Historical, philosophical and religious studies degrees

2,483 courses at 118 UK universities offer historical, philosophical and religious studies for 2027 entry: most ask for between 112 and 126 UCAS points; 890 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 1,556, MA (Hons) 734, BSc (Hons) 80, BA/BSc (H) 18
Study full-time 2,431, part-time 52

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing historical, philosophical and religious studies with another subject.

• politics 228
• economics 90
• French studies 90
• Spanish studies 87
• English studies 87
• English literature 81
• Italian studies 78
• modern languages 68
• German studies 57
• international relations 51

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• V1 history by period 246
• V5 philosophy 110
• V3 history by topic, incl. art history 66
• Q8 classical studies 62
• V4 archaeology 56
• V6 theology and religious studies 52
• V2 history by area 22
• R1 French 21

Universities

• University of St Andrews 381
• University of Glasgow 239
• University of Liverpool 120
• University of Essex 107
• University of Exeter 105
• University of Oxford 95
• University of Aberdeen 72
• SOAS University of London 60
• The University of Edinburgh 54
• Lancaster University 52
• Swansea University 48
• University of Reading 44
• UCL (University College London) 41
• University of Warwick 39
• University of York 38
• Royal Holloway, University of London 36
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 35
• Durham University 34
• University of Manchester 33
• University of Southampton 33
• Open University 32
• University of Nottingham 32
• University of Bristol 27
• Aberystwyth University 26
• University of Leeds 25
• Oxford Brookes University 24
• Queen's University Belfast 24
• University of Stirling 23
• Liverpool Hope University 22
• University of Sheffield 20
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David 20
• University of Sussex 18
• King's College London, University of London 17
• University of Birmingham 17
• University of Winchester 17
• University of Chester 16
• Keele University 15
• Manchester Metropolitan University 15
• University of Leicester 14
• Cardiff University 13
• Brunel University of London 12
• Glasgow School of Art 12
• Lincoln Bishop University 12
• University of East Anglia UEA 12
• University of Strathclyde 12
• Bangor University 11
• Birkbeck, University of London 11
• Newcastle University 11
• Nottingham Trent University 11
• London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 10
• Loughborough University 10
• University of Cambridge 10
• Anglia Ruskin University 9
• Nazarene Theological College 9
• University of Derby 9
• University of Dundee 9
• York St John University 9
• Bath Spa University 8
• Goldsmiths, University of London 8
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 8
• Queen Mary University of London 8
• University of Lincoln 8
• University of Portsmouth 8
• University of Roehampton 8
• Liverpool John Moores University 7
• Ulster University 7
• University of Chichester 7
• University of Westminster, London 7
• Canterbury Christ Church University 6
• St Mary's University, Twickenham 6
• University of Hull 6
• University of Wolverhampton 6
• University of Worcester 6
• Birmingham Newman University 5
• De Montfort University 5
• West Dean College 5
• Aston University, Birmingham 4
• Cliff College 4
• Leeds Beckett University 4
• London School of Theology 4
• Richmond American University London 4
• University Centre Farnborough 4
• University of Brighton 4
• University of Kent 4
• University of Lancashire 4
• Bristol, UWE 3
• City St George's, University of London 3
• Coventry University 3
• Edge Hill University 3
• Teesside University 3
• Bournemouth University 2
• Northeastern University London 2
• Regent's University London 2
• Sheffield Hallam University 2
• University Centre Somerset 2
• University of Gloucestershire 2
• University of Greenwich 2
• University of Huddersfield 2
• University of Northampton 2
• University of Plymouth 2
• University of Salford 2
• University of South Wales 2
• University of the Arts London 2
• Barnsley College University Centre 1
• Bedford College Group 1
• City College Plymouth 1
• Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London 1
• Hopwood Hall College 1
• Stranmillis University College 1
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 1
• University Centre Askham Bryan 1
• University Centre West Anglia 1
• University of Bradford 1
• University of Buckingham 1
• University of London Institute in Paris 1
• University of Suffolk 1
• University of Surrey 1
• West Suffolk College 1

Courses

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