Modern Languages at University of Birmingham
Modern Languages (BA (Hons), R901) 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. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- R901 · R9 other European languages
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%91%
Learning opportunities87%86%
Assessment and feedback88%82%
Academic support97%94%
Organisation and management95%78%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice79%78%
40 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£27.5k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working5% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching Professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 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
modern languages language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in language and area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Writing and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | English Literature and a Modern Language BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Applied Modern Languages & Translating: French/Spanish MA (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Modern Languages with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Languages and Global Cultures BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Modern Languages this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Mathematics with Languages BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | International Business and Management with a Modern Language BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 618 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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