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BA (Hons) Modern Languages

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

On this BA (Hons) Modern Languages degree course, you'll study one language in-depth, immersing yourself in the culture, history and identity of the communities that speak it. In an increasingly global world, equip yourself with the ability to connect with millions of people in their native language.

You'll have the choice to work towards fluency in one of the following languages:

  • French – spoken by 267 million people worldwide

  • German – spoken by 135 million people worldwide

  • Spanish – spoken by 543 million people worldwide

  • Mandarin Chinese – spoken by 1,120 million people worldwide

Boost your language and cultural studies with a year abroad on a study or work placement, in a country or region that speaks your chosen language. Previous students have experienced life in Germany, Spain, China, Taiwan, Latin America and Senegal.

Wherever you choose to go, this course and the year abroad will transform your passion for language into practical multilingual skills you can use to build your career in any field – from teaching to international management and finance, or media and marketing.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – BBB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent

  • T levels – Merit

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM

  • International Baccalaureate – 25

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core Modules:

  • Investigating Language Practices

  • Language, Learning and Teaching

  • Nation, Language and Identity

Optional Modules:

  • French Grade 1 and 2 - General Language

  • French Grade 1 and 2 - Language in Use

  • French General Language Grade 3

  • German Grade 1 and 2 - General Language

  • German Grade 1 and 2 - Language in Use

  • German General Language Grade 3

  • Language Project (French)

  • Language Project (German)

  • Language Project (Spanish)

  • Mandarin Grade 1 and 2 - General Language

  • Mandarin Grade 1 and 2 - Language in Use

  • Spanish Grade 1 and 2 - General Language

  • Spanish Grade 1 and 2 - Language in Use

  • Spanish General Language Grade 3

2 Year 2

Core Modules:

  • Year Abroad Preparation

Optional Modules:

  • Business and Markets in a Global Environment

  • Clinical Linguistics

  • Comparative European Politics

  • Development and Democracy in Latin America

  • East Asian States and Societies

  • Empire And Its Afterlives In Britain, Europe, And Africa

  • Engaged Citizenship In Humanities and Social Sciences

  • English Forms and Functions

  • Forensic Linguistics

  • France in the World: Global Actor or Global Maverick?

  • French General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 1)

  • French General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 2)

  • French General Language Grade 4

  • German General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 1)

  • German General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 2)

  • German General Language Grade 4

  • Global Security

  • Intercultural Perspectives on Communication

  • Introduction to Professional Language Services

  • Introduction to Teaching

  • Introduction to Translation

  • Language for Professional Communication 1 (French)

  • Language for Professional Communication 1 (German)

  • Language for Professional Communication 1 (Spanish)

  • Language in Literature: Stylistics

  • Language of Human Resource Management

  • Language Project (French)

  • Language Project (Mandarin)

  • Language Project (Spanish)

  • Language Project (German)

  • Managing Across Cultures

  • Mandarin General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 1)

  • Mandarin General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 2)

  • Modern Foreign Language (Institute-Wide Language Programme)

  • Modernity and Globalisation

  • Nationalism and Migration: Chaos, Crisis, and the Everyday

  • News, Discourse and Media

  • Politics and Culture of the Hispanic World in 20th Century Literature and Film

  • Principles of Economic Crime Investigation

  • Professional Communication in a Global Workplace

  • Professional Experience

  • Rethinking Nazi Germany: Politics, History, Society

  • Second Language Acquisition

  • Space, Place and Being

  • Spanish General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 1)

  • Spanish General Language Grade 3 and 4 (Part 2)

  • Spanish General Language Grade 4

  • TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

  • The Making of the German Nation

  • Transitional Justice and Human Rights

  • Trinity Certificate Teaching Practice

  • Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response

  • World and Transnational Cinema

3 Year 3

Core module

  • Accredited Study Abroad

4 Year 4

Optional Modules:

  • Creativity in the Language Classroom

  • France in the World: Global Actor or Global Maverick?

  • French General Language Grade 6

  • Gender, Language and Sexuality

  • German General Language Grade 6

  • Holocaust Literatures

  • International Security in the Asia-Pacific

  • Interpreting 1

  • Interpreting 2

  • Introduction to Teaching

  • Italian General Language Grade 6

  • Language and Social Media

  • Mandarin General Language Grade 6

  • Politics and Culture of the Hispanic World in 20th Century Literature and Film

  • Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates

  • Professional Experience

  • Research Project

  • Spanish General Language Grade 6

  • Spoken Discourse in the Workplace

  • The European Union: A Global Power in the Making?

  • Translation Theory and Practice

  • Written Discourse in the Workplace

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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