Japanese at University of Oxford
Japanese (BA (Hons), T201) at University of Oxford asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ox.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 ox.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. 10% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- T201 · T2 Japanese studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%85%
Learning opportunities78%74%
Assessment and feedback63%74%
Academic support92%93%
Organisation and management30%75%
Learning resources90%84%
Student voice54%69%
15 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£32k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working15% working and studying25% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 40%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 60%
45%
use what they learned
UK 30%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Oxford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- OX1 3BJ
Subjects
Japanese studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Oxford
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Asian studies 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 Cambridge | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies BA (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| Newcastle University | Chinese or Japanese Studies BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | — |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | International Relations and Chinese BSc (Hons) | AAA | 192–207 |
| SOAS University of London | Chinese and Economics BA (Hons) | AAB - AAA | — |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Chinese LLB (Hons) | AAA | — |
| University of Oxford | Japanese this course | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Art History and Chinese Studies MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| Cardiff University | Modern Chinese BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons) | AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Aberdeen | Law with options in Mandarin LLB (Hons) | AAB | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | East Asian Studies with International Study BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 231 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More languages and area studies at University of Oxford
- Arabic BA (Hons)
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with Classics BA (Hons)
- Assyriology BA (Hons)
- Beginners' German and Linguistics BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Italian and Czech (with Slovak) BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Italian and Linguistics BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Italian and Modern Greek BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Italian and Portuguese BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Italian and Russian BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Italian and Spanish BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Modern Greek and Czech (with Slovak) BA (Hons)
- Beginners' Modern Greek and Linguistics BA (Hons)