Scottish Ethnology and English Literature at The University of Edinburgh
Scottish Ethnology and English Literature (MA (Hons), VQX3) 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 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
190 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 86%, a baccalaureate 7%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VQX3
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
88%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
200 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities82%86%
Assessment and feedback70%85%
Academic support89%90%
Organisation and management86%84%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice75%80%
200 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£27k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
76% working10% working and studying2% studying4% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
45%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
- Customer service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 51% 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 ↗
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