BA Modern Languages (French, Spanish)
Entry requirements
For all Modern Languages courses: Relevant modern language preferred. Our courses are designed to cater for those who have studied one or more languages as well as offering pathways for those beginning a language from scratch - there is no modern language language requirement for the beginner's language route. Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: Relevant modern language preferred (no language required for beginner's language route). General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM- DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in a relevant modern language (no language required for beginner's language route) Access: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (French, Spanish), covering language proficiency alongside the cultural, historical, and transnational contexts of French- and Spanish-speaking societies. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Historical Research, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes a compulsory year abroad, and students may focus on one language or study both.
Modules
- Transnational Cultures
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Describing Language
- Introduction to Language
- Visual Cultures
- Beginners French A
- Beginners French B
- Intermediate French A
- Intermediate French B
- Beginners Spanish A
- Beginners Spanish B
- Intermediate Spanish A
- Intermediate Spanish B
- Identities in World Cinema
- Reading Fantastic Literatures
- Galician
- History of Galicia
- Twentieth Century Ideas and Movements
- Researching Language(s)
- Film Theory
- Advanced French A
- Advanced French B
- Advanced Spanish A
- Advanced Spanish B
- Placement Abroad 1 (Year)
- Study Placement Abroad: Alternative Assessment 1 (Year)
- Placement Abroad 1 (Semester)
- Study Placement Abroad: Alternative Assessment 1 (Semester)
- Approaching Translation
- Languages and Ecologies
- Reading Contemporary Galician Culture
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Language Rights
- Gender, Sexuality, Race, Class
- Single Honours Dissertation
- Proficient French A
- Proficient French B
- Proficient Spanish A
- Proficient Spanish B