Ancient History and Archaeology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year at University of Leicester
Ancient History and Archaeology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year (BA (Hons), VF19) at University of Leicester asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 20% had fewer than the 96 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 10%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VF19 · V1 history by period + F9 other physical sciences
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%95%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback96%87%
Academic support94%95%
Organisation and management94%85%
Learning resources94%89%
Student voice96%83%
15 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2024-26
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 30 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 49%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
archaeology historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Archaeology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Archaeology and Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Chester | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Leicester | Ancient History and Archaeology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year this course | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Egyptology and Ancient History with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 - 80 points | under 96 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 72 - 75 points | 128–143 |
| University of Lancashire | Archaeology Msci (Hon) | 72 points | under 96 |
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