BA Modern Languages
Entry requirements
A level: ABB
About this course
BA in Modern Languages, a four-year programme covering Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, and Japanese. Core topics include Research Methods. Students select one or two languages and follow either an Elementary or Upper Elementary pathway based on prior knowledge. A year spent abroad—either at a partner university or on a work placement—is a compulsory part of the programme.
Modules
- Spanish Upper Elementary
- Spanish Elementary
- Mandarin Chinese Upper Elementary
- Mandarin Chinese Elementary
- Japanese 1
- French Upper Elementary
- French Elementary
- Introduction to Hispanic Studies
- Introduction to Chinese Studies
- Introduction to Japanese Studies
- Introduction to French and Francophone Studies
- Chinese Skills in Focus
- Life in China
- Spanish Intermediate
- Spanish Upper Intermediate
- Mandarin Chinese Upper Intermediate
- Mandarin Chinese Intermediate
- Japanese 2
- French Intermediate
- French Upper Intermediate
- Hispanidad in the World
- China in the World
- Japan in the World
- Global France: French and Francophone Cultures
- The World and Language of Business (Spanish Intermediate)
- The World and Language of Business (Spanish Upper Intermediate)
- The World and Language of Business (Chinese)
- Introduction to Specialised Translation
- The World and Language of Business (Japanese)
- The World and Language of Business (French Intermediate)
- The World and Language of Business (French Upper Intermediate)
- Modern Languages Study Abroad Placement - Autumn
- Modern Languages Study Abroad Placement - Spring
- Modern Languages Work Abroad Placement - Autumn
- Modern Languages Work Abroad Placement - Spring
- Sandwich Year Project (Autumn Semester)
- Sandwich Year Project (Spring Semester)
- Spanish Advanced
- Mandarin Chinese Advanced
- Japanese 3
- French Advanced
- Culture & Conflict in Latin America
- Final Year Dissertation - Spanish (in Spanish)
- Final Year Dissertation - Spanish (in English/Welsh)
- Specialised Chinese
- Sinophone Cultures: Hong Kong, Taiwan & Chinese Diasporas
- Final Year Dissertation Chinese (in English/Welsh)
- Student Teaching Module
- Global Narratives of Colonialism, Slavery & Their Legacies
- Global Cinemas: Representation, Subjectivity, History
- Cold War Cultures: Power, Conformity, and Dissent c. 1948–1990
- Final Year Dissertation - Japanese (in English/Welsh)
- Memory & Symbols in Japan
- Final Year Dissertation - French (in French)
- Of Oceans and Islands: Ecology and Environment in Francophone Arts and Literature
- Final Year Dissertation French (in English/Welsh)
- United but Divided? Exploring German Unification
- Marginalized Voices