Modern European Languages and History (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Modern European Languages and History (with Year Abroad) BA (Hons)

This Joint Honours degree will allow you to further your interest in the study of a modern European language and related cultural topics alongside exploring different periods and themes of history.

In Year 1 you will focus on the skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in your chosen language. In addition, you will explore aspects of the literature, film, art, history and politics of the culture you are studying. You will also study a range of History subjects, including Medieval/Early Modern History and Modern History.

In Year 2 you will continue your l...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

30/09/2024

Campus

Durham City

Course Address
Palatine Centre
Durham
DH1 3HP
United Kingdom

Application Details

Course Code

RV92

Institution Code

D86

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

A level

A,A,A

To include at least one language from French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and History. Specific subjects excluded for entry: General Studies and Critical Thinking.

UCAS Tariff

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

Departments will normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. In the absence of 3 Advanced Highers, where these are not offered by the applicant’s school, offers comprising of Advanced Highers and Highers or a number of Highers may be made on a case by case basis.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

We require 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 (or equivalent). Applicants may be required to meet additional subject-specific requirements for particular courses at Durham.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

37

General information on subjects/grades required for entry: Eighteen points (6, 6, 6) from Higher Level subjects to include at least one language from French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and History.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

Additionally an A Level in History at grade A and an A Level at grade A in at least one language from French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and History. Where A Levels are unavailable we also accept IB Higher Levels and Cambridge Pre-U’s as an alternative. Please contact us if you have a different Level 3 qualification you wish to use.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2

To include at least one language from French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and History.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

DDD

Additionally an A Level in History at grade A and an A Level at grade A in at least one language from French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and History. Where A Levels are unavailable we also accept IB Higher Levels and Cambridge Pre-U’s as an alternative. Please contact us if you have a different Level 3 qualification you wish to use.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A,A

To include at least one language from French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and History.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,D3

To include at least one language from French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and History.

Extended Project

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

T Level

At Durham we welcome applications from students of outstanding achievement and potential from all educational backgrounds.  We will consider applicants studying T level qualifications for entry to many of our courses. Where a course requires subject specific knowledge and this is not covered within the T level being studied, you may need to supplement your T level studies with a suitable qualification to meet this requirement, for example at A level.  Where this is needed this will be clearly stated in our entry requirements. Detailed entry requirements can be found on individual course entries on our courses database. https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/courses/rv92/#entry-requirements-1237534

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £25,500

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