Objectives:
Aimed at developing a high level of proficiency in two languages chosen from French, German, Italian and Spanish, this course, which includes a year abroad at prestigious partner universities, combines intensive teaching in each of the languages with a rich insight into the cultures of the countries of the languages studied. Open to beginners, intermediate, advanced and bilingual students from the UK or abroad, this is the ideal course if you wish to study every area of Modern Languages. One of the languages must be at intermediate level or above.
Entry Requirements:
Standard Entry Requirements -We welcome applicants with a wide variety of educational experience including: -A/AS levels -AVCE -BTEC National Diploma -Access Certificates -Scottish Highers -Irish Leaving Certificates (Higher Level) -International Baccalaureate -Equivalent home and overseas qualifications.
Award:
BA Modern Languages
Course Description:
Contents of the BA in Modern Languages.
Year 1
-Cinematic Representations of the Italian Mafia
-Core Concepts for Language Acquisition
-French Language 1
-French Language 2
-French Language 3
-German Language 1
-German Language 2
-German Language 3
-Introduction to Francophone Cultures in Film and Literature
-Italian Language 1
-Italian Language 2
-Italian Language 3
-Latin American History, Culture and Gender
-Spanish Language 1
-Spanish Language 2
-Spanish Language 2
-Spanish Language 3
-The Spanish Caribbean and Cuba
-The Spanish Caribbean and Cuba
-The Third Reich in German film after 1945
Year 2
-French 2 (for French 1 entrants)
-French 4
-French Language 3 (For French 1 and 2 entrants)
-German 2 (for German 1 entrants)
-German 3 (for German 2 entrants)
-German Language 4
-Italian 2 (for Italian 1 entrants)
-Italian 3 (for Italian 2 entrants)
-Italian 4
-Spanish 2 (for Spanish 1 entrants)
-Spanish 3 (for Spanish 2 entrants)
-Spanish Language 4
-Specialised Translation
Year 3
-Film and Literature in Modern France
-Film and Literature in Modern Germany
-Film and literature in Modern Italy
-Film and Literature in Modern Hispanic Societies
-French 4 (for French 2 entrants)
-French 5
-French Language 3 (For French 1 entrants)
-French Supervised research Project
-German Language 3 (for German 1 entrants)
-German Language 4 (for German 2 entrants)
-German proposition module
-Germany 1929-1934: The Fall of the Weimar Republic and the Establishment of the Nazi Regime
-Italian Language 3 (for Italian 1 entrants)
-Italian Language 4 (for Italian 2 entrants)
-Italian proposition module
-Political Issues and the Media in Contemporary Germany
-Political Issues and the Media in Contemporary Italy
-Political Issues and the Media in Contemporary France
-Political Issues and the Media in Contemporary Hispanic Societies
-Project during half year abroad
-Project during half year abroad
-Project during half year abroad
-Spanish 5
-Spanish Language 3 (for Spanish 1 entrants)
-Spanish Language 4 (for Spanish 2 entrants)
-Supervised Research Project