Modern and Contemporary History at University of Leicester
Modern and Contemporary History (BA (Hons), V140) at University of Leicester asked for 120–152 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~152 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 152 points
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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 87% had fewer than the 152 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, other qualifications 3%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V140 · V1 history by period
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
65%
still studying
UK 89%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
25%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%94%
Learning opportunities85%87%
Assessment and feedback86%87%
Academic support93%95%
Organisation and management80%86%
Learning resources90%92%
Student voice82%80%
50 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£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 onSubject at this uni
45% working15% working and studying15% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Customer service occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
history historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of St Andrews | Ancient History and Economics MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | 128 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| Durham University | History BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Anthropology and History BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | European Social and Political Studies (4 years) BA (Hons) | A*AA | — |
| University of Cambridge | Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leicester | Modern and Contemporary History this course | 120 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | English Literature and History BA (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Ancient History BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | American Studies and History (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | English and History BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | 112–127 |
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