English Studies and Professional Education at University of Stirling
English Studies and Professional Education (BA (Hons), QX31) at University of Stirling asked for BBB 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 stir.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
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 stir.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 120 asked.
135 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 10%, a degree 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QX31 · Q3 English studies + X1 teacher training
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 89%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%
Learning opportunities84%91%
Assessment and feedback78%88%
Academic support92%94%
Organisation and management70%82%
Learning resources91%91%
Student voice78%86%
110 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£40k3 years£32k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
78% working9% working and studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 92% in work or study
88%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 89%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Teaching Professionals77%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation3%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
- Animal care and control services2%
- Finance Professionals2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stirling, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- FK9 4LA
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Stirling - Stirling Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | English BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | English BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Queen Mary University of London | English BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Creative Writing and English Literature BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | English Language, Linguistics and World Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Oxford | Classics and English with Beginner's Latin and Greek with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Stirling | English Studies and Professional Education this course | BBB | 176–191 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | English and Sociology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and English MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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