Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies (Including Year Abroad) at University of Essex
Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies (Including Year Abroad) (BA (Hons), VV43) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, no formal qualifications 25%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VV43 · V4 archaeology + V3 history by topic, incl. art history
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%94%
Learning opportunities90%87%
Assessment and feedback84%88%
Academic support99%95%
Organisation and management85%85%
Learning resources98%91%
Student voice88%80%
40 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
70% working15% working and studying10% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 49%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
history of art historical, philosophical and religious studies
heritage studies historical, philosophical and religious studies
museum studies media, journalism and communications
heritage studies historical, philosophical and religious studies
museum studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History of art, architecture and design at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | History of Art BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | History of Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Art History BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Art History BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Archaeology and Art History MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Architectural History and Archaeology MA (Hons) | — | 160–175 |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University of Essex | Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies (Including Year Abroad) this course | — | 96–111 |
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