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History and Modern Languages at University of Nottingham - UCAS

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2026 - 2027
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This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

University of Nottingham has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

If you’re passionate about history, but also dream of spending time abroad and becoming fluent in a second language, how do you choose which degree to study? We say choose both! This course allows you to combine your curiosity for human experience with your love of communicating in another language. You’ll build transferable skills in linguistic competence, critical thinking, professional communication and independent research, while your unique cross-cultural understanding will open doors to a range of careers. Many of our students say the year abroad is their course highlight. Not only can you fully immerse yourself in your chosen language and culture, living abroad can make you more independent and confident. On this course, modules cover language, business, culture, history and politics so you can truly personalise this intercultural degree around your interests and career aspirations. For your language studies, you can choose to take French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian/Croatian, or Spanish at beginners’ level. If you already have an A-level or equivalent in French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Spanish, you can continue at an advanced level. Spanish A-level students also get to explore beginners’ Portuguese, and if you choose Russian at any level, you can add Serbian/Croatian as a second Slavonic language. Why choose this course

  • Year abroad - spend a year abroad immersing yourself in your chosen languages and cultures
  • Beginners welcome - Start learning a language from scratch on our beginners' pathway
  • Curiosity - Study periods, themes, and events from 500CE to the present
  • Critique - following an introductory programme in year one, deepen your knowledge of your favourite topics and explore new ones through a wide range of modules
  • Curation - specialise in an area of interest through a year-long 'Special Subject' and dissertation
  • Volunteering opportunities - volunteer through the schools volunteering project and deliver history lessons in local schools
  • Great teaching - 91% of students from the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures said the teaching staff were good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2024)
  • Increase your employability - Open up job opportunities with foreign language skills
  • Work with our dedicated Faculty of Arts Placements Team to assist with your employability skills development via a range of placements, internships and volunteering opportunities
Engaged Arts All students within the Faculty of Arts can select ‘Engaged Arts’ modules where you’ll approach real world challenges across contemporary themes such as sustainability or equity and justice. These modules have been newly designed to help you gain the skills and analytical abilities that employers are looking for. Have you seen our latest rankings?
  • Top 20 for History in the UK (Complete University Guide 2024)
  • Top ten for French Studies in the UK - Daily Mail University Guide 2025
  • Top ten for Iberian Studies in the UK - Daily Mail University Guide 2025
  • Top ten for German in the UK in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • Top ten for Russian and East European Languages in the UK - Complete University Guide 2025
You can also access this course through a Foundation Year. This may be suitable if you have faced educational barriers and do not expect to meet the entry requirements for direct entry to a degree course. Please see the UCAS page for the relevant Foundation Year course for further information.

Modules

For detailed information about the modules you will study, please visit the course page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/History-and-Modern-Languages-BA-Jt-Hons-U6UHISML.html

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

14Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
V1R1
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

European Baccalaureate - 75% overall including 8.0 in History; and (to study on the relevant post-A level language route) at least 8.0 in 1 language from French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian or Spanish.

Student Outcomes

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There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £9535* Year 1
EU £23000* Year 1
England £9535* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535* Year 1
Scotland £9535* Year 1
Wales £9535* Year 1
Channel Islands £9535* Year 1
International £23000* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

View undergraduate tuition fees for UK and international students: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees/tuitionfees/202526/undergraduate.aspx
History and Modern Languages at University of Nottingham - UCAS