Q2 comparative literature
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

95%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%91%

Learning opportunities90%86%

Assessment and feedback91%82%

Academic support93%94%

Organisation and management79%78%

Learning resources79%91%

Student voice74%78%

15 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£28.5k3 years

£25.5k5 years

£31k

£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

75% working20% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

60%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

40%

use what they learned

UK 45%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Egham, South East England, England
Postcode: TW20 0EX

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Subjects

comparative literary studies language and area studies

Campus

Campus: Egham 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
Aberystwyth University	Modern Languages BA (Hons)	104 - 120 points	112–127
Birkbeck, University of London	Art History and Language (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) BA (Hons)	112 points	—
Heriot-Watt University	British Sign Language (Interpreting, Translating and Applied Language Studies) MA (Hons)	BBC	128–143
Manchester Metropolitan University	Business Management (with a modern language) BA (Hons)	104 - 112 points	112–127
University of Aberdeen	Comparative Literature and Culture MA (Hons)	BBC	144–159
University of Chester	Modern Languages (Chinese/French/Spanish with a Year Abroad) BA (Hons)	112 points	—
University of Suffolk	Literary Studies with Creative Writing BA (Hons)	112 points	—
University of Westminster, London	Arabic and International Communication BA (Hons)	BCC	96–111
Bangor University	Modern Languages (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 - 96 points	96–111
Royal Holloway, University of London	Comparative Literature and Culture with an Integrated Foundation Year this course	CCC	112–127
University of Leeds	Modern Languages and English BA (Hons)	AB	128–143

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More languages and area studies at Royal Holloway, University of London

Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons)
Comparative Literature and Culture and Drama BA (Hons)
Comparative Literature and Culture and English BA (Hons)
Comparative Literature and Cultures with History of Art and Visual Culture BA (Hons)
English and American Literature BA (Hons)
History of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons)
Law with Modern Languages (French) LLB (Hons)
Law with Modern Languages (German) LLB (Hons)
Law with Modern Languages (Italian) LLB (Hons)
Law with Modern Languages (Spanish) LLB (Hons)
Liberal Arts with a Language Year Abroad BA (Hons)
Modern Languages BA (Hons)

All 29 in one table