History and Modern Languages
With a wide range of academics spanning both disciplines, Churchill would be an excellent College for you to study History and Modern Languages. We are fortunate to have a strong group of Teaching Fellows in French, German, and Spanish, as well as regular native-speaker teachers, so as an HML student here, you can expect to draw upon considerable strengths of expertise and experience in teaching and research. The Churchill Archives Centre holds the papers of Sir Winston Churchill, Baroness Thatcher, and Sir John Major, together with a host of other politicians, civil servants, diplomats, military leaders and scientists of the twentieth century.
Entry Requirements
Churchill College’s standard A Level offer in History and Modern Languages is A*A*A. For IB, our standard offer is 43 points overall with 777 at Higher Level.
To apply to this course, you need A Level/IB Higher Level (or an equivalent qualification) in History. If you are unsure whether you meet this subject requirement, you can email us via [email protected]
There may be additional subject requirements depending on which language you would like to study (see below).
Choosing which Language to study
As part of the History and Modern Languages course, you will study a language. This can be as a continuation of your studies at school (post-qualification) or you can study a language from scratch, i.e., without any experience (ab initio).
If you want to study a language post-qualification, you need A Level/IB Higher Level (or an equivalent qualification) in that language.
For more information on this course, including which languages are available for study, see the University course page: History and Modern Languages, BA (Hons) | Undergraduate Study
If you are taking other qualifications, please see the following University webpage for equivalent entry requirements: Check which qualifications we accept | Undergraduate Study
Admissions Assessment
All History and Modern Languages applicants are required to take an admissions assessment if they are invited to interview.
You can find more information about this assessment on the University webpage: College admission assessments | Undergraduate Study
Written Work
You will need to submit 2 pieces of written work. Ideally, each piece should be 1500 to 2000 words in length. If you are applying study a language post-qualification, one of your pieces of written work should be in that language.
For more information on written work, see the University webpage: Written work and portfolios | Undergraduate Study
Director of Studies
Dr Edmund Birch
Studying History and Modern Languages at Churchill College
Cambridge’s joint degree in History and Modern Languages (HML) combines the best of both subjects. It offers you the opportunity to develop near native-speaker skills in a foreign language while studying a range of papers relating to that language’s culture and history; options in some languages include film and contemporary politics. You will also develop analytical skills in History through a wide range of topics in British, European, American and World history, as well as the history of political thought. There will be opportunities to work with historical sources in foreign languages. As with other language students, you would spend your third year studying or working abroad, thereby immersing yourself in the language, culture, history and politics of a foreign country.
Our History and Modern Languages faculties are regarded worldwide as leaders in their respective fields. The History Faculty is one of the largest in the United Kingdom and is consistently ranked amongst the best in research and teaching assessments. It has internationally recognised experts in all relevant fields of study. The Modern Languages Faculty is the largest in the United Kingdom, offering an unrivalled range of courses taught by leading scholars. The library resources in Cambridge, which support teaching and research in both Faculties, are world-class; the University also has extensive collections of films in all relevant languages.
Full course details are provided on the Prospective Undergraduates webpage and the University’s Undergraduate Study webpage.
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