Philosophy and Italian at University of Oxford
Philosophy and Italian (BA (Hons), VR53) 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 192–207 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 192–207 points. 6% had fewer than the 144 asked.
120 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VR53 · V5 philosophy + R3 Italian
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 2, Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 95%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%93%
Learning opportunities87%86%
Assessment and feedback79%83%
Academic support92%94%
Organisation and management69%81%
Learning resources96%90%
Student voice64%80%
205 final-year students · 52% 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
63% working11% working and studying14% studying5% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
78%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
88%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals22%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals21%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals9%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Oxford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- OX1 1DW
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Oxford
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Italian 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 Glasgow | Common Law with Italian Language LLB (Hons) | 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Italian LLB (Hons) | AAA | — |
| University of Oxford | Philosophy and Italian this course | AAA | 192–207 |
| University of St Andrews | Ancient History and Italian MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of York | Business and Management with Italian (with a year abroad) BA (Hons) | 20 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Modern Languages and English BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 112–127 |
| UCL (University College London) | Bulgarian and Italian BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | English and Italian BA (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | French and Italian BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
See all 349 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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