Modern Languages and Cultures

A Modern Languages and Cultures degree at Sheffield is a confident step into the wider world. You'll gain skills that are highly valued by employers. You'll learn to communicate effectively in two foreign languages and develop a sophisticated understanding of the countries where they’re spoken.

Learn to communicate fluently and effectively in your chosen languages, while acquiring a sophisticated understanding of modern European cultures.

A modern languages and cultures degree allows you to study two languages from French, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Catalan, and Czech.

You will have the option to select a third language of your choice from our Languages for All modules which include Italian, Chinese, Japan, Polish and more.

Whatever you choose, you’ll be able to combine areas of interest like visual cultures, literary studies, post-colonialism, and multilingualism - structuring your studies according to what you find interesting.

With a year spent abroad, speaking the languages and studying or working in the cultures of your chosen countries, you’ll supercharge your confidence and expand your personal and academic horizons while also developing a sophisticated suite of soft transferable skills that are in high demand across the global economy. On your return to Sheffield you’ll build on your experience and that your linguistic skills to an advanced level.

Why study this course?

• Choose from from an extensive suit of languages - Options include French, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Catalan and Czech. You have the option to add a third language, including Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Polish, and British Sign Language.

• Flexibility and choice - Try out one or two new languages and decide at the end of your first year what your portfolio will look like.

• Europe and beyond - Research-driven teaching encompasses both the political, linguistic and cultural dynamics of Europe, as well as of French and Portuguese-speaking Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Outside the classroom - Languages can take you in many different directions and at Sheffield we offer a wide range of opportunities to gain and apply knowledge in the ‘real’ world during your degree, whether it is applying localisation strategies to authentic global markets, participating in our Spanish concert, performing a play or helping an author break into the British market by translating their work.