Entry Requirements

Sheffield is the only institution in the UK offering the combination of History with Dutch at undergraduate level, so this is a unique programme. Students of History with Dutch have the opportunity to acquire breadth and comparative range of understanding over the course of their studies.

The programme is structured so as to include core elements from both disciplines but also provide, wherever possible, opportunities for exploring linkages between the two. The History Department is one of the most active centres for teaching and historical research in the country, and has among its staff considerable expertise in Dutch history, for example in the Dutch Golden Age, the Netherlands in the Second World War and cultural identity in French Flanders.

Dutch language and culture is taught within the Department of Germanic Studies. The Department is known for the quality, diversity and innovation of its research and teaching, and at the same time as a lively and friendly place to study. It bases its teaching on a blending of language learning and cultural studies, where each supports the other.

In the study of Dutch, the emphasis is on the contemporary language in both the Netherlands and Flanders (northern Belgium), and on cultural and social studies of the modern period in the Dutch language area. Graduates in History with Dutch will have benefited from the experience of a period of study or work abroad during their third year. Students will spend the whole year following approved courses in history and Dutch at an exchange partner in the Netherlands or Flanders. This gives them the same good job prospects as any graduate of a language and history.

Entry Requirements

We accept all A-Level subjects, including General Studies.

View acceptable combinations of A-level subjects.

We also welcome applications from candidates taking other qualifications such as Access to HE Diplomas or the International Baccalaureate. Candidates only offering AS level History are also considered, in this situation you should use your personal statement to briefly make a case about why you were unable to take History to A-level.

• A Levels – ABB (including History and a modern language).
• Two A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels – AB(History)(modern language) + BB*
• Cambridge Pre-U – D3 M2 M2
• Two A Levels plus Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma – AB + Pass
• BTEC National Diploma – DDM
• Scottish Highers – AAAB
• Irish Leaving Certificate – AABBB
• International Baccalaureate – 33 points (including 6 in Higher Level History and a Modern Language).
• Access to HE Diploma – usually in History or a related subject. 60 credits overall including 45 credits at level 3. A merit is required in all Level 3 History and Languages credits.
• Core requirements - grade B in both A Level History and a A level modern language or equivalent.
• Non-native English speakers: minimum of IELTS 7.0 (with 6.5 in each component) or equivalent.

View alternative acceptable English qualifications.

* Please note we would normally expect candidates to be taking three subjects at A-level (or equivalent) and this offer will only be used where an acceptable explanation for the alternative route of study is included in the application.