As a Russell Group university with a difference, we will give you the tools to learn about an entire culture through the prism of language - the history and beliefs, literature, cinema and more. That could mean working on films and texts in our labs and lecture theatres, or taking a role in the plays we put on in the original language.
Our BA Modern Languages lets you choose one or two from French, German, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese, with the option of taking a further language as a minor subject after your first year. Minor languages include Catalan, Chinese (Mandarin), Modern Arabic or Japanese.
You’ll expand your horizons with modules that go beyond the obvious: students of French can study Mauritian creole, or the quirks of Belgian culture; students of Portuguese can learn about Brazilian cinema; students of Russian may perform a play in the language even in their first year; options in Spanish range from modern Cuban poetry to colonialism; and students of German are immersed in Austrian and Swiss cultures, too.
You’ll spend your third year studying or working overseas, an exceptional opportunity to put your languages to the test and develop your intercultural competence.
Former German student Chris Smout talks about carving out a career as a marketing executive at a UK charity after graduation.
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