Languages and Global Cultures Lancaster University

Overview

The Languages and Global Cultures course from Lancaster University requires you to have previously studied at least one language up to A-Level or equivalent. In your first year, you will develop your core language skills at advanced level whilst exploring the presence of languages and cultures across the globe.

Embracing an interdisciplinary perspective, your language studies will be enriched with a range of cultural studies relating to your chosen languages. You will explore film, visual media, literature, art, and history, providing a comprehensive understanding of the society contexts of your chosen languages.

You will examine major global issues such as the climate emergency, global health crisis, human rights, and community engagement, and learn how these topics intersect with issues of race, gender, sexuality, disability, and belief across diverse language communities around the world.

If you join with one language, you will also be able to pick one “discovery” language – for which you can choose to study Arabic, Chinese, German, French, Italian or Spanish from beginners' level.

Your first year will also help you prepare to study abroad in your second year at one of our partner universities in China, France, Germany or Spain.

Career opportunities:

This integrated master’s programme is a fantastic opportunity to achieve a postgraduate language qualification in just four years. This will mark you out in job applications as a high achiever. By the time you graduate, you will have a brilliant combination of interpersonal, intercultural, and transferable skills that can be applied to a range of rewarding career paths, often international in scope or location.

Graduates of this course may go on to multilingual roles such as:

• Sales manager

• Business consultant

• Translator or interpreter

• Language teacher

• Travel and tourism specialist

Beyond language-related career paths, graduates of this course could also embrace careers that have a strong element of global solutions such as:

• Print, digital and broadcast media

• Journalism

• Publishing

• Marketing

• Government and NGO policy roles

• Public administration and civil service

• Intelligence and security

• The arts, including GLAM (Galleries, libraries, archives, and museums)

This course is also a great stepping stone to further study, preparing you to progress directly into a PhD.