History and Modern Languages at University of Cambridge
History and Modern Languages (BA (Hons), VR18) at University of Cambridge asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VR18 · V1 history by period + R8 European studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%91%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback81%82%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management67%78%
Learning resources100%91%
Student voice71%78%
15 final-year students · 52% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB2 1ST
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Cambridge
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in language and area studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Medieval History (year abroad) MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | — |
| University of Strathclyde | Law with a Modern Language (French) LLB (Hons) | 120 - 159 points | — |
| University of Southampton | Language, Culture and Communication BA (Hons) | 120 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Law with a Language LLB (Hons) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bristol | Law and Modern Languages LLB (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 160–175 |
| University of Cambridge | History and Modern Languages this course | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons) | AAA | — |
| University of Exeter | International Business and Modern Languages with Year Abroad BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages and Economics BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Biochemistry with a Modern Language BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
See all 618 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More languages and area studies at University of Cambridge
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies BA (Hons)
- Linguistics and Modern Languages BA (Hons)
- Modern and Medieval Languages BA (Hons)