概要
History and Politics at Oxford is a 3-year BA with UCAS code LV21 for 2027 entry. The standard offer is AAA or IB 38 with 666 at HL, History is highly recommended, and all applicants must take TARA and submit one argument-driven historical essay.
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Section 01
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Section 02
| Qualification | Typical Offer | Key Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| A-Level | AAA | History recommended. |
| IB Diploma | 38 (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+. |
Section 03
MAY
Start your Oxford application planning
Oxford advises 2027-entry applicants to begin working on the UCAS application from May 2026. Use this period to choose History and Politics, compare colleges or decide on an open application, draft the personal statement and organise the academic reference.
JUN — SEP
Register and book TARA
History and Politics applicants for 2027 entry must take TARA. Account creation and access-arrangement/bursary requests open on 1 June 2026 at 3pm UK time; October test booking runs from 20 July 2026 at 3pm to 28 September 2026 at 6pm UK time.
1 SEP — 15 OCT
Submit UCAS
Completed UCAS applications can be submitted from 1 September 2026. The Oxford deadline is 15 October 2026 at 6pm UK time.
12 — 16 OCT
Sit TARA
Oxford’s 2026 UAT-UK test window for 2027 entry is 12-16 October 2026. History and Politics applicants sit TARA, including Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and the Writing Task. Candidates in China, Hong Kong and Macau must use the single TARA delivery date specified by UAT-UK.
10 NOV
Submit written work
History and Politics applicants must submit an argument-driven historical essay by 10 November 2026. The essay should be school or college work, in English, no more than 2,000 words, and accompanied by the signed written-work certificate.
LATE NOV
Watch for shortlisting and interview details
Shortlisting normally begins from the end of November. The college considering the application contacts shortlisted candidates with online interview arrangements.
8 — 18 DEC
Attend online interviews
For 2026 interviews, History and Politics first-college interviews are scheduled for 8-12 December, with possible second-college interviews on 15-18 December. Joint-school applicants normally have one interview for each side of the course.
12 JAN
Receive Oxford decision
Shortlisted candidates for 2027 entry are informed of the outcome via UCAS on 12 January 2027, with colleges following up directly later that day.
MAY — AUG
Reply to offers and meet conditions
UCAS reply deadlines depend on when all your university decisions have arrived; for many 2027-entry applicants this will be 5 May or 2 June 2027. Conditional offer holders then wait for qualification results and confirmation.
MAY
Start your Oxford application planning
Oxford advises 2027-entry applicants to begin working on the UCAS application from May 2026. Use this period to choose History and Politics, compare colleges or decide on an open application, draft the personal statement and organise the academic reference.
JUN — SEP
Register and book TARA
History and Politics applicants for 2027 entry must take TARA. Account creation and access-arrangement/bursary requests open on 1 June 2026 at 3pm UK time; October test booking runs from 20 July 2026 at 3pm to 28 September 2026 at 6pm UK time.
1 SEP — 15 OCT
Submit UCAS
Completed UCAS applications can be submitted from 1 September 2026. The Oxford deadline is 15 October 2026 at 6pm UK time.
12 — 16 OCT
Sit TARA
Oxford’s 2026 UAT-UK test window for 2027 entry is 12-16 October 2026. History and Politics applicants sit TARA, including Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and the Writing Task. Candidates in China, Hong Kong and Macau must use the single TARA delivery date specified by UAT-UK.
10 NOV
Submit written work
History and Politics applicants must submit an argument-driven historical essay by 10 November 2026. The essay should be school or college work, in English, no more than 2,000 words, and accompanied by the signed written-work certificate.
LATE NOV
Watch for shortlisting and interview details
Shortlisting normally begins from the end of November. The college considering the application contacts shortlisted candidates with online interview arrangements.
8 — 18 DEC
Attend online interviews
For 2026 interviews, History and Politics first-college interviews are scheduled for 8-12 December, with possible second-college interviews on 15-18 December. Joint-school applicants normally have one interview for each side of the course.
12 JAN
Receive Oxford decision
Shortlisted candidates for 2027 entry are informed of the outcome via UCAS on 12 January 2027, with colleges following up directly later that day.
MAY — AUG
Reply to offers and meet conditions
UCAS reply deadlines depend on when all your university decisions have arrived; for many 2027-entry applicants this will be 5 May or 2 June 2027. Conditional offer holders then wait for qualification results and confirmation.
Section 04
For 2027 entry, History and Politics applicants must take the Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions, or TARA.
TARA is delivered through UAT-UK, with tests hosted or delivered through Pearson test centres.
All Oxford applicants taking TARA must take Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and the Writing Task.
The October 2026 test window is 12–16 October 2026. Account creation, access-arrangement requests and bursary requests open on 1 June 2026 at 3pm UK time/BST; October test booking opens on 20 July 2026 at 3pm and closes on 28 September 2026 at 6pm UK time/BST.
This is a change from 2026 entry, when History and Politics applicants did not take an admissions test. For 2027 entry, TARA is a material admissions requirement, but no official cutoff or pass mark is published.
For the Writing Task, prepare it as an argument exercise: define terms, structure quickly and make the reasoning visible.
TARA完全対策ガイド | 試験形式・採点・戦略・練習リソース。
TARAガイド →Section 05
Interview Invitation
Late Nov
Arrival to Interview
Early Dec
Technical Question
Mid Dec
Decision
Early Jan
Interview Invitation
Late Nov
Arrival to Interview
Early Dec
Technical Question
Mid Dec
Decision
Early Jan
Question Types You’ll See
Oxford lists History and Politics interviews as online for this cycle.
The interview is designed as an academic discussion, with joint-school candidates normally interviewed across both sides of the course.
Tutors may test intellectual curiosity, flexible engagement with unfamiliar material, clarity of thought and the ability to explain or revise an argument from written work.
Preparation should therefore be active: reread your submitted essay, build short arguments from unfamiliar extracts and practise saying when an argument needs qualification.
無料のHistory and Politics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 →
Section 06
Oxford does not publish a single confirmed 2027 weighting formula for History and Politics decisions.
In reality, a strong application is consistent across evidence types. It is not enough to have one polished essay if your interview discussion, TARA reasoning and school record point in a different direction.
Our recommendation · weighting of admission factors
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
For History and Politics, avoid a personal statement that reads like a list of political opinions. Show how a question changed as you read more.
A strong paragraph usually does three things: names a specific issue, explains the evidence or argument you studied, and shows what you now think is difficult about it. That is more useful than saying you have always loved History and Politics.
It helps to include both disciplines in the same line of thought. For example, a paragraph on revolution, empire, welfare states, sovereignty or political violence can work well if it shows how historical evidence changes the political argument, and how political concepts sharpen the historical question.
Do not over-claim expertise. The best tone is precise, provisional and curious.
専門家による一行一行の解説付き完全例文を見る。
History and Politics PS例文 →Section 08
A good project for this course should make you practise evidence and argument together. Choose a question where a historian and a political scientist would not answer in exactly the same way.
Section 08
Oxford’s for this page emphasises activities that build reading, argument, evidence and quantitative awareness.
These are support, not substitute. One focused reading project discussed well is stronger than six activities listed without reflection.
Primary-source analysis:
Practise reading speeches, laws, manifestos, memoirs or parliamentary debates as evidence. Ask who produced the source, for what audience, under what constraints and what alternative evidence might challenge it.
Academic reading logs:
Keep concise notes on each book or article: thesis, evidence base, strongest objection and one follow-up question. This supports interview discussion more effectively than listing many books superficially.
Essay competitions:
Use competitions to practise independent argument, source selection, structure and revision. The outcome matters less than being able to explain how your argument changed during research.
Lectures and public seminars:
Attend or watch university-level talks in history, political thought, international relations or economics. After each talk, summarise the speaker's claim and your strongest challenge to it.
Debate and model institutions:
Debating, Model UN or youth parliament can be useful if you connect them to substantive reading rather than treating them as generic leadership evidence.
Quantitative political awareness:
Because the course includes quantitative methods preparation, develop comfort with interpreting graphs, election data, polling claims and basic causal arguments.
Section 08
Competitions are not required, but they can stretch your argument, structure and independent research. Use them to practise thinking under a question, not to collect badges.
None are required; one or two done well beats five half-attempted.
Section 09
Year
01 / 03
1
Foundations across History and Politics
Year 1 introduces the two disciplines side by side: students choose a British Isles or European/World history period, study political theory, take a politics practice paper, complete an optional history/methods/foreign-text subject, and learn quantitative methods. The first-year Preliminary Examination must be passed to progress to Year 2.
Year
02 / 03
2
Breadth across History periods and Politics cores
Oxford publishes Years 2 and 3 together, so this year is best understood as the first part of the Final Honours School component set. Students broaden their historical coverage through British Isles and European/World history components while building depth in Politics through two of five core subjects.
Year
03 / 03
3
Specialisation and independent research
The final year completes the Final Honours School component set through advanced History and Politics options and a thesis in either History or Politics. The thesis is the course's main independent research element and allows students to pursue a focused question within one of the two disciplines.
Section 10
History and Politics applicants must submit one argument-driven historical essay.
The deadline is 10 November 2026.
The essay should normally be school or college work, in English, no more than 2,000 words, and submitted with the signed certificate or cover sheet.
Shortlisted applicants may be asked about the submitted work at interview.
We recommend choosing a piece you can discuss under challenge. A clean argument with visible evidence is better than an over-complex essay you cannot explain.
Section 11
Start with Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction by David Miller for authority, democracy, freedom and justice, then use The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm to connect revolution, social change and political argument.
For more demanding reading, The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt helps with ideology, empire and mass politics; The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914 by Richard J. Evans gives a broad modern European frame; and The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires is useful for exploring empire, state formation and political power through historical case studies.
Use Oxford-produced audio where possible: History Faculty podcasts and Politics and International Relations podcasts expose you to university-style historical and political discussion.
For public debate, treat Intelligence Squared and Intelligence Squared Podcasts as the same debate brand in video and audio formats, not as two separate academic sources. The Rest Is History can be useful as a topic-finding starting point, but it should lead into deeper academic reading rather than replace it.
The Oxford Supercurricular Hub and Oxford academic competitions for school-aged students are the safest starting points for finding Oxford-aligned exploration and verified school-level competitions.
Section 12
33 colleges offer this subject. ~33% of places come through the pool.
Applicants can choose a college or make an open application, but Oxford colleges work through a common admissions framework.
College choice can affect the environment in which you are first considered, but it should not be treated as a way to game admission.
A practical choice is a college that offers History and Politics and suits your preferences for size, accommodation, location and community.
Section 13
Discover Uni reports that 90% of Oxford History and Politics graduates in the dataset were in work and/or study 15 months after the course.
Oxford’s course page lists recent graduate routes including accountancy, advertising, archive work, finance, the Civil Service, consultancy, international charity work, media, law, librarianship, management consultancy, museums, politics, publishing, research, social work, teaching and theatre.
Section 14
Oxford states that grades are considered in the context in which they were achieved wherever possible.
For applicants who have taken GCSEs or IGCSEs, Oxford says they can form an important part of assessment but are considered alongside all other elements and, where possible, in context.
International applicants without GCSE-equivalent qualifications are not disadvantaged solely for lacking GCSEs; Oxford assesses the application in line with course selection criteria and available evidence.
Watch & Learn
学生ブログ・模擬面接・講義体験・入試アドバイス。
A lecture connecting politics, history, identity and nation-building.
A discussion useful for thinking about sovereignty, state formation and political geography.
A politics-focused discussion that can prompt wider reading on state authority and violence.
A history lecture series relevant to empire, identity and political change.
A political thought seminar that introduces university-style discussion of law and political ideas.
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Further Reading
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