Guided by expert staff, you'll build advanced language skills. You'll study one or two languages of your choice - French, German, Italian or Spanish - working with staff who are native speakers. Find out more about our language options.
Tailor your degree to areas that interest you, with the option to spend a year living and working abroad, building your fluency and developing essential skills to get you career-ready. You can also take an extracurricular module in a language at any stage or you can take a full year in a language.
'I've loved all my modules. Sociolinguistics has been my favourite - we study the sociological aspects of the French language, such as regional variations and slang. I really enjoy the oral seminars too - I have a native French teacher, who is really enthusiastic, really fun!'
Gaby Emson, Modern Languages student
In your first year you will take introductory modules in one or two languages of your choice, corresponding to your level. You'll study culture, heritage and business and might also explore European cinema, politics, and literature.
In your second and final years, you'll study your chosen language/s at intermediate and advanced levels, and then delve into a range of modules from languages in the classroom to culture and heritage.
Optional choices cover a wide range of topics, from European business to history, travel writing to the analysis of European music. You can also choose to work on a project or dissertation on a topic of your choice, under the supervision of one of our academics, experts in their field.
