History and German BA (Hons)
University of Liverpool
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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

4 Years

Course info

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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Location

Main Site

Study mode

Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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German
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History
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Scottish Higher
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Scottish Advanced Higher
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Access to HE Diploma
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Extended Project
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
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Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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T Level
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Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
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Course info

Combined DegreesMost Combined Degrees allow you to adapt the weighting of each by 25% after the first year, helping you to keep your options open. Please note, however, students studying either a Business or Economics pathway in combination with another subject cannot increase from 25% to 50% or from 50% to 75% and it is not possible to transfer from a 50% to 75% Law. To find out more about your programme choice, please go first to our Combined Degrees webpages: ...Read more

Combined DegreesMost Combined Degrees allow you to adapt the weighting of each by 25% after the first year, helping you to keep your options open. Please note, however, students studying either a Business or Economics pathway in combination with another subject cannot increase from 25% to 50% or from 50% to 75% and it is not possible to transfer from a 50% to 75% Law. To find out more about your programme choice, please go first to our Combined Degrees webpages: liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/combined-degrees.

Key stats

German
WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
11/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
22nd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
19th
German and Scandinavian Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
German and Scandinavian Studies graduate salary at this uni
£20,000
UK German and Scandinavian Studies graduate salary
£19,000
History
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 94 = 6% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
6%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
84%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
History graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK History graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Christian
05 Mar 25

Cool place, loads to do, worst aspects are that home doesn’t feel like home and uni doesn’t either sometimes, but with the right flat it’s fine. My flat climbed snowdon last week..Read more

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Bridgette
05 Feb 25

It has a good feel about it, everything is close by to eachother and the city center..Read more

Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AABBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

ABB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:30,M:15 Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

B Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

33 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

T Level:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

A Grades / Points required

A level in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

Advanced Higher in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

Advanced Higher in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

45 Level 3 credits in graded units in a relevant Diploma, including 30 at Distinction and a further 15 with at least Merit and A level in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade B in the EPQ, for example the offer would be BBB or BBC plus B in the EPQ. Please note that Humanities and Social Sciences Honours Select programmes which have a Management, Law or Sociology component will not accept the EPQ.

33 including no score less than 4. 6 at Higher Level in the relevant language for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

including H2 or above in the relevant language for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits and may make offers at DDM and A level in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

T levels considered in a relevant subject.

Accepted including two A levels at BB and including the relevant language for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

Popular A-level subjects

German and Scandinavian Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

German
63%
Spanish
38%
French
32%
Mathematics
25%
English Literature
20%
HESA
History

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Psychology
57%
History
52%
English Literature
28%
Biology
17%
Religious Studies & Theology
15%
HESA

Latest reviews

Latest History reviews

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Christian
05 Mar 25
History BA (Hons)
Cool place, loads to do, worst aspects are that home doesn’t feel like home and uni doesn’t either sometimes, but with the right flat it’s fine. My flat climbed snowdon last week...
Read more
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Bridgette
05 Feb 25
History BA (Hons)
It has a good feel about it, everything is close by to eachother and the city center...
Read more
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