Asian and Middle Eastern Studies BA (Hons)
University of Cambridge
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The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) course explores contemporary global cultures through the in-depth study of languages, culture and history, giving you knowledge and practical skills that can be used in many careers.You dont have to have studied an AMES subject at school, so the best preparation is for you to explore for yourself what interests you about the language and culture you choose to study. You can choose from Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew and Persian. Arabic, Hebrew and ...Read more

The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) course explores contemporary global cultures through the in-depth study of languages, culture and history, giving you knowledge and practical skills that can be used in many careers.You don't have to have studied an AMES subject at school, so the best preparation is for you to explore for yourself what interests you about the language and culture you choose to study. You can choose from Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew and Persian. Arabic, Hebrew and Persian can be combined with each other or with a modern European language.

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Asian Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
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Employment rate
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85%
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Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Asian Studies graduate salary at this uni
£27,000
Others in Language and Area Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
85%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Others in Language and Area Studies graduate salary at this uni
£27,000
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SR
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09 Mar 22

Access to such amazing resources and the teaching is so personable and interactive. The workload is unmanageable at times though and I think we could benefits from more exam..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
01 Feb 22

Cambridge is beautiful but Sidgwick facilities are not great...Read more

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A level

A level:

A*AA Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

41 - 42 Grades / Points required

Minimum A level offer: A*AAPlease check the website for subject requirements for this course (www.cam.ac.uk/courses)

Minimum IB offer level: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher LevelPlease check the website for subject requirements for this course (www.cam.ac.uk/courses)

Popular A-level subjects

Asian Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

French
49%
Mathematics
46%
History
44%
English Literature
37%
Spanish
26%
HESA
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Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

French
71%
Spanish
45%
English Literature
36%
Mathematics
34%
History
31%
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SR
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09 Mar 22
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies BA (Hons)
Access to such amazing resources and the teaching is so personable and interactive. The workload is unmanageable at times though and I think we could benefits from more exam...
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SR
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01 Feb 22
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies BA (Hons)
Cambridge is beautiful but Sidgwick facilities are not great....
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Cambridge Admissions Office Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1QY United Kingdom
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