At King’s, we believe studying a modern foreign language can unlock the world, and our courses are designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to become the next generation of leading European and global citizens. As well as achieving fluency in your chosen language(s), you will also explore the culture and society of countries where those languages are spoken through our exceptionally wide choice of modules – with opportunities to cover everything from politics, literature, and film, to history and cultural studies.
Our Departments offer you a lively and intellectually stimulating home in the heart of London where you will be taught by leading experts. You will also study, teach or work in a French-, German-, Portuguese- or Spanish-speaking country on your Year Abroad, putting your learning into practice. Students on degree programmes combining two languages may take one at ab initio (beginners) level.
For more about the departments of French, German, and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, follow the departmental contact links.
**Key benefits**
- French, German and Spanish have been taught at King's since 1831 and Portuguese since the 1860s, making us one of the oldest modern languages programmes in the country.
- Our language departments are consistently voted among the best in the UK and offer our graduates excellent career prospects.
- Broad range of specialist modules in French, German, Portuguese and Hispanic Studies, from medieval to contemporary literature as well as politics, history, cultural studies, and film.
- Based in the heart of London, King's location offers access to a variety of galleries, theatres, specialist libraries and resources, including the Goethe-Institut and Austrian Cultural Forum, the Institut Français, Canning House, Camoes Centre for Portuguese Language and Culture, and the Instituto Cervantes, as well as events organised by embassies and other related cultural institutions.
- The Year abroad in a French, German, Portuguese or Spanish-speaking country offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in culture and society and attain language fluency. We have exchanges with a number of partner universities in Europe, as well as North and South America.
- Personal attention is given to each student, creating an intellectually stimulating and warm environment that is reflected in consistently excellent student satisfaction ratings.
Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/modern-languages-ba
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
R900
Institution code:
K60
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
Must be combined with two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject
Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject
including 6,6,5 at Higher Level. Note the total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.
Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.
Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.
Required subjects:
Single language pathways:
French with a Year Abroad: French
Spanish with a Year Abroad: Spanish
German with a Year Abroad: German
Portuguese with a Year Abroad: Portuguese
Combined language pathways:
(French and German) with a Year Abroad: French or German
(French and Portuguese) with a Year Abroad: French or Portuguese
(French and Spanish) with a Year Abroad: French or Spanish
(German and Portuguese) with a Year Abroad: German or Portuguese
(German and Spanish) with a Year Abroad: German or Spanish
(Portuguese and Spanish) with a Year Abroad: Portuguese or Spanish
Preferred subjects: None
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each skill
PTE Academic
69 overall with a minimum of 62 in each skill
TOEFL (iBT)
100 overall with a minimum of 25 in writing and 23 in each of the other skills
Cambridge English Advanced
185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Cambridge English Proficiency
185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Trinity ISE
Level III (ISEIII) with merit in each skill
Institution's Own Test
Pass the King's Pre-Sessional English Language Programme with Band 7
We also accept a number of English language tests taken as part of school-level qualifications. For more details, please see our website. Please note that the course requirements are under Band B.
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
70%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
For International fees and information, please see the course details on our online prospectus: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/index
The fees stated are for entry in the forthcoming September. If you are applying for deferred entry, to commence the following September, fees may be subject to change.
All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.
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Westminster
WC2R 2LS
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