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History and Modern Languages at Oxford

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History and Modern Languages（University of Oxford）出願に必要なすべて：出願要件・面接・典型オファーとOxford卒業生によるインサイダーアドバイス。

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主要情報

  • AAA典型オファー
  • 4:1志願者 / 定員
  • #2UK順位
  • 19定員（年）
  • VR17UCAS コード

概要

コース概要

History and Modern Languages at Oxford is a four-year BA with a typical AAA offer and a third year spent abroad through work, a language assistantship, an internship or university study. The registry retains VR19 as an internal identifier, but Oxford lists language-specific UCAS codes, so applicants should check the code for their route.

なぜOxfordでHistory and Modern Languagesを?

This course is for applicants who want to join historical argument with advanced language study, rather than treat the two subjects as separate interests.

A university lecture hall from the back, students taking notes

Section 01

国際学生の出願

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International Applicants

Country-specific admissions requirements

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Pick a highlighted country to see the admissions-test, score, and English-language requirements that apply for applicants from that country.

Section 02

出願要件

  • A-LevelAAA
    A modern language required. History recommended.
  • IB Diploma38 (including core points) with 666 at HL
  • Advanced Placement (AP)Either four APs at grade 5 (including any subjects required for the course) or three APs at grade 5 (including any subjects required for the course) plus ACT 31+ or SAT 1460+.
Admissions test
No pre-registered admissions test for 2027 entry. Oxford retired the legacy written test for this course family — applicants are assessed on UCAS application, predicted grades, personal statement and interview alone.
Written work
Submit one or two pieces of recent marked school work in the subject (or a closely related humanities subject), normally with the teacher's comments visible. Standard Oxford written-work deadline is 10 November 2026 — each course's admissions page confirms the exact rules.
Interview
Two college interviews of around 25 minutes each. Subject-specific discussion or problem-solving interviews typical of Oxford tutorial teaching. Most interviews are in person at the college; many colleges still offer online interviews for international applicants.

Section 03

出願プロセスと重要日程

May–September 2026

Build the UCAS application

Choose the course and college/open-application route, draft the personal statement, organise the academic reference and confirm whether the chosen language route has the required preparation.

15 October 2026

Oxford/UCAS deadline

Same Oxford/UCAS deadline for UK and international applicants: submit by 6pm (BST) on 15 October 2026 for 2027 entry.

10 November 2026

Written work deadline

History and Modern Languages applicants should follow the History written-work requirement: one argument-driven essay on a historical topic, written as normal school or college work, maximum 2,000 words. It should not be a source analysis or commentary requiring the assessor to read source material, should include the question being answered, and must be submitted with the signed written-work certificate/cover process required by the college. Applicants may be asked to discuss it at interview.

Late November–early December 2026

Interview invitations

Oxford's admissions timeline indicates that applicants find out whether they have been shortlisted from the end of November, with interview preparation beginning in November.

Early–mid December 2026

Online interviews for shortlisted applicants

Shortlisted applicants are invited to online interviews in December. Tutors may discuss written work and the personal statement, and applicants may be asked to read or discuss a short text in English and/or the modern language.

12 January 2027

Oxford decision date

Oxford's applicant guide states that shortlisted candidates for 2027 entry will be informed of the outcome via UCAS on 12 January 2027, with college follow-up later that day.

August 2027

Meet offer conditions

Conditional offer-holders must meet the academic and any English-language or administrative conditions attached to their offer before the place is confirmed.

Section 04

入試テスト

Student working through problems at a desk with timed papers

History and Modern Languages（University of Oxford）の2027年度入試では、出願者に書面の入試テストは課されません。出願は推薦書・成績・パーソナルステートメント・提出物・面接で評価されます。

Always verify on the official Oxford admissions tests page.

Section 05

面接:当日の流れと対策

Invitation → Decision: the interview timeline

Interview Invitation

Late Nov

Arrival to Interview

Early Dec

Technical Question

Mid Dec

Decision

Early Jan

Question Types You’ll See

Discussion of written workDiscussion of personal statementReading or discussion of a short text in EnglishReading or discussion of a short text in the modern language

Shortlisted applicants are invited to online interviews in December.

We recommend preparing by practising close reading, oral explanation and argument revision under questioning. The aim is not to memorise model answers, but to show how you handle evidence, language and uncertainty in real time.

無料のHistory and Modern Languages面接練習問題バンクで本番さながらの問題を練習しましょう。

無料練習問題 →
Two people in academic discussion across a table

Section 06

合否決定のしくみ

Oxford’s contextual notes state that grades are considered in the context in which they were achieved.

The same notes say contextual data may include school performance, area-level participation or disadvantage, care experience and eligibility for free school meals.

In reality, no single element should be treated as the whole application. A strong application usually makes the transcript, written work, personal statement and interview point in the same academic direction.

Our recommendation · weighting of admission factors

0102030405041%
Interview
27%
Predicted grades
14%
Personal statement
11%
Submitted written work
7%
Contextual factors
% of decisionFactor

Oxbridge Mentors recommendation, drawn from observed offer patterns. University of Oxford does not publish official weightings — exact balance varies by college, course and year.

Section 07

Personal Statement のコツ

Handwritten notes and a laptop open to a draft document

A good statement should not simply say that you enjoy History and languages. It should show what kind of historical questions you ask, what language material you have engaged with, and how the two interests inform each other.

We recommend choosing two or three examples and treating them seriously. A paragraph on one historical debate, one target-language source and one cultural-memory question is usually stronger than a long list of books, podcasts and trips.

The course-specific evidence matters: the written work is an argument-driven historical essay, while interviews may include discussion of submitted work, the personal statement and a short text in English and/or the modern language.

Reflection matters more than volume. Explain what changed your view, where evidence was difficult, and how language shaped the historical interpretation.

専門家による一行一行の解説付き完全例文を見る。

History and Modern Languages PS例文 →

Section 08

プロジェクト

  1. 01正当性
  2. 02プロジェクト概要
  3. 03実施内容
  4. 04困難
  5. 05解決策
  6. 06振り返り

A good project for this course should connect historical argument with language, culture or source interpretation. The strongest work is usually small, precise and honest about its limits.

  • Primary source in the target language: Choose a short text, speech, newspaper article, letter or visual source in the modern language and produce a historical commentary that explains context, translation choices, audience, bias and limits of interpretation.
  • Historiography comparison: Read two historians on the same event, empire, revolution, social movement or memory debate; compare their evidence, method, assumptions and conclusions in a 1,500-2,000 word essay.
  • Language, culture and memory case study: Compare how one historical event is remembered in English-language sources and in a target-language country, using monuments, museums, textbooks, films, or public commemorations.
Open books, a notebook, and a coffee on a wooden desk

Section 08

その他のサプリキュラム

Other supercurricular work should help you think, write and speak more clearly about historical evidence and target-language culture.

These activities are support, not a substitute for careful reading and argument.

  • Monograph reading:

    Read a small number of serious history books deeply rather than collecting long lists; keep notes on argument, evidence and methodology.

  • Target-language immersion:

    Use news, podcasts, films, short stories or essays in the chosen language and build vocabulary around political, historical and cultural themes.

  • Essay and argument practice:

    Write timed and untimed essays that take a clear line, test evidence and engage with counterarguments.

  • Museums, archives and local history:

    Use exhibitions, digital archives or local records to practise asking historical questions from primary material rather than passively consuming narratives.

  • Discussion and oral explanation:

    Practise explaining an argument aloud, responding to unfamiliar questions, and defending or revising a view under challenge.

  • Comparative culture:

    Explore how language, literature, film, politics and historical memory intersect in the target-language society.

Section 08

コンペティション

Competitions are not required. They can be useful because they force a focused question, a deadline and a piece of extended written argument.

  1. John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize — tests Independent thought, historical argument, critical analysis and persuasive essay writing. Prepare by: Select a History or related humanities question, read beyond the school syllabus, and draft an argument that makes clear distinctions and uses evidence carefully.
  2. Trinity College Cambridge Robson History Prize — tests Historical essay writing, research, argument and clarity for sixth-form students. Prepare by: Pick a focused question, read historians with contrasting interpretations, and show control of evidence rather than narrative summary.
  3. Trinity College Cambridge Languages and Cultures Essay Prize — tests Cultural analysis, language-related thinking and essay structure for modern languages applicants. Prepare by: Use the target language or culture as more than decoration: connect close textual/cultural observation to a broader argument.
  4. St Hugh's College Oxford Julia Wood History Essay Competition — tests Historical research and argument by sixth-form students. Prepare by: Write a question-led essay with a clear thesis, precise evidence and engagement with historiography.
  5. Oxford Humanities Charles de Lisle Essay Prize — tests Humanities argument and independent academic writing, with History-relevant pathways. Prepare by: Choose a question that lets you link evidence, interpretation and significance; prioritise intellectual originality over breadth.

None are required; one or two done well beats five half-attempted.

Section 09

コース内容

  1. Year

    01 / 04

    1

    Year 1

    Foundation work split between History and Modern Language, leading to First University examinations.

  2. Year

    02 / 04

    2

    Year 2

    Start Final Honour School work at Oxford before the year abroad; the official page groups Years 2 and 4 together.

  3. Year

    03 / 04

    3

    Year 3

    Year normally spent abroad.

  4. Year

    04 / 04

    4

    Year 4

    Return to Oxford for final-year History and Modern Languages papers and submitted work.

Section 10

提出書類

A bound essay on a tutor desk beside a fountain pen

History and Modern Languages applicants should submit one argument-driven essay on a historical topic, written as normal school or college work.

The maximum length is 2,000 words, and the 2027-entry deadline in the uploaded is 10 November 2026.

The essay should not be a source analysis or commentary requiring the assessor to read source material, and it should include the question being answered.

Applicants must submit it with the signed written-work certificate or cover process required by the college, and they may be asked to discuss it at interview.

Section 11

History and Modern Languagesの知識を深める

The point is not to consume everything. Build a small set of examples you can discuss in terms of argument, evidence, language and interpretation.

The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark is one of the most argued-over works of modern European history and exemplifies how historical narrative, diplomatic records and cultural context combine. Pair it with Orientalism by Edward Said for the postcolonial perspective on language, literature and empire.

For video, Historia Lectures covers European and world history at a level above school-syllabus depth. Oxford Modern Languages provides faculty-level talks on literary and linguistic questions in the modern languages component.

For language practice alongside historical reading, Stephen Spender Prize for poetry translation is particularly valuable for this joint degree because it requires working between a modern language and English at a high literary level. In Our Time has wide-ranging episodes on European intellectual history from Machiavelli to Marx.

A study planner, highlighters and a stack of revision cards

Section 12

カレッジ選択と再振り分け

36 colleges offer this subject. around 20% of applicants submit an open application. around one-third of successful applicants receive an offer from a college they did not specify of places come through the pool.

Oxford has 36 colleges and three societies at University level, and undergraduate course availability varies by course and language combination.

It is worth choosing a college for day-to-day environment: accommodation, location, facilities, tutors and community.

Stone college quadrangle viewed through an archway

Section 13

卒業後のキャリア

The uploaded does not provide course-only career-sector percentages for History and Modern Languages, and it flags that any sector percentages would come from an Oxford Humanities-wide report rather than a course-only dataset.

This means the page should avoid claiming course-specific destination percentages until a course-level dataset is supplied. In advice terms, applicants should focus on the skills the course actually tests: written argument, language accuracy, cultural interpretation and evidence handling.

Section 14

特別な事情について

Oxford states that grades are considered in the context in which they were achieved.

Contextual data may include school performance, area-level participation or disadvantage, care experience and eligibility for free school meals.

For this course, History is highly recommended but not always formally required, and applicants whose schools did not offer History or the chosen language should explain those constraints through the UCAS reference or extenuating-circumstances routes rather than overclaiming.

Oxford recognises that many international applicants will not have GCSEs, and GCSE-style evidence is considered alongside the rest of the application rather than treated as a universal requirement.

Written work can help contextualise school teaching, independent historical thinking and essay craft where curriculum coverage is uneven.

Watch & Learn

Oxford History and Modern Languages 参考動画

学生ブログ・模擬面接・講義体験・入試アドバイス。

History Demonstration Interview

Official Oxford-style History interview demonstration for source discussion and tutor commentary.

Modern Languages Demonstration Interview

Demonstration interview showing how tutors may explore text, language and thinking aloud.

Modern Languages at Oxford University

Introductory course film with tutors and students on studying modern languages at Oxford.

History/Modern Languages Lecture: Talking to Monuments

Lecture-style outreach video linking historical interpretation, languages and cultural memory.

History and Modern Languages at Corpus: a student view

Student perspective on combining History and Modern Languages at Oxford.

All videos are the property of their respective creators.

Further Reading

Recommended Resources

専門講師が推薦するSupercurricular読書リスト・ウェブサイト・ツール。

  • History and Modern Languages course page by University of Oxford[Website]Primary source for course structure, entry requirements, UCAS deadline, written work, interview and admissions-test status.
  • Admissions facts and figures by Oxford Faculty of History[Article]Faculty-level applications, shortlisted and offers data for History-related courses.
  • Oxford interviews guidance by University of Oxford[Website]Explains how interviews work and how applicants should approach academic conversation.
  • Written work general guidance by University of Oxford[Website]General process, cover sheet and electronic submission guidance for written work.
  • History written work requirement by University of Oxford[Course]Defines the History essay requirement used by History and Modern Languages applicants.
  • Modern Languages: How to apply by Oxford Modern Languages[Website]Faculty guidance on applications for modern languages courses.
  • Supercurricular Hub by University of Oxford[Website]Oxford's own collection of ideas for academic exploration beyond schoolwork.
  • Oxplore by University of Oxford[Website]Accessible Oxford outreach resource for developing curiosity, argument and critical thinking.

よくあるご質問

No. Oxford's current course page states that applicants do not need to take a written admissions test for History and Modern Languages.
Applicants should follow the History written-work requirement: one argument-driven historical essay, normally written as school or college work, with a maximum length of 2,000 words. The 2027-entry deadline listed on the course page is 10 November 2026.
For a post-A-level language option, Oxford usually requires the relevant language to A-level, Advanced Higher, IB Higher Level or another academic equivalent. Some beginners' language options have different requirements.
For beginners' language routes, Oxford says History is highly recommended. For the course overall, History is strongly useful because written work, interviews and later study require historical argument and source awareness.
Shortlisted applicants are invited to online interviews in December. Tutors may discuss written work and the personal statement, and applicants may be asked to read or discuss a short text in English and/or the modern language.
Yes, applicants can express a college preference or make an open application. However, Oxford may reallocate applicants, and around a third of successful applicants receive an offer from a college they did not specify.
Yes. The official course page describes the third year as normally spent abroad, with possible routes including work, a language assistantship, an internship, or study at a university.
Oxford says applicants whose qualification is not accepted must undertake further study to meet admissions requirements. Common alternatives include A-levels, IB, AP-based routes or another Oxford-recognised qualification.

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