Our Modern Languages BA gives you the opportunity to study French, German, Russian, or Spanish on its own, or combine two of those languages with each other or with Portuguese. You also have the option of taking up a third language as a minor subject, including Catalan, Chinese (Mandarin), Modern Arabic or Japanese, in your first or second year.
No prior knowledge of any languages is required, although you can only study one at a time from beginners. We stream our language modules, from beginner to native speaker, so you’ll be taught at the right level.
You’ll combine practical classes in written and spoken language with understanding the wider context – the history and society of the nations that speak your chosen languages, their literatures and their roles around the world. You’ll expand your horizons with modules that go beyond the obvious: students of French can study Mauritian creole, or the quirks of Belgian culture; students of Portuguese can learn about Brazilian cinema; students of Russian may perform a play in the language even in their first year; options in Spanish range from modern Cuban poetry to colonialism; and students of German are immersed in Austrian and Swiss cultures, too.
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.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
The compulsory core of our programme comprises:
Culture and Language
A language module (streamed according to entry level) for each language you study
One language students take a further 60 credits of modules, which must include at least 30 credits relating to the language they study, and may include a second language as an option.
Two language students take a further 30 credits of option modules, which may include a third language.
Modules include:
French:
Postcolonial Francospheres: Memories of Colonialism in the French-Speaking World
Picturing a Nation: France and its Image from Marianne to #JesuisCharlie
German:
Germany Today
Austria Today
German Play
German Romanticism in its European Context
Russian:
Russian Short Stories: The Twentieth Century
History of Russian
Russian Language Play
Reading Contemporary Russia
Spanish:
Men, Women, and Song: Love Poetry in Medieval Iberia
Catalan Culture: Art, Literature and Football
Portuguese:
Colonial Power and Desire: Narratives of Dissent in Portugal and Brazil
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment typically includes a combination of coursework, such as essays, independent projects, creative journals, and written or oral exams.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
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:
Q50
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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
Including at least one essay based subject. All other subjects offered as major languages may be studied from beginners' level, in either single or dual language combinations. In any dual language combination, applicants may not study more than one language from beginners' level.
Excludes General Studies.
We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. For programmes with French, applicants must have studied French to at least GCSE level. For all other single and joint honours language programmes, experience of learning a language other than your mother tongue, and a demonstrable aptitude for language study are required. Applications are considered on a case by case basis, and we may request an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
We consider applications from students offering an EPQ and may make an alternative offer to include three A levels, one grade lower than our usual requirement, along with a specific grade in the EPQ.
To include 5,5,5 in three Higher level subjects, including at least one essay based subject.
All subjects offered as major languages may be studied from beginners' level, in either single or dual language combinations.
In any dual language combination, applicants may not study more than one language from beginners' level.
Queen Mary University of London welcomes applications from students currently studying Level 3 BTEC qualifications and will consider you for entry to the majority of our undergraduate courses. The typical entry requirements will vary according to the course you are applying for.
Some of our courses require specific subject knowledge which you may not be able to cover as part of a Level 3 BTEC qualification and we may therefore require additional Level 3 qualifications to ensure that you are suitably prepared for relevant courses. A small number of our courses do not accept BTEC qualifications for entry, either as a standalone qualification, or in combination with other qualifications at Level 3.
Information on our typical entry requirements and guidance for applying can be found at http://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/btec/
If you are at all unsure about the acceptability of your BTEC qualification for entry, please contact the Admissions team for individual advice (admissions@qmul.ac.uk).
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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All applicants to QMUL must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course.
Please refer to the website below for details on our English Language requirements by course and acceptable alternative qualifications. You will also find important information regarding UKVI's English requirements if you are applying as an international student who will require Tier 4 immigration permission to enter the UK.
Queen Mary University of London: English Language Requirements
