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Viking and Old Norse Studies

BA · University College London · 4 years

Viking and Old Norse Studies

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University College London

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£31,000
SATISFACTION92%
CONTINUATION75%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS70%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 46% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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About this course

Viking and Old Norse studies is one of the most distinctive and fascinating programmes available in UK higher education, offering the chance to engage deeply with the language, literature, archaeology, and culture of the Norse world during the Viking Age and medieval period. Old Norse is the language of the Icelandic sagas, the Eddic poetry, and the runic inscriptions that together represent one of the richest bodies of vernacular literature in medieval Europe. Viking studies as a broader field draws on history, archaeology, place-name studies, and cultural studies to understand the Norse peoples who raided, traded, settled, and transformed much of Europe and beyond between the eighth and eleventh centuries. At University College London, this four-year full-time programme gives you the language skills to read Old Norse texts in the original while engaging with the full breadth of schola

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).