BA Modern Languages with Digital Communications
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB A level grade B is required for any advanced language/s you wish to study. See below for full information.. IB: 6,5,5 32 points overall. We require a Higher Level or equivalent in any modern languages that you plan to study at Advanced level. See below for full information.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus B at A level in the required subject. See below for full information.
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages with Digital Communications, a modern languages degree focused on language acquisition alongside digital communications and cultural industries. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad or professional placement in year three. The first year covers language foundations through Discover: Personal, Academic and Professional Development in Modern Languages, Languages, Media and Digital Cultures, and French Language 1 (Advanced). The second year advances linguistic and digital proficiency through modules such as Language, Digital Communication and Cultural Industries, Multilingual Storytelling and Content Creation, and German Language 2 (Advanced). The final year includes advanced language study alongside specialized topics like Dissertation on Communications Research Methods, Audio-Visual Translation Project: Russian to English, and Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages.
Modules
- Discover: Personal, Academic and Professional Development in Modern Languages
- Languages, Media and Digital Cultures
- Exploring Identities in the French and Francophone world
- French Language 1 (Advanced)
- French Language 1 (Beginners)
- Nation, Democracy, Diversity in the German-speaking world
- German Language 1 (Advanced)
- German Language 1 (Beginners)
- Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
- Spanish Language 1 (Advanced)
- Spanish Language 1 (Beginners)
- Italian Language 1 (Beginners)
- Visions of Italy on paper and screen
- Visions of Italy through music
- Japanese Language Beginners I
- Japanese Language Beginners II
- Mandarin Chinese Language beginners I
- Mandarin Chinese Language beginners II
- Environment, Sustainability and Development in the Portuguese-speaking world
- Portuguese Language 1 (Beginners): Boas-vindas!
- Red Lives: A Cultural History of Soviet Life and Its Afterlife
- Roots of the Rus': Language, Culture, and Civilisation
- Russian Language 1 (Beginners): Decoding and Discovering Russian
- Beginners Catalan Language A
- Beginners Catalan Language B
- Catalan Culture Project A
- Catalan Culture Project B
- Language, Digital Communication and Cultural Industries
- Multilingual Storytelling and Content Creation
- French Language 2(Intermediate)
- French Language 2 (Advanced)
- German Language 2 (Advanced)
- German Language 2 (Intermediate)
- Spanish Language 2 (Advanced)
- Spanish Language 2 (Intermediate)
- Exploring Italian cities: texts and contexts
- Italian Language 2A (Intermediate)
- Japanese Language Intermediate I
- Japanese Language Intermediate II
- Mandarin Chinese Language Intermediate I
- Mandarin Chinese Language Intermediate II
- Cultural Industries: Creativity in Change
- Portuguese Language 2 (Intermediate): Vamos lá!
- LI 19th Century Russia through the Lens of the Novel
- Russian Language 2 (Intermediate): Russian Language in Action
- Intermediate Catalan Language A
- Intermediate Catalan Language B
- Artistic and Literary Representations of Barcelona
- Gender, New Media and Cultural Identity
- Dissertation on Communications Research Methods
- The Earth: Mediatic Representations of Our Planet
- French Language Final Year
- German Language Final Year
- Spanish Language Final Year
- Exploring the self: Dante and Leopardi
- Italian Language Final Year
- Japanese Language Advanced I
- Japanese Language Advanced II
- Contemporary Chinese Language and Business Culture Advanced I
- Portuguese Language Final Year: Avante!
- Thinking Otherwise: Decolonial Approaches to Contemporary Thought and Culture
- Russian Language Final Year: Towards Fluency
- Audio-Visual Translation Project: Russian to English
- Business Russian
- Advanced Catalan Language A
- Advanced Catalan Language B
- Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages
- Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 1