Architectural History and Heritage at The University of Edinburgh
Architectural History and Heritage (MA (Hons), VV31) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
110 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 82%, a baccalaureate 9%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VV31 · V3 history by topic, incl. art history + V1 history by period
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
88%
still studying
UK 86%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
100 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%92%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback83%83%
Academic support94%90%
Organisation and management90%81%
Learning resources93%86%
Student voice84%82%
80 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£24k5 years£33k
£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 onSubject at this uni
65% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
80%
use what they learned
UK 64%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals60%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Engineering professionals5%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
history of architecture historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History of art, architecture and design at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | History of Art BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | History of Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Art History BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Art History BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Archaeology and Art History MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Architectural History and Heritage this course | — | 160–175 |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University of Essex | Art History BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
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