Modern Languages and History of Art and Visual Culture at Royal Holloway, University of London
Modern Languages and History of Art and Visual Culture (BA (Hons), RW96) at Royal Holloway, University of London asked for BBB - BBC 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
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BBB - BBC
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 pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 44% had fewer than the 120 asked.
185 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, a baccalaureate 2%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- RW96 · R9 other European languages + W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
260 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£26k3 years£25.5k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
60% working11% working and studying15% studying6% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 49%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
25%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 57% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Egham, South East England, England
- Postcode
- TW20 0EX
Subjects
history of art historical, philosophical and religious studies
French studies language and area studies
German studies language and area studies
Spanish studies language and area studies
Italian studies language and area studies
French studies language and area studies
German studies language and area studies
Spanish studies language and area studies
Italian studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Egham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History of art, architecture and design 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow School of Art | Architecture BArch (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Art History & Visual Culture and Classical Studies with Study Abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Aberystwyth University | Art History BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Fine Art and History of Art BA (Hons) | EEE - BBB | 192–207 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Anthropology and History of Art (joint honours) BA/BSc (H) | 120 points | — |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Modern Languages and History of Art and Visual Culture this course | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Art and History of Art BA (Hons) | BBB | 128–143 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Art History BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Archaeology and Art History MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
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