Drama and English Literature at University of Manchester
Drama and English Literature (BA (Hons), WQ4H) at University of Manchester asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 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 manchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WQ4H · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%94%
Learning opportunities80%88%
Assessment and feedback69%87%
Academic support95%94%
Organisation and management79%87%
Learning resources83%92%
Student voice62%84%
20 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 75 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
66% working10% working and studying11% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
49%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations13%
- Teaching Professionals12%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Media Professionals9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 195 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Literature in English 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 | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | English Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Comparative Literature and Culture and English BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/English Literature MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Classical Literature and English BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Drama and English Literature this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | English BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Cymraeg (Welsh) and English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
See all 461 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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