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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Middle Eastern Studies
University of Manchester
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Middle Eastern Studies course at University of Manchester.
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UCAS Tariff
128
The university hasn't set UCAS points for this course. To help you compare, we've estimated the tariff using the entry requirements for other qualifications, like A-levels. Make sure you also check the grade requirements to see exactly what you'll need.
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: T601
Here's what University of Manchester says about its Middle Eastern Studies course.
The study of the Middle East has grown into a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural academic area of specialisation, attracting strong interest for political, cultural and social reasons.
Your studies will benefit from academic developments in fields such as Islamic studies, globalisation, cultural identity, diaspora and migration studies, gender studies, and post-colonial studies. Based on techniques in the analysis of evidence across several societies of the Middle East and North Africa region, they use original sources in English translation as well as secondary sources in English.
Through the interplay of disciplines and theoretical approaches, the course will enable you to undertake balanced study of the history, literatures, cultures and religions of the Middle East in broad and complex ways.
Core course units and a wide range of optional units will equip you with a thorough and sufficiently specific understanding of the Middle East, alongside key contemporary methods in the study of culture, religion, literature and history.
It is also possible to get to know the basics of more than one Middle Eastern language, or to study one language (Arabic) all the way through until the end of the second year.
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
3 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 Middle Eastern Studies course - or another course in the same subject area.
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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 Middle Eastern Studies or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| English Literature | B | |||||
| Government and Politics | A | |||||
| French | A | |||||
| History | B | |||||
| Spanish | A* | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about University of Manchester graduates who took Middle Eastern 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 Middle Eastern 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 Middle Eastern 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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