Course Summary · 2027 Entry
History at University of Cambridge
Key requirements for History at University of Cambridge, compiled from the official course page, with 1-to-1 tutoring from Oxford or Cambridge graduates.
In a nutshell
Cambridge History is a three-year BA covering British, European and World history from antiquity to the present. The course is essay-led with weekly supervisions; you choose period and thematic options each year.
Course summary
What University of Cambridge publishes for History.
- UCAS code
- V100
- Degree
- BA (Hons)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Typical A-Level offer
- A*AA
- Recommended subjects
- History
- Admissions test
- No pre-registered admissions test. Hughes Hall and St Edmund's are currently the only colleges that set an at-interview College admission assessment for History; other colleges rely on the interview and your submitted written work.
- Interview
- A primary source - usually a short document, image or table - is the centre of one interview. Read it for what it says and what it does not say; tutors are testing how you build an argument from evidence under pressure.
- Official course page
- https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/history
Always verify these details on the official University of Cambridge course page before applying - entry requirements and assessment formats can change between cycles.
Insider tips
Things History applicants commonly miss.
- 01
The submitted essays carry serious weight. Pick two pieces that show different historical periods or methods - one narrative, one analytical works well.
- 02
Read at least one historiography text (Carr, Evans or a recent piece of Cambridge research) - Cambridge History is methodologically self-aware in a way many school courses are not.