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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Arabic Studies course at University of Manchester.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
A,B,B
ABB including one essay based/humanities subject. This course is designed for students whose Arabic level is beginners only. We prefer applicants to offer at least one essay based subject at A Level. Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A Level taken. Where applicants are applying for science and related degrees, this is likely to be made explicit in the offer you will receive. Applicants taking A Levels are normally expected to offer three full A Levels. If you’re taking more than three A Levels, these won’t be included in your offer. We will only make offers consisting of three A Levels. Typical Contextual Offer: BBC including one essay based/humanities subject. This course is designed for students whose Arabic level is beginners only. We prefer applicants to offer at least one essay based subject at A Level. Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A Level taken. Where applicants are applying for science and related degrees, this is likely to be made explicit in the offer you will receive. Applicants taking A Levels are normally expected to offer three full A Levels. If you’re taking more than three A Levels, these won’t be included in your offer. We will only make offers consisting of three A Levels. Please check for specific GCSE/IGCSE subject entry requirements below Contextual offers are available for applicants who: live in the UK and will be under the age of 21 on 1 September of the year they will start their course; and live in an area of disadvantage or with low progression into higher education; and have attended a UK school or college for their GCSEs or A-levels (or equivalent qualifications) that has performed below the national average over multiple years. See our contextual admissions page for full details and to check your eligibility.
Most popular A-levels studied
See who's studying at University of Manchester. These students are taking Arabic Studies or another course from the same subject area.
| Subject | Grade |
|---|---|
| English Literature | B |
| Government and Politics | A |
| French | A |
| History | B |
| Spanish | A* |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: T624
Here's what University of Manchester says about its Arabic Studies course.
Our BA Arabic Studies course will enable you to achieve an advanced language level in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) while studying the language within its cultural and historical context.
You will start as an absolute beginner in reading, writing, speaking and listening and develop to an advanced level by the end of the four-year course.
You will also look more widely at Arab culture and?literature and?you will be introduced to social and cultural trends in the Arab Middle East and beyond.
The course is carefully structured so you can measure your progress step by step.
Learning modern Arabic also opens the door to the vast literature of classical Arabic, including religious and secular texts, and provides a perfect platform from which to learn one or more of the colloquial dialects.
You will spend your third year studying abroad at an academic institution in an Arab country, an ideal way to improve your fluency in the language while gaining a fascinating first-hand experience of the Arab world.
You can choose from a wide variety of course unit options to focus on your special interests or to study other disciplines within the University, such as linguistics, history, archaeology or the social sciences.
Although language units may show here as optional, they are a mandatory part of your modern languages degree and you will take the units relevant to your level of language in each year of study.
It is compulsory to study language at all levels of your modern languages degree.
Source: University of Manchester
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Location
Main Site | Manchester
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Modern Middle Eastern studies
Start date
21 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at University of Manchester
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Manchester students who took the Arabic Studies course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
94%
med
Teaching on my course
94%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
92%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
85%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
100%
high
Learning opportunities
88%
med
Learning opportunities
88%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
92%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
100%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
77%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
77%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
100%
high
Assessment and feedback
69%
med
Assessment and feedback
69%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
54%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
77%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
69%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
74%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
69%
med
Academic support
100%
high
Academic support
100%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
100%
high
Organisation and management
96%
high
Organisation and management
96%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
100%
high
How well organised is your course?
92%
high
Learning resources
77%
low
Learning resources
77%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
65%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
95%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
70%
low
Student voice
87%
high
Student voice
87%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
85%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
92%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
85%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
97%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
77%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
66%
med
Student information
See who's studying at University of Manchester. These students are taking Arabic Studies or another course from the same subject area.
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about University of Manchester graduates who took Arabic Studies - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
62%
Say it fits with future plans
40%
Are utilising studies
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Manchester graduates who took Arabic Studies - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£24.5k
First year after graduation
£28.8k
Third year after graduation
£32.1k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Arabic Studies.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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