History and Philosophy at University of York
History and Philosophy (BA (Hons), VV15) at University of York 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 york.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 york.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.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VV15 · V1 history by period + V5 philosophy
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%94%
Learning opportunities79%87%
Assessment and feedback79%87%
Academic support93%95%
Organisation and management77%86%
Learning resources96%92%
Student voice82%80%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£25.5k5 years£32k
£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
56% working21% working and studying13% studying4% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
59%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Teaching Professionals16%
- Administrative occupations11%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Sales occupations8%
- Finance Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 58% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- YO10 5DD
Subjects
history historical, philosophical and religious studies
philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of York
- 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 York | History and Philosophy this course | AAB | 128–143 |
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