French and Spanish (Integrated Masters in Languages)
University of Southampton
French and Spanish (Integrated Masters in Languages)
Course Summary
This Integrated Masters in Languages (MLang) leads to a full masters award and offers you the same choice and flexibility as the BA programmes, including a full year abroad. It also has the same funding options.
This degree enables you to gain a masters qualification in four years with a full year abroad and has the same funding options as for our BA programmes, with a reduced fee for the year abroad. You will have the option to specialise in certain areas (eg translation, interpreting, language education) at various points in the degree. This programme gives you the opportunity to study two influential European cultures and their hugely important languages. Studying Spanish and French at Southampton offers you real insights into the cultures and societies of the larger Spanish and French speaking worlds and sharpens your understanding of their commonalities and differences. On this degree you will complement your language learning with modules on French history and contemporary society, French literature and film, or French linguistic studies. You will also explore Spanish and Latin American studies, in particular, cultural studies, sociolinguistics, history and politics in addition to the study of the Spanish language. You will spend year three in a country where one of your chosen languages is spoken.
Modern languages and linguistics at Southampton is ranked fifth in the UK for the quality of our research (REF 2014). Teaching and learning is supported by three research centres, Transnational Studies, Global Englishes and Applied Language Research.
Course Details - Modules
Optional modules include: Modern French Culture; The Making of Modern French; Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité?; Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in France; Post-war French Thought; Faces of France; Exploring French Linguistics; Identities in Crisis: Post-War French Literature and Film; Flaubert’s France; An Ambivalent Asylum: The Histories and Memories of Refugees in Early Twentieth-Century France; Sex, Gender and Desire in French; Literature and Culture; French Sociolinguistics: Challenges to Francophonie; Fragmented France; The History and Politics of the Hispanic World; The Languages of the Spanish-Speaking World; Narrative and Cultural Identity in the Hispanic World; Gender, Race and Class in Modern Latin America; High, Popular and Mass Culture in the Hispanic World; Exploring Spanish Linguistics; Myths and Realities of Contemporary Spain; Ethnography of Latin America; Historical Memory in Modern Latin America; Exiles, Migrants and Citizens: Narrating and Documenting Displacement in Contemporary Spain; Barrios and Borders: Language and Identity Amongst US Latinos; Sex, Soap Operas and Female Dissidents: Representations of Women in the Hispanic World; Narrative and Cultural Identity of the Hispanic World; Power and discourse in Spanish speaking societies; Transatlantic Crossings Linguistic Variation in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
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:
5Y87
Institution code:
S27
Campus Name:
Main Site - Highfield Campus
Campus code:
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
Typical Offer: AAA including Grades AA in French and Spanish
We are committed to ensuring that all students with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a student’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience.
Students who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme, as follows:
AAB including Grades AB in French and Spanish
Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
We normally consider applicants who offer at least 1 Advanced Higher. Applicants presenting with only Highers will be considered on a case by case basis. Where Highers are taken over two years it might be expected that higher grades are achieved, particularly in any specific subjects required. For example, S5 – S6 (2 years): AABBB (A in specific subject) or S6 (1 year): ABBBB (A in specific subject).
Unless a more advanced level (Higher or Advanced Higher) is specified in the stated entry requirements, all applicants will be required to have achieved a pass in Mathematics and English at Standard Grade, Grade 3 or National 5, Grade C, the equivalent of GCSE Grade C/ Grade 4"
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner's potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3, of which 45 must be at Distinction, plus AB in A level French and A level Spanish
Offers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and qualifications achieved in S5 will be reviewed. Careful consideration will be given to an individual’s academic achievement, taking in to account the context and circumstances of their pre-university education. Please see the University of Southampton’s Curriculum for Excellence Scotland Statement for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
Distinction in the BTEC National Diploma plus A in A level French and A in A level Spanish.
Pass, with 36 points overall with 18 points at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in French and Spanish
Applications where Higher Level subjects have been studied without the full Diploma, will also be considered on a case by case basis.
International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP):
Offers will be made on the individual Diploma Course subject(s) and the career-related study qualification. The CP core will not form part of the offer. Where there is a subject pre-requisite(s), applicants will be required to study the subject(s) at Higher Level in the Diploma course subject and/or take a specified unit in the career-related study qualification. Applicants may also be asked to achieve a specific grade in those elements.
Please see the University of Southampton International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme (IBCP) Statement for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
Distinction in the BTEC National Extended Diploma plus A in A level French and A in A level Spanish.
H1 H1 H2 H2 H2 H2 including French and Spanish
Distinction in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus A in A level French and A in A level Spanish.
AAA from three A levels including Grades AA in French and Spanish
or
AA from two A levels including French and Spanish and A from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate
Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
D3 D3 D3 in three principal subjects including French and Spanish
Cambridge Pre-U's can be used in combination with other qualifications such as A Levels to achieve the equivalent of the typical offer, where D3 can be used in lieu of A Level grade A or grade M2 can be used in lieu of A Level grade B.
We welcome applicants with other qualifications eg. European Baccalaureate. You will be expected to attain an A level equivalent standard.
The University of Southampton requires all applicants to achieve at least a Grade 4 in English and Mathematics GCSEs (taken in England) or a Grade C in both subjects (where taken in Northern Ireland or Wales). Some degree subjects stipulate specific additional GCSE minimum grades, which will be specified as part of the individual degree programme entry requirements.
For more details on the suitability of your qualifications or foundation programme please contact the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Admissions Team at AdmissionsUG.AH@southampton.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
Test
Grade
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IELTS (Academic)
6.5
with no component below 6.0
All programmes at the University of Southampton are taught and assessed in the medium of English (other than those in modern foreign languages). Therefore, all applicants must demonstrate they possess at least a minimum standard of English language proficiency.
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