History of Art at University of Birmingham
History of Art (BA (Hons), V350) at University of Birmingham asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 35% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V350 · V3 history by topic, incl. art history
- Duration
- 3 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 95%
20%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities93%83%
Assessment and feedback93%80%
Academic support98%88%
Organisation and management93%79%
Learning resources98%89%
Student voice87%79%
20 final-year students · 91% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£25k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working9% working and studying6% studying3% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
57%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 49%
77%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
44%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Teaching Professionals17%
- Business and public service associate professionals14%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Sales occupations8%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 130 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
history of art historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History of art, architecture and design 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow School of Art | Architecture BArch (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| UCL (University College London) | Dutch and History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | History of Art this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Art History & Visual Culture and Classical Studies with Study Abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature/History of Art MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Fine Art with History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Manchester | History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Warwick | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Art History BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
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