Modern Languages and Linguistics University of Leeds

Overview

Whether you’re starting your language from a beginners’ level, or with prior knowledge, you'll develop the spoken and written skills in your chosen language and explore the cultures and histories of the countries where the language is spoken thanks to language intensive learning and your year abroad.

Developing expertise in linguistics will help you navigate the uniquely complex phenomenon of language. You’ll explore language acquisition, structure and change, the mental and social processes that shape and sustain human interaction, as well as phonetics – the study of how speech sounds are physically produced.

Studying a language will complement this expertise as you’ll be able to use these linguistic concepts and theories to enhance your language learning. Your year abroad will further support your language learning.

In your final year in Modern Languages and Linguistics degree at University of Leeds, you'll develop a project on a topic of your choice to demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you have gained during this four-year degree.

Career opportunities

A degree in Modern Languages and Linguistics will equip you with a wide range of transferable skills.

You’ll be able to study different approaches, some of which will be more arts-focused and others more science-oriented. That means you can cultivate skills in a number of areas that employers highly value.

You’ll graduate with proficiency in your chosen language and have a real appreciation of the culture(s) that speak your chosen language. You'll also be a critical thinker who can research different sources and form conclusions from the information you find. Your communication skills will enable you to explain and defend your views clearly, either verbally or in writing. Because you’ve also gained organisational skills from managing two different subjects, you’ll be attractive to employers in all kinds of industries.