You will spend two-thirds of your time studying two languages at a level that reflects your language ability. You can choose from Chinese or Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese. You’ll then spend the remaining third of your time studying linguistics. You will concentrate on the structure, history and use of both the English language and your foreign languages.

You will also select from a wide range of optional cultural modules to complement your language studies.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Introduction to the Structure of Language 1: Phonetics, Phonology & Morphology	20
Introduction to Language Structure 2: Syntax, semantics and pragmatics	20
Academic Skills Sessions for Stage 1	0

Optional Modules	Credits
Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese I	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese II	20
France and the Francophone World	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) French I	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) French II	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) French	20
Introduction to German history, culture and society	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) German I	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) German II	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) German	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese I	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese II	20
Introducción a América Latina	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese I	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese II	20
The Nature of Language	20
Dealing with Data	20
Introduction to Literature	20
Introduction to Linguistics	20
Introduction to International Film	20
Introduction to Cultural Studies	20
Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish I	20
Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish II	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) Spanish	20

In Stage 2, you will continue to study two languages and linguistics theory. You will also choose from a range of cultural modules related to the languages you are studying and optional linguistics modules.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to study beginners’ modules in:

Catalan or Italian if you study Spanish
Catalan or Italian if you study French
Dutch if you study German

Modules

Optional Modules	Credits
Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese	40
France and the Francophone World	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) French (Ex-Level A)	20
Classic French Cinema	20
Paris: Aspects of History and Culture	20
French for Business	20
Linguistic Variation in France	20
The French Caribbean – Literature, Language and Society	20
Level C (HE Advanced) French	20
Introduction to German history, culture and society	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) German (Ex-Level A)	20
Berlin: culture, literature and film from the Weimar Republic to the Berlin Republic	20
Dutch I	20
Writers, media, society in West Germany	20
Level C (HE Advanced) German	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese	40
Introducción a América Latina	20
Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)	20
Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) Portuguese	20
Phonological Theory	20
Syntactic Theory	20
Sociolinguistics	20
Early English: Texts, Patterns and Varieties	20
Experimental Methods in Linguistics	20
Multilingualism	20
CHiLD: Current Hypotheses in Language Development	20
Introduction to Second Language Acquisition	20
Introduction to Literature	20
Introduction to International Film	20
Introduction to Cultural Studies	20
Italian language and culture 1	20
Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula	20
Level B (HE Intermediate) Spanish (Ex-Level A)	20
World Spanish	20
Catalan I	20
Representaciones de Revolución, Dictadura y Democracia en España y América Latina	20
Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity	20
Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish	20

You will spend your year abroad studying at one of our partner universities, on a work placement, or a combination of the two. You can spend the whole year in one country or divide the year between two countries where your chosen languages are spoken.

If you want to study Chinese or Japanese at Stage 4 you must spend this year studying in China or Japan.

We recommend you use the summer vacations on either side of this to visit French, German, Portuguese, or Spanish-speaking countries, depending on the other languages you are studying.

Modules

Compulsory Modules

Year Abroad Tutor Posts (100 credits)

Optional Modules

Study Abroad (20 credits)

Year Abroad Work Placement Report (Semester 1) (20 credits)

Year Abroad Work Placement Report (Semester 2) (20 credits)

Year Abroad Project (Semester 1) (20 credits)

Year Abroad Project (Semester 2) (20 credits)

In Stage 4, your language studies build on the levels you have developed during your year abroad and also develop more professional skills. You will be able to choose between studying advanced translation and interpreting or language for professional purposes.

You also select further optional modules to explore the cultures and histories of the countries where your chosen languages are spoken as well as choosing from optional linguistics modules.

Modules

Optional Modules	Credits
Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese	40
Classic French Cinema	20
Paris: Aspects of History and Culture	20
Linguistic Variation in France	20
The French Caribbean – Literature, Language and Society	20
Level C (HE Advanced) French	20
Occupation and Resistance: Literary and Cinematic Responses to the Second World War in France	20
Images d'Algerie	20
Historical Perspectives on the French Language	20
From Experimental to Explicit: Translating Women's Writing in French	20
Contemporary Life Writing in French: Textual and Visual Experiment	20
Writing Elsewhere: Cultures of Travel in French	20
Social Justice in French and Francophone Culture	20
Level D (HE Further Advanced): French for Professional and Academic Purposes	20
Level D (HE Further Advanced): French Translation and Interpreting	20
Berlin: culture, literature and film from the Weimar Republic to the Berlin Republic	20
Writers, media, society in West Germany	20
Level C (HE Advanced) German	20
Dutch II	20
A Comparative History of German and English: phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon.	20
Berlin: culture, literature and film from the Weimar Republic to the Berlin Republic	20
Place, belonging and identity in the German-speaking Alps	20
Level D (HE Further Advanced): German for Professional and Academic Purposes	20
Level D (HE Further Advanced): German Translation and Interpreting	20
Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese	40
Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)	20
Inter-American Relations from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Cold War (1989/1991)	20
Language Endangerment and Revitalisation in Latin America	20
Latin American Art: Indigenous Contemporary Art and Activism	20
Cultura y Política en Colombia	20
Level C (HE Advanced) Portuguese	20
Language in the City	20
Language and Ageing	20
Advanced Second Language Acquisition	20
Laboratory Phonology	20
From Input to Output: The Blackbox of Child Language Acquisition	20
Advocating and Teaching Languages in Schools	20
Italian language and culture II	20
Dissertation/T&I Project	20
World Spanish	20
Representaciones de Revolución, Dictadura y Democracia en España y América Latina	20
Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity	20
Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish	20
Catalan II	20
Cultura Popular en España y Cuba	20
Spectres of the Past: Memory in Contemporary Spanish Culture	20
Spanish and Romance word analysis	20
Youth Cultures in Spain, Portugal & Latin America	20
Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes	20
Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish Translation and Interpreting	20