Art History, Visual Culture and Media Studies at University of Essex
Art History, Visual Culture and Media Studies (BA (Hons), W350) 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, no formal qualifications 30%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W350 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 95%
30%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities88%86%
Assessment and feedback83%87%
Academic support91%93%
Organisation and management86%83%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice84%81%
30 final-year students · 78% 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
visual communication design, and creative and performing arts
visual communication design, and creative and performing arts
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, Visual Culture and Media Studies this course | — | 96–111 |
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