Overview

One of the most exciting elements of any degree in Modern Languages is the opportunity to spend your third year abroad, perfecting your language skills, developing a thorough appreciation of another culture and acquiring all manner of transferable skills. Modern Languages and Linguistics (Hons) is delivered by the University of Birmingham .

We’ll help you organise your time away, and you’ll be supported throughout by your Year Abroad Coordinator, as well as our academic and wellbeing teams. This means you can relax and embrace hands-on opportunities working, studying or visiting in your chosen countries!

Career

Global workplace skills are developed throughout your time on our Modern Languages programmes, enabling our graduates to thrive in a number of professional environments.

Our Modern Languages graduates have a wide range of skills that are valued by employers, such as:

Strong communication and presentation skills in English and your chosen language of study

A deep understanding and appreciation of other cultures

Independence and experience of living abroad

Expressing thoughts, feelings and opinions in different registers

Leadership, negotiation, debating and teamwork

Handling complex information

The ability to form concise and articulate arguments

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Discourse Analysis

Data Skills for a Digital World

History of the English Language

Psycholinguistics

Language Education and Literacy

Sociolinguistics

Stylistics

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Language Studies Linguistics View 1242 other Bachelors in Language Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Number of A levels required:

3

Typical offer:

AAB

Required subjects and grades:

A level grade B is required for the advanced language you wish to study. It is also possible to study two beginner (including post-GCSE) languages without taking an advanced language, as long as one of your beginner languages is French or Spanish.

A level English Literature or English Language and Literature is required.

IB Diploma:

6,6,5 in Higher level subjects plus 32 points overall. You also require a Higher Level or equivalent in each modern language that you plan to study, plus HL 6 in English Language & Literature / English Literature.

BTEC qualifications:

BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus BB at A-level in the required subject/s mentioned above.

BTEC Diploma: DD, plus BB at A-level in the required subject/s mentioned above.

BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A-level in the required A-level subject/s mentioned above.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

24480 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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