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Modern Languages and Cultures

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The world in words

Learn French or Spanish from scratch or build on existing skills. In your second year, you can start additional language modules including Arabic, German, Mandarin, Portuguese or Russian from various levels. Explore the literature, film and culture, and discover the rich histories of the countries where these languages are spoken. With a year abroad you'll put the language into practice and gain a unique global perspective.
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1stfor graduate prospects in the UK for Iberian Languages

(Complete University Guide 2026)

Top 100in the world for Modern Languages

(QS World Rankings by Subject 2026)

Top 20in the UK for for Modern Languages

(QS World Rankings by Subject 2026)

Top reasons to study Languages at Queen Mary

  1. Our Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature is fascinatingly diverse, with programmes designed by highly qualified specialists in Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
  2. Our students not only learn languages but explore their social, cultural, linguistic and political contexts. 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.
  3. 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.

We have a large number of partner institutions across Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, Russia, Russian-speaking Latvia, Switzerland and Spain, as well as destinations outside Europe such as Colombia, Mexico and La Réunion.

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Scholarships up to £12,000

Queen Mary University of London is offering scholarships worth up to £12,000 for highly qualified international offer holders joining eligible undergraduate taught programmes in September 2026.

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Student stories

I really enjoyed my time studying my degree as I was taught by lecturers who are passionate about their subject. Furthermore, the modules that were part of my degree were diverse and I was able to explore various career paths within my chosen degree. In my final year, I particularly enjoyed a module called ‘Languages in the classroom’, where we learnt about how to teach languages and was given a school placement to practice what we learnt. Not only did this module give us work experience but also an incite on post graduate opportunities.
— Sam Roe, BA French and Spanish, graduated in 2024
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