BA (Hons) History and Language (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) at Birkbeck, University of London

This BA History and Language is a carefully structured, wide-ranging course combining history, culture and language study. Alongside developing the critical and analytical skills for assessing historical evidence and questioning conventional wisdom on the past, you will also learn to formulate and communicate your own ideas effectively in English and in your chosen language of study.

Faculty: School of Historical Studies  |  Duration: Three years full-time, on campus; Four years part-time, on campus  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will acquire wide-ranging knowledge of the history of different nations, periods and civilisations, learn how to assess historical evidence critically and master the process of scholarly argumentation and writing. You will gain skills in: critically analysing narratives about the past and its role in the present across a range of contexts understanding and interrogating primary and secondary sources in discussion and writing navigating archives, collections, oral history sources and libraries. You must complete modules worth a total of 360 credits. Compulsory modules include Language learning module 1, 2, 3 or 4, Two options in history or history and language-specific culture, Year 2.

Career pathways

On successfully graduating from this BA History and Language you will have gained an array of important transferable skills, including: locating, contextualising and interpreting a range of historical sources, assessing reliability of different varieties of evidence, presenting your findings, speaking, reading and writing in your chosen language, knowledge about the lands and peoples associated with your chosen language.

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