| UCAS code | VR10 |
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| Duration | 4 years |
| Entry year | 2026 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | History |
| Contact |
| Typical offer | A-Level: AAB-ABB |
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A-Level: BBB-BBC |
| UCAS code | VR09 |
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| Duration | 3 years |
| Entry year | 2026 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | History |
| Contact |
| Typical offer | A-Level: AAB-ABB |
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A-Level: BBB-BBC |
Overview
- Study international, economic, cultural and social history and many geographical areas including the Americas, parts of Asia, Britain and Europe
- Develop strong skills in spoken and written language, analytical thought, and a deeper understanding of another culture and people
- Option to spend your third year studying or working abroad in a country where you can develop your chosen language
- Exeter is a city bursting with history and heritage that offers museums, art galleries and a wide range of historical architecture. The University Library has extensive historical holdings and collections
- Get involved in activities outside class: language societies, tandem partnerships, liaison work in schools and the community such as our Languages in a Global World Festival – the only public festival dedicated to translation in the UK
We are 6th in the UK for research in History
Based on our GPA in REF 2021
Top 100 in world subject rankings for History
QS World University Subject Rankings 2025
Top 150 in world subject rankings for Modern Languages and Cultures
QS World University Subject Rankings 2025
Choose our 4 year course to spend a year abroad, studying at a partner university or in employment
We are 6th in the UK for research in History
Based on our GPA in REF 2021
Top 100 in world subject rankings for History
QS World University Subject Rankings 2025
Top 150 in world subject rankings for Modern Languages and Cultures
QS World University Subject Rankings 2025
Choose our 4 year course to spend a year abroad, studying at a partner university or in employment
I decided to apply to Exeter as it offered a unique course combination that I couldn’t find at many other universities. I did Latin at GCSE and was torn between studying History and Ancient History so the option to study both was perfect for me!
I visited both the open day and offer holders’ day and really loved the green campus and felt welcomed by the friendly atmosphere. I would definitely recommend studying at Exeter; my course is so interesting and I especially like the wide range of module options I can choose from, I also take a French language module alongside my degree. All the lecturers in my department are lovely and have a great relationship with the students.
Grace
BA History and Ancient History
Course duration
International Placement (work or study)
Study/Work Abroad in Year 3
A pivotal part of all Modern Language programmes is the International Placement, either studying at one of our prestigious partner universities, teaching on a British Council placement, or working in other employment. By immersing yourself in the culture you study, you will not only enhance your language skills, but cultivate:
- strong intercultural understanding
- improved communication skills
- the ability to think and study in different ways
- resilience and confidence
- analytical skills and the ability to make cross-cultural comparisons
- adaptability, independence and valuable life experience
During your International Placement, you will still be registered as an Exeter student and therefore supported in several ways. You will retain your personal tutor and be expected to keep in contact with them. You will also have the support of the Exeter Global Opportunities team for advice on any matter.
Study Abroad
Studying abroad offers a range of possibilities, with over 40 different partner universities worldwide available to Modern Languages students. This can provide you with the opportunity to experience a different academic environment with local and other international students broadening your knowledge of the language and culture you study.
Please note that Study Abroad placements at partner universities are subject to availability and the allocation of these places is competitive and based on first-year marks.
Why Study Abroad?
Living and studying in a different country is an exciting experience that broadens your academic and cultural horizons, as well as giving you the opportunity to widen your circle of friends. Students who have studied abroad demonstrate initiative, independence, motivation and, depending on where they stay, may also have gained a working knowledge of another language – all key qualities that employers are looking for in today’s competitive employment environment.
Does it count towards my degree?
Yes - the International Placement is an assessed year and the marks obtained count towards your final degree classification. If you begin a language in your first year at Exeter and intend to take that language in your final year, you must do your International Placement in that language. If you are a beginner and decide not to do an International Placement, you will be moved to the three-year History and Global Cultural Studies BA programme.
How does it affect my tuition fee and funding?
For your International Placement you will pay a significantly reduced tuition fee to Exeter – for more information visit our fees pages. You will also continue to receive any Student Finance support for which you are eligible. Other financial support may also be available for certain students.
How do I apply?
You may apply directly to the four-year History and Modern Languages BA with International Placement programme via UCAS – these students will be given priority of available study abroad placements. Alternatively, you may apply to the three-year History and Modern Languages BA and are able to request to apply to change onto the four-year programme once you are at Exeter, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Please note that study abroad placements at partner universities are subject to availability and are not guaranteed on either option. The allocation of study abroad places is competitive based on your first-year average grade along with your successful completion of Years 1 and 2.
What happens if I am unable to secure a study placement?
Once at Exeter, if students cannot go or are unwilling to go on their International Placement year, they can apply to move to either the three-year History and Modern Languages BA or the three-year History and Global Cultural Studies BA programme, dependent on their language level by the final year. This would need to be approved by the department.
Entry requirements (typical offer)
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| A-Level | AAB-ABB | Dependent on subjects chosen (see below) |
| IB | 34/665-32/655 | Dependent on subjects chosen (see below) |
| BTEC | DDD-DDM | Dependent on subjects chosen (see below) |
| GCSE | C or 4 | English Language |
| Access to HE | 30 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit Grade - 24 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade | Dependent on level chosen the required L3 credits in Modern Foreign Language subject area |
| T-Level | Distinction | Dependent on subjects chosen, GCE A-Level in a Modern Foreign Language will also be required. |
| Contextual Offer | A-Level: BBB-BBC |
Specific subject requirements must still be achieved where stated above. Find out more about contextual offers. |
| Other accepted qualifications | ||
| English language requirements |
International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country. |
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NB General Studies is not included in any offer.
Grades advertised on each programme webpage are the typical level at which our offers are made and provide information on any specific subjects an applicant will need to have studied in order to be considered for a place on the programme. However, if we receive a large number of applications for the programme we may not be able to make an offer to all those who are predicted to achieve/have achieved grades which are in line with our typical offer. For more information on how applications are assessed and when decisions are released, please see: After you apply
Language requirements
- No previous language qualifications are required.
- You may only choose one language.
- French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish can be studied either from A level or beginner’s level, with both cohorts reaching degree level in the final year. Portuguese and Chinese can normally only be studied from beginner’s level, not from A Level; students of these two languages reach degree level in final year.
- If you choose a beginners language, you must take the four-year variant of the course with an International Placement.
Languages and levels available for Combined Honours courses
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I want to study a new language at beginner level alongside my other subject (excluding programmes with Arabic) |
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| Modern Languages requirements | No previous language qualifications required. We strongly recommend that students who want to start a languages degree with no previous linguistic experience should contact us. |
| Advanced level languages available | n/a |
| Beginners level languages available | Chinese (Mandarin); French; German; Italian; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish |
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I want to study my A level (or equivalent) language at advanced level alongside my other subject (including programmes with Arabic) |
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| Modern Languages requirements | A level grade B or IB HL5 or SL6 (or equivalent) in the language chosen at advanced level |
| Advanced level languages available | French; German; Italian; Russian; Spanish |
| Beginners level languages available | n/a |
Completing your UCAS form
In the section named ‘further details’ on your UCAS application form please indicate in the ‘choices’ field the language and route you wish to study using the abbreviations below, separated by a space:
| French | Fren |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Chin |
| German | Germ |
| Italian | Ital |
| Portuguese | Port |
| Russian | Russ |
| Spanish | Span |
Course content
The History and Modern Languages degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.
Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
45 credits of compulsory History modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 15 credits of optional History modules, and 30 credits of Modern Languages modules.
Compulsory modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
a - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
b - select HIH1421 Understanding Medieval and Early Modern History OR HIH1422 Understanding Modern History.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIH1137 | Becoming a Historian: Core | 15 |
| Modern Languages Stage 1 Compulsory Language Modules [See note a above] | ||
| MLF1001 | French Language | 30 |
| MLF1052 | French Language for Beginners | 30 |
| MLG1001 | German Language | 30 |
| MLG1052 | German Language for Beginners | 30 |
| MLI1001 | Italian Language | 30 |
| MLI1052 | Italian Language for Beginners | 30 |
| MLM1052 | Beginners Chinese | 30 |
| MLP1052 | Portuguese Language for Beginners | 30 |
| MLR1001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral | 30 |
| MLR1030 | Russian Language for Beginners | 30 |
| MLS1001 | Spanish Language | 30 |
| MLS1056 | Spanish Language for Beginners | 30 |
| HIH1421 | Understanding Medieval and Early Modern History [See note b above] | 30 |
| HIH1422 | Understanding Modern History [See note b above] | 30 |
Optional modules
c - select 15 credits of Sources and Skills History modules.
d - select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits with the prefix SML.
Please note that certain modules may only be available to students on Single Honours programmes, or to students who have taken a particular language module. This information will be given in the pre-requisites or co-requisites section of the relevant module descriptor.
| Code | Module | Credits |
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| History Stage 1 Option modules 2024-5 | ||
| HIH1402 | Britain, America and the Global Order, 1846-1946 | 15 |
| HIH1618 | Body, Border, Partition: Understanding Violence in South Asia | 15 |
| HIH1140 | Confinement, Care, Cure: Psychiatric Institutions in the Twentieth Century | 15 |
| HIH1412 | Early Modern Magic and Witchcraft | 15 |
| HIH1614 | Environment and Industry, 1750-1950: Global Perspectives | 15 |
| HIH1053 | Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages | 15 |
| HIH1600 | Images of Stalinism | 15 |
| HIH1585 | Ladies of the Night: Prostitution in the Victorian World | 15 |
| HIH1607 | JFK | 15 |
| HIH1002 | Losing an Empire, Finding a Role: Britain Since 1945 | 15 |
| HIH1042 | Murder in Early Modern England | 15 |
| HIH1411 | From Wigan Pier to Piccadilly: Britain between the Wars | 15 |
| HIH1501 | The Viking Phenomenon | 15 |
| HIH1506 | The First Day of the Somme | 15 |
| HIH1532 | The History of Strategic Thinking | 15 |
| HIH1596 | The Good War? The United States in World War II | 15 |
| HIH1612 | Renaissance Florence 1350-1550 | 15 |
| Chinese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | ||
| MLM1010 | China of the Senses: Approaching Chinese Culture and Environments | 15 |
| PHL1010 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 15 |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 |
| French Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | ||
| MLF1017 | The Making of Modern France | 15 |
| MLF1018 | The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French | 15 |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 |
| MLF1103 | The French Language, Present and Past | 15 |
| MLF1121 | French Visual History | 15 |
| MLF1105 | An Introduction to French Thought | 15 |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 |
| German Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | ||
| MLG1017 | Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000 | 15 |
| MLG1021 | Outside In: An Introduction to Outcasts and Outsiders in German-language Literature and Film | 15 |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 |
| MLG1014 | A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory | 15 |
| MLG1022 | Divided Germany in Film and Visual Culture 1949-1990 | 15 |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 |
| Italian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | ||
| MLI1016 | Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy | 15 |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 |
| MLI1121 | A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy | 15 |
| Portuguese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | ||
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 |
| MLP1002 | Introduction to the Lusophone World | 15 |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 |
| Russian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | ||
| MLR1023 | Russia: Empire and Identity | 15 |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 |
| MLR1006 | An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling | 15 |
| Spanish Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | ||
| MLS1067 | Ideology in the Hispanic World | 15 |
| MLS1068 | An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain | 15 |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 |
| MLS1066 | The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture | 15 |
| MLS1164 | A Journey of Discovery: Hispanic Global Culture | 15 |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 |
30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 60 credits of History option modules, and 30 credits of Modern Languages option modules.
Compulsory modules
e - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Languages Stage 2 Compulsory Language Modules [See note e above] | ||
| MLF2001 | French Language, Written and Oral | 30 |
| MLF2152 | Intermediate French | 30 |
| MLG2001 | German Language, Written and Oral | 30 |
| MLG2052 | Intermediate German | 30 |
| MLI2001 | Italian Language, Written and Oral | 30 |
| MLI2051 | Italian Language | 30 |
| MLM2052 | Intermediate Chinese (One) | 30 |
| MLP2052 | Intermediate Portuguese | 30 |
| MLR2001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I | 30 |
| MLR2030 | Intermediate Russian | 30 |
| MLS2001 | Spanish Language, Written and Oral | 30 |
| MLS2156 | Spanish Language (ex-beginners) | 30 |
Optional modules
Select 60 credits from a single History Route A, B, C or D . You must take HIH2237 Doing History in the Digital Age if you intend to select HIH3005 History Dissertation or HIH3006 Research Dissertation in the final stage).
History Route A
2 History option modules. Final year will be option modules including possibility of Modern Languages Dissertation
History Route B
HIH2002 Uses of the Past + 1 other History option. Final year will be option modules including possibility of Modern Languages Dissertation
History Route C
HIH2237 Doing History in the Digital Age + 1 other History option. History Dissertation in final stage
History Route D
HIH2237 Doing History in the Digital Age + HIH2002 Uses of the Past. History Dissertation in final stage
f - select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of SML-coded modules.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| History CH Stage 2 Route A modules 2024-5 [History Route A] | ||
| HIH2036A | Albion's Fatal Tree: Capital Punishment in England, 1688-1965 | 30 |
| HIH2037 | American Frontiers: The West in U.S. History and Mythology | 30 |
| HIH2041 | The First Welfare State? England's Poor Law, 1520-1835 | 30 |
| HIH2016A | Living Through the Global: Colonial Migrants and the British Empire from the Eighteenth Century to the Present | 30 |
| HIH2137A | Inventing Modern Man: Constructions of Mind, Body and the Individual, 1400-1800 | 30 |
| HIH2138A | History of Development: Ideologies, Politics and Projects | 30 |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 |
| HIH2210A | The Russian Empire, 1689-1917 | 30 |
| HIH2218A | Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England | 30 |
| HIH2238 | Slavery, Revolution, Independence: Saint-Domingue and Haiti, 1685-1838 | 30 |
| HIH2241 | Rise and Demise of Communism in Global Perspective | 30 |
| HIH2587 | The Other Renaissance: Religion, Knowledge and Power in the Twelfth Century | 30 |
| HIH2590 | An Age of Iron? Europe in the Tenth Century | 30 |
| HIH2591 | Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 | 30 |
| HIH2594 | Europe in the Era of the Great War, 1908-1923: Crisis, Conflict and Collapse | 30 |
| History CH Stage 2 Route B modules 2024-5 [History Route B] | ||
| HIH2002 | Uses of the Past | 30 |
| HIH2591 | Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 | 30 |
| HIH2587 | The Other Renaissance: Religion, Knowledge and Power in the Twelfth Century | 30 |
| HIH2036A | Albion's Fatal Tree: Capital Punishment in England, 1688-1965 | 30 |
| HIH2238 | Slavery, Revolution, Independence: Saint-Domingue and Haiti, 1685-1838 | 30 |
| HIH2016A | Living Through the Global: Colonial Migrants and the British Empire from the Eighteenth Century to the Present | 30 |
| HIH2210A | The Russian Empire, 1689-1917 | 30 |
| HIH2138A | History of Development: Ideologies, Politics and Projects | 30 |
| History CH Stage 2 Route C modules 2024-5 [History Route C] | ||
| HIH2237 | Doing History in the Digital Age | 30 |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 |
| HIH2590 | An Age of Iron? Europe in the Tenth Century | 30 |
| HIH2218A | Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England | 30 |
| HIH2041 | The First Welfare State? England's Poor Law, 1520-1835 | 30 |
| HIH2037 | American Frontiers: The West in U.S. History and Mythology | 30 |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 |
| HIH2594 | Europe in the Era of the Great War, 1908-1923: Crisis, Conflict and Collapse | 30 |
| HIH2241 | Rise and Demise of Communism in Global Perspective | 30 |
| History CH Stage 2 Route D modules [History Route D] | ||
| HIH2002 | Uses of the Past | 30 |
| HIH2237 | Doing History in the Digital Age | 30 |
| Chinese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [see note f above] | ||
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 |
| MLM2003 | Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe | 15 |
| MLM2008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 |
| French Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [see note f above] | ||
| MLF2012 | Evolution of the French Language | 15 |
| MLF2069 | East is East? Cross-Cultural Encounters in Medieval French Literature | 15 |
| MLF2076 | Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde | 15 |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 |
| MLF2070 | Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre | 15 |
| MLF2029 | Varieties of French | 15 |
| MLF2006 | French-language Road Movies: Space, Place and Identity | 15 |
| HIH2591 | Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 | 30 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 |
| German Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [see note f above] | ||
| MLG2003 | Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film | 15 |
| MLG2018 | Berlin - Culture, History and Politics | 15 |
| MLG2019 | Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature | 15 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 |
| Italian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [see note f above] | ||
| MLI2019 | Italian(s) in the World | 15 |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 |
| MLI2004 | From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television | 15 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 |
| Portuguese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [see note f above] | ||
| SML2004 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 15 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 |
| Russian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [see note f above] | ||
| MLR2023 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 |
| MLR2026 | The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 |
| MLR2021 | Understanding Russia | 15 |
| MLR2025 | Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment | 15 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 |
| Spanish Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [see note f above] | ||
| MLS2044 | How to be a Knight: Political Lessons from 14th-Century Spain | 15 |
| MLS2072 | Place and Identity in Contemporary Venezuelan Culture | 15 |
| SML2004 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 15 |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 |
| MLS2045 | Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry | 15 |
| MLS2061 | The Latin American Short Story | 15 |
| MLS2073 | Literary Non-Fiction in Argentina: When Writing Meets the Real | 15 |
| MLS2158 | "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry | 15 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 |
If you choose the with International Placement variant of this course, your placement will take place in Year 3.
120 credit compulsory module
Compulsory modules
g - You must take one of these modules.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SML3010 | Work and Study Abroad [See note g above] | 120 |
| SML3020 | Study Abroad at a Partner University (with Assessment in the Foreign Language) [See note g above] | 120 |
| SML3025 | Internship Abroad Combined with Study at a Partner University Abroad [See note g above] | 120 |
30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 90 credits of optional modules (including 60 credits of History modules, and 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language).
Compulsory modules
h - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Languages Final Stage Compulsory Language Modules [See note h above] | ||
| MLM3111 | Advanced Chinese Language Skills | 30 |
| MLF3111 | Advanced French Language Skills | 30 |
| MLG3111 | Advanced German Language Skills | 30 |
| MLI3111 | Advanced Italian Language Skills | 30 |
| MLP3111 | Advanced Portuguese Language Skills | 30 |
| MLR3111 | Advanced Russian Language Skills | 30 |
| MLS3111 | Advanced Spanish Language Skills | 30 |
Optional modules
Route A or B taken in Stage 2 - Select 30 Credits of Modern Languages Options. Select a Special Subject (non-condonable) for 60 credits.
Route C or D taken in stage 2 - You are encouraged to select Dissertation module HIH3005 or HIH3006.
Select 30 credits from the Concepts modules, or 30 credits outside of History. Select 60 credits of Modern Languages Options options.
If choosing option modules outside of your named subjects, you must make sure that your total for both History and Modern Lanuages is 90 credits each over the second and final year. This is to insure you meet the requirements needed for the degree title.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIH3005 | General Third-Year Dissertation | 30 |
| HIH3006 | Research Project Dissertation | 30 |
| History UG Final Stage Concepts [History Concepts] | ||
| HIH3330 | Truth | 30 |
| HIH3332 | Labour | 30 |
| HIH3333 | In Sickness and in Health | 30 |
| HIH3334 | War | 30 |
| HIH3336 | Revolution | 30 |
| HIH3331 | Elites | 30 |
| History UG Final Year Special Subjects 2024-5 [History Special Subjects] | ||
| HIH3415 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53 | 60 |
| HIH3416 | Critics of Empire | 60 |
| HIH3417 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914 | 60 |
| HIH3422 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era | 60 |
| HIH3426 | Health and its Politics in the 20th Century | 60 |
| HIH3430 | From the Grand Tour to Gladiator: Modern encounters with the ancient world | 60 |
| HIH3433 | Beyond Cannibalism: Indigenous Peoples and the European Colonisation of Brazil, 1500-1822 | 60 |
| HIH3434 | The Body in Early Modern England | 60 |
| HIH3436 | Engendering Empire: Making the British Imperial World | 60 |
| HIH3437 | Death to the Traitors: Rebellion and Resisting Tyranny in the Middle Ages | 60 |
| HIH3438 | The Rise of Capitalism in Britain 1660-1830 | 60 |
| HIH3439 | Women's Experience in Britain: Race, Class and Gender since 1945 | 60 |
| HIH3441 | Britons Abroad: The Experience of Travel, c. 1650-1900 | 60 |
| HIH3442 | From Its Cradle to Its Grave? The National Health Service in Britain, 1948-Present | 60 |
| HIH3444 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s | 60 |
| HIH3450 | Decolonisation and Colonial Conflict | 60 |
| HIH3451 | Borders and Mobilities in Postcolonial South Asia | 60 |
| HIH3452 | Whiteness: A Global History | 60 |
| HIH3448 | Britain and the Age of Revolution, 1775-1832 | 60 |
| Chinese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [Modern Languages Options] | ||
| HUM3015 | The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Britain and China | 15 |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 |
| MLM3008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 |
| French Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [Modern Languages Options] | ||
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 |
| MLF3034 | Sociolinguistics of French | 15 |
| MLF3079 | Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France | 15 |
| MLF3007 | Multilingualism, Audiovisual Translation and Power in Cinema-monde | 15 |
| MLF3078 | Philosophers, Prophets and Mystics in French Culture | 15 |
| MLF3046 | Dialectology in France | 15 |
| MLF3080 | Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day | 15 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 |
| German Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [Modern Languages Options] | ||
| MLG3040 | Sex, Sciences and the Arts | 15 |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 |
| SML3034 | Contemporary French Visual Culture | 15 |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 |
| MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 |
| Italian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [Modern Languages Options] | ||
| MLI3199 | Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend | 15 |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 |
| MLI3033 | Multicultural Italy | 15 |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 |
| Portuguese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [Modern Languages Options] | ||
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 |
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 |
| Russian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [Modern Languages Options] | ||
| MLR3026 | The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 |
| MLR3123 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 |
| MLR3021 | Women Writers in Twentieth - century Russian Literure | 30 |
| MLR3025 | Apocalypse/Utopia: The Russian Roots of Revolution | 15 |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 |
| Spanish Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [Modern Languages Options] | ||
| MLS3037 | Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain | 15 |
| MLS3057 | Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America | 15 |
| MLS3071 | The Chilean Road to Socialism (1970-1973): What Happened and Why? Elements for a Debate | 15 |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 |
| MLS3072 | Unlawful Sex: Sexualities on Trial in Medieval Spain | 15 |
| SML3031 | Advanced Translation Skills | 15 |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 |
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 |
Fees
Tuition fees for 2025 entry
UK students: £9,535 per year
International students: £24,700 per year
Scholarships
The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year, such as our Exeter Excellence Scholarships*.
Financial support is also available for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households and other under-represented groups to help them access, succeed and progress through higher education.
* Terms and conditions apply. See online for details.
Learning and teaching
How will I learn?
Throughout the History programmes stress is laid on the need to analyse, discuss and deploy historical evidence in a variety of settings and not simply on the ability to memorise. You will learn through lectures, tutorials and seminars, with a growing emphasis at each successive level on student-led learning.
Our teaching within languages aims not just to improve your production and comprehension of the language but also to help you develop your language-learning skills. These will enable you to take responsibility for your language learning, to continue learning the language(s) after graduation and to pick up new languages in the future.
Modules
Modules are designed to encourage you to think about long-term developments and processes of historical change, and to make comparisons between countries and cultures. This helps you progress from the more tightly defined topics studied at A level. Modules are also designed to encourage you to think and write analytically about these broad subjects. They emphasise historical questions that require you to identify patterns across time, or between countries, and to isolate common or competing trends, instead of concentrating on short-term or single explanations.
Teaching hours
Written language is taught through weekly classes of about 18 students with teams of tutors who contribute to a programme aimed at grammar improvement and the development of advanced writing skills. You’ll also have weekly oral practice in classes of about eight with native speakers of the language(s) that you are studying. You’ll be expected to prepare written work or presentations for seminars, in which you’ll have the opportunity to express your own point of view and to discuss other people’s ideas.
Non-language modules are taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and/or tutorials. Our teaching methods are chosen to encourage you to become an increasingly independent learner as you progress through the years.
Personal tutor
You'll have a personal tutor, as well as tutors in individual subjects and they will work with you to monitor your progress, as well as offering pastoral support and other help. You will have a chance to make your mark on the programmes through regular student evaluations and participation in the Student-Staff Liaison Committees and the student History Societies on both campuses.
Assessment
Modules are assessed by a combination of exams and coursework (essays, projects and other written and oral tasks).
You will have to pass assessments in your first year to proceed to the second year, but they do not count towards your final degree classification. The assessments in the second year, year abroad and final year contribute to your final degree award.
Progression
You must pass your first-year assessment in order to progress to the second year, but the results do not count towards your degree classification. For three-year programmes, the assessments in the second and third years contribute to your final degree classification. For four-year programmes the assessments in the second, third and fourth years all contribute to your final degree classification.
Optional modules outside of this course
Each year, if you have optional modules available, you can take up to 30 credits in a subject outside of your course. This can increase your employability and widen your intellectual horizons.
Proficiency in a second subject
If you complete 60 credits of modules in specified subjects, you may have the words 'with proficiency in’ added to your degree title when you graduate.
Your future
Employer-valued skills this course develops
History graduates from the University of Exeter have an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and compete very successfully in the employment market. Alongside in-depth subject knowledge you’ll develop highly transferable skills in researching; analysing and assessing sources; written and verbal communication; managing and interpreting information; developing ideas and arguments; teamwork; and problem solving.
Employer visits
We have a dedicated, award-winning Careers Service, with offices at our Exeter and Penryn campuses, ensuring you have access to careers advisors, mentors and the tools you need to succeed in finding employment in your chosen field on graduation. We offer the Exeter Award and the Exeter Leaders Award which include employability-related workshops, skills events, volunteering and employment which will contribute to your career decision-making skills and success in the employment market. Our graduates compete very successfully in the employment market, with many employers targeting the University when recruiting new graduates. For further information please visit our Careers Service.
Career paths
You will be equipped with skills that are attractive to employers and relevant for a wide range of careers, including graduate-level roles in the heritage and arts sectors as well as other fields of work, including education, retail management, recruitment, charities, finance and accounting, and journalism.
Example careers
- Account Manager
- Archivist
- Business Analyst
- Civil Servant
- Digital Marketing and
- Events Executive
- Event Project Manager
- Global Market
- Researcher
- Historian
- Parliamentary Researcher
- TV Researcher
Further study
A History degree may also lead to further study or research and recent graduates have progressed to postgraduate courses in:
- MA History
- MA English Literary Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- MA Conflict, Security and Development
- MSc International Management
- PGCE
