Art History and Visual Culture at University of Exeter
Art History and Visual Culture (BA (Hons), VW31) at University of Exeter asked for ABB in recent years; 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 exeter.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 exeter.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. 35% had fewer than the 128 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a foundation course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VW31 · V3 history by topic, incl. art history + W1 fine art
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 95%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course75%92%
Learning opportunities58%83%
Assessment and feedback72%80%
Academic support69%88%
Organisation and management69%79%
Learning resources78%89%
Student voice71%79%
15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£27.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 105 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
62% working13% working and studying11% studying5% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 49%
79%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
53%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals18%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Finance Professionals9%
- Teaching Professionals9%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 245 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Devon, South West England, England
- Postcode
- EX4 4QJ
Subjects
history of art historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Streatham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History of art, architecture and design 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow School of Art | Architecture BArch (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| UCL (University College London) | Dutch and History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Art History and Visual Culture this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature/History of Art MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Fine Art with History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Manchester | History of Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Warwick | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Art History BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
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