English at University of Aberdeen
English (MA (Hons), Q300) 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 course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 5% had fewer than the 112 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q300 · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%94%
Learning opportunities94%88%
Assessment and feedback87%86%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management91%87%
Learning resources92%92%
Student voice86%84%
15 final-year students · 55% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£20.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Customer service occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
English studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | English and Sociology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | English BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | English BA (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | English and Film Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | English BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | English this course | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Derby | Business Management and English BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Northampton | English BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sunderland | English: Creative and Professional Writing BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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