Overview

Arabic and French is offered by The University of Manchester. Spend your third year studying or working abroad in Arabic and French-speaking countries.

Key Facts

Top 10 in the UK for Middle Eastern and African Studies (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023). We are pleased to announce that we are returning to hosting on-campus open days in the summer and autumn. If you're a prospective student, you can also find out more about student life by chatting with our student ambassadors at a time that suits you, and ask any questions you may have about life at Manchester. All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. We offer dedicated financial support packages of up to £2,000 for residence abroad students, based on household income. You will be automatically assessed for this, based on your Student Finance financial assessment - you just need to make sure you apply for a financial assessment in the academic year in which your residence abroad will take place. BA Arabic and French is a four-year degree with a year of study abroad divided between a Middle Eastern country and French-speaking country. The course combines compulsory language elements on both sides, delivered by native-speaker staff and with the possibility of pathways in business language, translation and interpreting. Alongside this, you will study the culture, politics, history, literature, popular culture, linguistics and religion of the areas in question.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa

Arabic Language

French Cultural Studies

Identity in Modern France

French Language
The History and Sociopolitics of Palestine/Israel

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies View 1501 other Bachelors in Language Studies in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Potential candidates are expected to demonstrate why they have chosen this particular degree in their personal statement and express why the course interests them.
If you are submitting information about mitigating circumstances that have affected, or are likely to affect, your academic performance, you should include this in the referee's report.
We cannot usually take into account information that is supplied after an adverse decision has been made on an application by the admitting school.
Applications are considered on the basis of an assessment of past and predicted academic achievements, the academic reference and personal statement.
Applications for deferred entry are considered equally to other applications up to the point of confirmation. Deferred entry is granted on the discretion of admissions staff, and is normally granted for one year only and two years at the maximum.

Tuition Fee

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International

25500 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25500 GBP per year during 48 months.
National

9250 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9250 GBP per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Manchester

645 - 1197 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Arabic and French.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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