History at University of Glasgow
History (MA (Hons), V100) at University of Glasgow: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.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 gla.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 160–175 points.
75 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, an Access course 5%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V100 · V1 history by period
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 89%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%94%
Learning opportunities79%87%
Assessment and feedback74%87%
Academic support87%95%
Organisation and management80%86%
Learning resources88%92%
Student voice72%80%
65 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£23.5k5 years£30k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
50% working20% working and studying20% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
history historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow 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 Glasgow | History this course | — | 160–175 |
See all 1,028 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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