BA Modern Languages

About this programme

In an increasingly globalised world, multilingualism and intercultural understanding have never been more important. Our flexible Modern Languages degree (on which you can study one, two or three languages and their related cultures) presents an exciting opportunity for you to explore the past, interpret our present and shape your future. You can choose from French, German, Italian, Portuguese (beginners only), Russian and Spanish.Through your language, cultural studies and year abroad, you will build invaluable interpersonal and intercultural skills that will support your personal and professional development and open up a world of international career opportunities, whichever sector you go on to work in.We are both a large, vibrant School of Modern Languages and a close-knit community. Our dedicated staff are experts in their fields and have very diverse teaching and research interests, which they incorporate into their classes. This means that we can offer a good range of both core and optional units. Whether politics, history, literature, film, or the intricacies of the languages themselves have drawn you to university-level language study, our course will have plenty to inspire you.Our school hosts a breadth of extracurricular activities such as talks, societies, language cafés, student newspapers and talent shows. With our excellent staff and wonderful Multimedia Centre (complete with a video editing suite, language lab facilities, extensive foreign-language film collection and mini-cinema), we offer an outstanding environment in which to study modern languages and develop a valuable skill set that is ideally tailored to the globalised workplace.

Entry requirements

• A-level standard offer: ABB | A-level contextual offer: BBC | Go to entry requirements for the full entry criteria and contextual offer eligibility.