BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre
About this course
BA in Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre, a combined degree focusing on foreign languages alongside theatrical performance, culture and cinematic studies. Core topics include Research Methods and Design & Creative Practice. The programme includes a compulsory year abroad spent in a country related to the chosen language, undertaken either through study at a partner university, a work placement, or a combined approach. The first year introduces foundational studies through compulsory modules Theatre in Context 1 and Theatre in Context 2, alongside a broad selection of optional language and performance choices including Acting: Process and Performance, Exploring German Cultural Identity, and introductory European film or language modules. The second year offers further options such as Acting for Camera, Devised Performance Project, and various historical and cultural cinema or literature modules spanning French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Final year options include Advanced Studio Practice (scenography), Playwriting, New Media Performance, and an Independent Research Project, alongside advanced language study.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB-BCC IB: 30-28
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What students say
Based on about 33 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 95 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 8%
- West Midlands: 22%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 6%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 28%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Theatre in Context 1
- Theatre in Context 2
- Exploring German Cultural Identity
- Hispanic Civilization
- Introduction to European Film
- Introduction to French Studies
- Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe
- Site-Specific Performance Project
- Studio Theatre Project
- Study and Research Skills in Modern Languages
- Acting: Process and Performance
- Body, Voice, Perception
- French Language (Beginners)
- French Language (Non-Beginners)
- German Language (Beginners)
- German Language (Non-Beginners)
- Italian Language (Beginners)
- Spanish Language (Beginners)
- Spanish Language (Non-Beginners)
- Acting for Camera
- Acting: Process and Performance
- Creative Arts at Work
- Design Project
- Devised Performance Project
- Directors' Theatre
- French Language (Intermediate)
- German Language (Intermediate)
- Italian Language (Intermediate)
- Shakespeare in Performance
- Spanish Language (Intermediate)
- Theatre Production Project
- Theatre and Contemporary Society
- Contemporary German Politics
- Cuba in Revolution
- Cuban Cinema of the Revolution: Crisis, National Identity and the Critique of Contemporary Society
- Die Wende: Representations of Division and Unification in German Film
- Gender in Modern and Contemporary French Culture
- German-speaking Refugees from National Socialism in the UK
- History, Film and Memory: Representing World Wars in French cinema
- Littérature fantastique, 18e-20e siècles / Fantastic literature, 18th-20th centuries
- Rethinking late 20th Century Italy
- Self-Writing, 18th-21st Centuries
- Spanish American Cinema
- Spanish Cinema ii: New Tendencies
- The Language of German Drama
- The Spanish Avant-Garde
- Voyage Et Litterature En France / Travel and Literature in France
- Contemporary Drama
- Music Theatre Dramaturgies
- New Media Performance
- Performance and Architecture
- Performance and Disability
- Place, Space and Landscape
- French Language (Advanced)
- German Language (Advanced)
- Italian Language (Advanced)
- Spanish Language (Advanced)
- Advanced Studio Practice (scenography)
- Contemporary German Politics
- Cuba in Revolution
- Cuban Cinema of the Revolution: Crisis, National Identity and the Critique of Contemporary Society
- Die Wende: Representations of Division and Unification in German Film
- Ensemble Performance Project
- Gender in Modern and Contemporary French Culture
- German-speaking Refugees from National Socialism in the UK
- History, Film and Memory: Representing World Wars in French cinema
- Independent Research Project
- Introduction to Historical Linguistics: Languages in Europe
- Littérature fantastique, 18e-20e siècles / Fantastic literature, 18th-20th centuries
- Playwriting
- Reading Late 19th Century Literature
- Rethinking late 20th Century Italy
- Self-writing, 18th-21st Centuries
- Spanish Cinema ii: New Tendencies
- The Language of German Drama
- Voyage Et Litterature En France / Travel and Literature in France
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £27,500. The £22,500 median after five years is £10,500 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre at Aberystwyth University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre at Aberystwyth University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre at Aberystwyth University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre at Aberystwyth University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.