BA (Hons) Modern Languages

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Course Overview

This flexible BA in Modern Languages empowers you to become a global citizen by mastering one, two, or even three languages, with a core focus on practical employability. The program's defining feature is a dedicated year abroad, immersing you in the cultures you study to build real-world fluency and intercultural skills. You can tailor your degree by combining advanced and beginner languages or adding specialized pathways in Translation Studies.

Key Program Highlights

  • Unmatched flexibility to study one, two, or three languages from a wide portfolio
  • Compulsory year abroad to deepen linguistic skills and cultural understanding
  • Option to start new languages from beginner level, including Chinese and Japanese
  • Specialized pathways available in Translation Studies
  • Curriculum designed with a strong emphasis on global employability

Requirements

The requirements may vary based on your selected study options.





















Modules

  • Discover: Personal, Academic and Professional Development in Modern Languages
  • French Language 1 (Advanced)
  • French Language 1 (Beginners)
  • German Language 1 (Advanced)
  • German Language 1 (Beginners)
  • Spanish Language 1 (Advanced)
  • Spanish Language 1 (Beginners)
  • Italian Language 1 (Beginners)
  • Visions of Italy on paper and screen
  • Visions of Italy through music
  • Mandarin Chinese Language beginners I
  • Mandarin Chinese Language beginners II
  • Japanese Language Beginners I
  • Japanese Language Beginners II
  • Red Lives: A Cultural History of Soviet Life and Its Afterlife
  • Roots of the Rus': Language, Culture, and Civilisation
  • Russian Language 1 (Beginners): Decoding and Discovering Russian
  • Environment, Sustainability and Development in the Portuguese-speaking world
  • Portuguese Language 1 (Beginners): Boas-vindas!
  • Beginners Catalan Language A
  • Beginners Catalan Language B
  • Catalan Culture Project A
  • Catalan Culture Project B
  • Exploring Identities in the French and Francophone world
  • Nation, Democracy, Diversity in the German-speaking world
  • Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
  • French Lang 2(Intermediate)
  • French Language 2 (Advanced)
  • German Language 2 (Advanced)
  • German Language 2 (Intermediate)
  • Spanish Language 2 (Advanced)
  • Spanish Language 2 (Intermediate)
  • Exploring Italian cities: texts and contexts
  • Italian Language 2 (Intermediate)
  • Cultural Industries: Creativity in Change
  • Portuguese Language 2 (Intermediate): Vamos lá!
  • Intermediate Catalan Language A
  • Intermediate Catalan Language B
  • Artistic and Literary Representations of Barcelona
  • Gender, New Media and Cultural Identity
  • Russian Language 2 (Intermediate): Russian Language in Action
  • Japanese Language Intermediate I
  • Japanese Language Intermediate II
  • Mandarin Chinese Language Intermediate I
  • Mandarin Chinese Language Intermediate II
  • Beginners Catalan Language A
  • Beginners Catalan Language B
  • Intermediate Catalan Language A
  • Intermediate Catalan Language B
  • Artistic and Literary Representations of Barcelona
  • Gender, New Media and Cultural Identity
  • Global French: Communities, Politics and International Relations
  • Sources of Inspiration: Creativity and Adaptation through French Texts
  • Cultures of Protest and Terror in West Germany, 1967-1977
  • Ideals and Ideas: The Making of Modern Germany
  • Obedience and Autonomy in German Culture and Thought
  • Exploring Italian cities: texts and contexts
  • Cultural Industries: Creativity in Change
  • 19th Century Russia through the Lens of the Novel
  • Digital Media and Spanish Youth Culture
  • Histories of the Excluded: Inquisition and the Birth of Human Rights
  • Icons of the Hispanic World
  • Mexican and Chicano Art in the Twentieth Century: Revolution and Beyond
  • Reading the World in Contemporary Spanish American Fiction
  • Structures and Varieties of the Modern Hispanic Languages
  • Cross-Cultural Cinema: Film Adaptation beyond the Nation-State
  • Cross-Cultural Cinema: Migration and Displacement
  • Global Enterprise Project
  • Language and power
  • Teaching and Learning (languages) in the 21st century
  • Work, The Future and You
  • Translation in the Workplace
  • IWLP Arabic Level 2A
  • IWLP Arabic Level 2B
  • Semester 1 Studying Abroad
  • Semester 1 abroad on a work placement (including teaching assistants)
  • Semester 2 Studying Abroad
  • Semester 2 abroad on a work placement (including teaching assistants)
  • Whole Academic Year Studying Abroad
  • Whole Academic Year abroad on a work placement (including teaching assistants)
  • French Language Final Year
  • German Language Final Year
  • Exploring the self: Dante and Leopardi
  • Italian Language Final Year
  • Spanish Language Final Year
  • Portuguese Language Final Year: Avante!
  • Thinking Otherwise: Decolonial Approaches to Contemporary Thought and Culture
  • Audio-Visual Translation Project: Russian to English
  • Business Russian
  • Russian Language Final Year: Towards Fluency
  • Contemporary Chinese Language and Business Culture Advanced I
  • Contemporary Chinese Language and Business Culture Advanced II
  • Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages
  • Final Year Extended Independent Study Module in Modern Languages
  • Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 1
  • Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 2
  • Japanese Language Advanced I
  • Japanese Language Advanced II
  • Advanced Catalan Language A
  • Advanced Catalan Language B
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