History and Politics at The University of Edinburgh
History and Politics (MA (Hons), LV21) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, no formal qualifications 15%, a baccalaureate 9%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LV21 · L2 politics + 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 yearThis course
92%
still studying
UK 90%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%89%
Learning opportunities71%83%
Assessment and feedback63%82%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management70%85%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice67%79%
30 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working20% working and studying20% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| 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 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | History BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Applied Humanities (Accelerated Degree) BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and History MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Photography For England HNC | 64 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | History BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Bedford College Group | Photography HNC | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | History and Politics this course | — | 176–191 |
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