BA Combined Honours
About this course
BA Honours in Combined Honours, a multidisciplinary degree allowing students to combine two or three subjects from a selection of over twenty disciplines. Students can choose complementary subjects or unusual combinations to match their interests, with the specific subjects studied referenced on the final degree certificate. The programme includes an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 34 points
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 2 UCAS decisions for BA Combined Honours (Y001) at Newcastle University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is AAB at A level.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 98%: 722 offers from 740 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 98 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 185 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 19%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 12%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 40%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 195 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Combined Honours at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 3 years, £33,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £43,500. The £33,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Combined, general or negotiated studies.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Combined Honours at Newcastle University?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Combined Honours at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 145 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Combined Honours at Newcastle University?
98% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 722 offers from 740 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Combined Honours at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Combined Honours at Newcastle University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.