History with Modern Languages

About this course

History and modern languages at Cambridge is a joint degree that combines close historical analysis with deep engagement with another culture's language and literature. History is the discipline of understanding the past through evidence: reading sources critically, constructing arguments about causation and change, and situating events in their broader social, political, and cultural context. Modern languages extends that work across national and linguistic boundaries, requiring you to engage with a country's own intellectual and literary traditions and to develop genuine linguistic proficiency alongside your historical training. This four-year full-time programme at the University of Cambridge places you within one of the world's leading centres for both history and modern language study. You will combine the Cambridge tradition of close reading and evidence-based argument with the li

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 54% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 11% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 6% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 12% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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