Universities United Kingdom University of Kent Courses Modern Languages BA Hons

Modern Languages BA Hons
at University of Kent

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 19,300
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 87

Program Overview

Develop advanced skills in one or more languages and learn about the societies they're rooted in. Begin at a level that matches your ability in your chosen languages, in order to make rapid progress and prepare you to live and work in a globalised world.

Guided by expert staff, you'll build advanced language skills. You'll study one or two languages of your choice - French, German, Italian or Spanish - working with staff who are native speakers. Find out more about our language options.

Tailor your degree to areas that interest you, with the option to spend a year living and working abroad, building your fluency and developing essential skills to get you career-ready. You can also take an extracurricular module in a language at any stage or you can take a full year in a language.

Course Content
If you are studying one language, you must choose modules with a total of 120 credits at each stage:
- 30 credits from the language modules (corresponding to your language of study)
- 30 credits from two route-defining modules
- 30 credits from free choice modules (corresponding to your language of study)
- 30 credits from the wild modules
If you are studying two languages, you must choose modules with a total of 120 credits at each stage:
- 60 credits from two language modules (corresponding to your languages of study)
- 30 credits from two route-defining modules
- 30 credits from free choice modules (corresponding to your languages of study)
Stage 1

Language modules
- ITAL3010 - Italian Beginners A1-A2 Intensive (optional for post-A level students)
- FREN3000 - French Lower Intermediate B1
- FREN3300 - French Beginners A1-A2 Intensive
- HISP3000 - Spanish Lower Intermediate B1
- HISP3020 - Spanish Beginners A1-A2 Intensive
- GRMN3010 - German Lower Intermediate B1
- GRMN3290 - German Beginners A1-A2 Intensive
Route-defining
- Global cultures of business (15 credits)
- Culture & Heritage: Foundations (15 credits)
- Resistance and Revolution (15 credits)
Free choice modules
- ITAL3150 - Introduction to Italian Modernity
- ITAL3120 - Introduction to Italian Cinema
- TBC - Francophone Literature and Culture
- FREN3080 - Questions of French Cinema
- FREN3100 - Twentieth Century France in Crisis
- GRMN3120 - Images of Germany 1945-Present
- GRMN3280 - Post-1989 German Cinema
- HISP3120 - Identity, Politics and Power in the Hispanic World
- HISP3190 - State-Building in Latin America
- TBC - The Wild
- TBC - The Home
Stage 2

Language modules
- ITAL5080 - Italian Intermediate B1-B2 Intensive
- FREN6520 - French Intermediate B1-B2 Intensive
- FREN6480 - French Upper Intermediate B2
- HISP5040 - Spanish Intermediate B1-B2 Intensive
- HISP5050 - Spanish Upper Intermediate B2
- GRMN5160 - German Intermediate B1-B2 Intensive
- GRMN5070 - German Upper Intermediate B2
Route-defining modules
- Branding the Nation: National Identity in the Global Marketplace
- Culture & Heritage: History
- What makes a nation? Sovereignty, Power and Identity
- Languages in the Classroom
Free choice modules
- LANG5001 - Cultures of Sustainability
- HISP5850 - Professional Spanish
- FREN5900 - Professional French
- GRMN5960 - Professional German
- ITAL5810 - Professional Italian
- HISP5710 - After Dictatorship: Spain and Latin America
- HISP5620 - The Legacy of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
- ITAL5780 - Musica Maestro! Music and Society in Modern Italy
- ITAL5760 - The Make-Up: Representations of Gender in Italy
- FREN5990 - Description of Modern French
- FREN6200 - The Art of Memory: Childhood in Modern French Literature
- FREN5002 - Encore! Music and Society in Modern French Culture
- GRMN5530 - From Gutenberg to Facebook: How Technology and Media Shaped German History
- GRMN5710 - The Lyric Imagination
- GRMN5730 - The German Novelle
Year abroad (optional)

It is possible to study the BA in Modern Languages as a three-year programme, or to take the four-year BA in Modern Languages with a Year Abroad.

Going abroad as part of your degree is an amazing experience and a chance to develop personally, academically and professionally. You experience a different culture, gain a new academic perspective, establish international contacts and enhance your employability.

The Year Abroad is assessed on a pass/fail basis and will not count towards your final degree classification. You spend the year working as an English language assistant or in approved employment, or studying at one of our partner universities.
- LANG0001 - Modern Languages Year Abroad Module
Stage 3

Language modules
- ITAL5060 - Italian Advanced C1
- FREN6490 - French Advanced C1
- HISP5060 - Spanish Advanced C1
- GRMN5030 - German Advanced C1
Route-defining modules
- Global commodities
- Culture & Heritage: The Contemporary
- Crisis, aftermath and memory
- Language Teachers at Work
Free choice modules
- TBC - Modern Languages Project/Dissertation
- HISP5840 - Spanish for Business
- ITAL5800 - Italian for Business
- FREN5920 - French for Business
- GRMN5950 - German for Business
- HISP5630 - Terrorism and State Terror in Latin America
- ITAL5770 - Italian regional cinema
- ITAL5640 - Istantanea: Visual culture in contemporary Italy
- SCL504 - European Political Cinema
- GRMN5850 - Order and Madness: Classical German Literature
- FREN5610 - At the Movies: French Film Since 1990
- FREN6460 - Crossing Borders: French and Francophone Travel Writing
Entry Requirement
The University considers students for undergraduate study who have completed Standard XII Higher Secondary School Certificates (Indian School Certificate/Intermediate Examination Certificate/Higher Secondary School Certificate /All India Senior School Certificate).
We typically require students to achieve a minimum of between 65% and 75% overall in their Standard XII examinations, depending on the examination board and the intended programme of study. Some courses may state specific subjects and grade requirements.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£19300 per year

Career Prospect

The ability to speak a language other than English is a key asset in the global employment market, and many employers view a graduate with an additional language as more employable.

Through your studies, you also acquire many of the transferable skills considered essential by graduate employers. These include the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the confidence to offer creative solutions when faced with challenges, and the ability to express your ideas with clarity and passion.

Our graduates go into areas such as: international banking, diplomacy, publishing, journalism, interpreting and translating, European media, and language teaching. Some also go on to postgraduate study in fields as varied as international journalism, visual studies and translation.

Cost Of Studying At University of Kent

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Modern Languages BA Hons at University of Kent