History at University of Essex
History (BA (Hons), V100) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, no formal qualifications 30%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V100 · V1 history by period
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 89%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%94%
Learning opportunities89%87%
Assessment and feedback83%87%
Academic support99%95%
Organisation and management84%86%
Learning resources99%92%
Student voice91%80%
25 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
50% working25% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
history historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / History BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Education and History BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | History BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Applied Humanities (Accelerated Degree) BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and History MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Photography For England HNC | 64 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | History BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Bedford College Group | Photography HNC | — | — |
| University of Essex | History this course | — | 96–111 |
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