Film and Modern Languages

This exciting joint honours degree enables you to combine the study of Film and Television with a language (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish) and its related cultures.

Based in the Department of Film and Television and the School of Modern Languages respectively, the two sides of this degree are a perfect complement to each other. Ours is an increasingly globalised world, where multilingualism and intercultural understanding have never been more important. Studying film, television, and visual culture enables us to question that world, discover new ideas and ways of being, evaluate historical and social processes, and think through the complexities of our own times.

All languages can be studied from beginners' level or post-A level (or the equivalent), apart from Portuguese, which is offered from beginners' level only. You choose your language after you accept an offer.

Over the course of your degree, you will explore a rich variety of visual material in its social, political and historical contexts and will develop excellent critical and communication skills, both in English and in your chosen language. There are leading film and visual culture specialists in both departments, while the School of Modern Languages also has expertise in such diverse fields as history, literature, linguistics and cultural studies.

Through your study at Bristol and the experience you will gain on your year abroad, you will build invaluable interpersonal and intercultural skills that will support your personal and professional development and open up a world of international career opportunities, whichever sector you go on to work in.

Modern Languages and Film and Television at Bristol are both vibrant academic communities that will give you the opportunity to participate in research and extracurricular activities such as talks, workshops, film festivals, student societies, language cafés, student newspapers and talent shows. As a modern languages student, you will also have access to the school's wonderful Multimedia Centre, complete with a video editing suite, language lab facilities, extensive foreign-language film collection and mini-cinema.