Modern Languages (French, German, Russian, Spanish)

Love languages? Design your degree around them.
Whatever your level, we can cater for you:

• Beginner

• Post GCSE

• Post A level

• Native or Heritage Speaker

Whether you're starting from scratch or already confident in a language, our flexible pathways meet you where you are – and take you further.

Go deep: Single language option
Focus on one language – French, German, Russian, or Spanish - and build fluency year by year. You’ll be placed in a class that matches your level and progress with the same language throughout your degree. Expect to gain not just language skills, but a deep understanding of the culture behind them.

Go broad: Two language option
Can’t choose just one? Study two languages in a combination that works for you –
French, German, Spanish, or Russian.

How many combinations are there?
From four languages, there are 6 unique two language combinations:
French+German, French+Russian, French+Spanish, German+Russian, German+Spanish, Russian+Spanish.
Develop strong multilingual skills, sharpen your intercultural communication, and expand your global perspective.
*Portuguese is available at beginner or post A-level or native speaker levels.

Go bold: Add another language in year 2
In your second year, you can pick up another language* at beginner level –
Choose from (if you’re already studying one or two languages):

• Arabic

• Catalan

• Japanese

• Mandarin

• Portuguese*

With 50 possible language combinations, this is your chance to explore new cultures and diversify your degree with an extra skill set that employers love.
*These languages can be taken from year 1 as an elective module if you are pursuing a single-language programme.
*Portuguese is available at beginner or post A-level or native speaker levels.

First Year Highlights
Your first year sets the stage for success:
Culture and Language (core module)
Learn how to analyse literary, visual, and conceptual texts across cultures and get introduced to foundational concepts in linguistics – skills that power your studies in years 2 and 3.
Language Specific Modules
Dive into the language(s) you’ve chosen with dynamic, level appropriate classes focused on real world communication.
Explore More
Find the full list of modules and discover where languages can take you on our website.
Modules are subject to change year to year.

Why study languages with us?

• Learn from expert linguists and passionate teachers.

• Apply your skills in authentic, real world contexts.

• Gain a competitive edge in a global job market.

• Become a confident communicator across cultures.

Start your journey here. Speak more. Understand more. Be more.

Levels: beginner, post-GCSE, post A-level, native/heritage speaker

You’ll take a (French, German, Spanish or Russian) language module every year, streamed according to entry level. Our Culture and Language module will equip you with the skills to analyse and write about literary, visual, and conceptual texts , as well as some basics of linguistics, enabling you to apply those methods to the specific cultures and languages that interest you, and preparing you for the kinds of modules you can choose in your second and final years. You will also take a further module focusing on your specified language. In later years, you’ll choose from a wide range of modules. Our full list of modules may be found on our website.

Please note all modules are subject to change.

Assessment typically includes a combination of written exams and coursework, final-year dissertations, independent projects and creative journals.