University of Cambridge
Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons)
University of Cambridge

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Key Course Facts

Salary

Salary of Graduates in English Studies (Non-Specific)

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £28000 £26500 £31000
25-75 percentile range £25000 - £33000 £22500 - £33000 £24500 - £39500


Salary of all UK Graduates of English Studies (Non-Specific)

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24429 £22460 £26891
25-75 percentile range £20421 - £27910 £17288 - £27736 £20419 - £34166

Course Description

If you’re fascinated by medieval history, literature and languages, and you relish the prospect of doing your own research using original source materials, this course – unique in the UK to Cambridge – will appeal. Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic (ASNC) focuses on the history, material culture, languages and literature of the peoples of Britain, Ireland and the Scandinavian world in the earlier Middle Ages.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons) at University of Cambridge

21% Managers, directors and senior officials
18% Teaching Professionals
12% Administrative occupations
9% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
9% Nursing Professionals
6% Finance Professionals
5% Engineering professionals
4% Secretarial and related occupations
4% Finance Professionals
2% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

    • 6.5
    • All other courses
    • 6.5
    • Graduate Degrees
    • (no subscore less than 6.0)
    • 6.5
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • (no subscore less than 6.0)
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

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About University of Cambridge

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Where is this programme taught

Magdalene
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Lucy Cavendish
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Churchill
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Robinson
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Peterhouse
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Christ's
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Homerton
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Fitzwilliam
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St Edmund's
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Sidney Sussex
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Murray Edwards
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St Catharine's
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Hughes Hall
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Corpus Christi
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Pembroke
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Gonville & Caius
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Emmanuel
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Trinity Hall
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St John's
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