Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and German at University of Aberdeen
Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and German (MA (Hons), 5QR3) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
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 abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 7% had fewer than the 112 asked.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 20%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 5QR3
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 95%
15%
left higher education
UK 5%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%93%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback78%87%
Academic support96%94%
Organisation and management83%85%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice79%82%
105 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£23k5 years£28.5k
£10k£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 onWider subject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
20%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Secretarial and related occupations15%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
German and Scandinavian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL (University College London) | Bulgarian and Danish BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Bath | Modern Languages with study or work abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Birmingham | French and German BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature/German MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 224–239 |
| University of Leeds | German BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | German and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / History BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | German and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Ancient History with German BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and German this course | BBC | 160–175 |
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