Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at University of Cambridge
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (BA (Hons), TT46) at University of Cambridge asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
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 undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 152 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- TT46 · T4 other Asian studies + T6 Middle Eastern studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%93%
Learning opportunities87%88%
Assessment and feedback77%87%
Academic support96%94%
Organisation and management68%85%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice63%82%
535 final-year students · 51% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
65% working8% working and studying12% studying6% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
81%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
79%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
63%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals16%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations12%
- Teaching Professionals11%
- Media Professionals10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 225 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB5 8BL
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Cambridge
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Asian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Middle East Studies (year abroad) MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | — |
| Queen's University Belfast | International Business with Mandarin BSc (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Cambridge | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies this course | A*AA | 192–207 |
| Newcastle University | Chinese or Japanese Studies BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | — |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | International Relations and Chinese BSc (Hons) | AAA | 192–207 |
| SOAS University of London | Chinese and Economics BA (Hons) | AAB - AAA | — |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Chinese LLB (Hons) | AAA | — |
| University of Oxford | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with Classics BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| Cardiff University | Modern Chinese BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons) | AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Aberdeen | Law with options in Mandarin LLB (Hons) | AAB | 192–207 |
See all 231 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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