History with Year Abroad at University of Southampton
History with Year Abroad (BA (Hons), V101) at University of Southampton asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.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 southampton.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 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 136 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V101 · V1 history by period
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 89%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%94%
Learning opportunities85%87%
Assessment and feedback82%87%
Academic support96%95%
Organisation and management86%86%
Learning resources92%92%
Student voice82%80%
160 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£26.5k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
57% working17% working and studying11% studying8% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Sales occupations15%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
history historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | English Literature and History BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| King's College London, University of London | Ancient History BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Literature and History BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Economic History and Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature and History BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and History BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Ancient History/Archaeology MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | History BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Southampton | History with Year Abroad this course | AAB | 128–143 |
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