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Modern Languages

Entry requirements


A level

A,B,B

Where a post-A level language route is taken, a B grade in the relevant language is required.

Might be accepted as in combination with other qualifications, please contact admissions teams for further advice & guidance.

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128

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About this course


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Course option

4years

Full-time with year in industry | 2024

Other options

4 years | Full-time with time abroad | 2024

Subject

Modern languages

This four-year Modern Languages degree allows you to study two languages, as well as a variety of optional modules covering culture and society. You’ll gain the language and professional skills to prepare you for an international career in many sectors.

Whether you’re starting your language from a beginners’ level, or with prior knowledge, you’ll reach a professional standard in your chosen languages through intensive learning practice and your residence abroad.

You’ll complement your language studies by exploring cultures and societies around the world, choosing from a range of topics such as literature, cinema, popular culture, history and politics. You can also enhance your professional language skills, through modules on translation, interpreting or languages for business.

To find out what it is like to study with us, visit the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies website.

**What languages can I study?**
On the four-year Modern Languages degree, we offer the following languages at two entry levels. You can start as a beginner, or start with prior experience (A-level or equivalent):

- Chinese

- French

- German

- Italian

- Japanese

- Portuguese

- Russian

- Spanish

We also offer Arabic and Thai from beginners' level. Please contact us before applying if you have prior experience.

**Language combinations**
Not all language combinations are possible because of residence abroad requirements. For example, at present it is not possible for students to study French, German or Spanish at beginners' level with post A-level Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Russian.

Please refer to this table to check that the language combination or pathway you wish to study is currently possible before submitting your application.

If you have any questions about your combination, please contact our Admissions team.

You’ll need to tell us your language combination in the ‘Further Details’ section of your UCAS application.

The Uni


Course location:

University of Leeds

Department:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

94%
UK students
6%
International students
31%
Male students
69%
Female students
93%
2:1 or above
17%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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A

After graduation


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What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£20,000
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Average annual salary
98%
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Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

13%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
13%
Teaching and educational professionals
8%
Business, research and administrative professionals

This is a broad subject for a variety of European languages. No matter which you take, the general theme is that some graduates go to that country to work, often as English language teachers, some go into further study, often to train as teachers or translators, but most get jobs in the UK in education - most often as language tutors, unsurprisingly, or translators. Modern language grads can also be in demand in business roles where communication and language skills are particularly useful, such as marketing and PR, and in finance or law. But remember — whilst employers say they rate graduates who have graduates who have more than one language, you need to have them as part of a whole package of good skills.

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Others in language and area studies

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