BA Modern Languages And English Literature
About this course
BA (Hons) in Modern Languages And English Literature, an undergraduate degree combining the study of English literature with modern languages and cultures. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a compulsory year abroad and an optional placement year. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Language and Culture: A Toolkit, Reading, Thinking, Writing, Transnational Cultures, and various levels of French or Spanish, alongside optional subjects like Comedy, Gothic, and Children's Fictions. The second year advances language proficiency and offers options spanning medieval romance, Victorian literature, and world cinema. During the third year, students undertake a compulsory study or work placement abroad. The final year involves advanced language study alongside compulsory modules like Final Year Project: English Literature and Writing Wales, Writing Ireland, with further optional modules including Approaching Translation and Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
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Entry requirements
For all Modern Languages courses: Relevant modern language preferred. Our courses are designed to cater for those who have studied one or more languages as well as offering pathways for those beginning a language from scratch - there is no modern language language requirement for the beginner's language route. Offers are tariff based, 104-128 tariff points from Level 3 qualifications* e.g.: A Levels: English Literature / English Language / English preferred but not required. Relevant modern language preferred. General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. International Baccalaureate Diploma (including grade H5 in English Language / Literature and relevant modern language. No language required for language-beginners' pathway). BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): Case by case Access Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 80%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
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: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 28%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 4%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 31%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Reading, Thinking, Writing
- Transnational Cultures
- Heroes and Villains: Introduction to Medieval Literature
- Comedy
- Gothic
- Children's Fictions
- Beginners French A
- Beginners French B
- Intermediate French A
- Intermediate French B
- Beginners Spanish A
- Beginners Spanish B
- Intermediate Spanish A
- Intermediate Spanish B
- Realms of Magic: Medieval Romance and Its Afterlives
- Sex, Sin, and Death: Medieval Women’s Writing
- Alternative Worlds: Sci Fi, Young Adult and Speculative Fiction
- Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature
- Nineteenth-Century Networks: Writing Global Connections
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Identities in World Cinema
- Reading Fantastic Literatures
- Galician
- History of Galicia
- Advanced Spanish A
- Advanced Spanish B
- Advanced French A
- Advanced French B
- Study Placement Abroad: Alternative Assessment 1 (Year)
- Study Placement Abroad: Alternative Assessment 1 (Semester)
- Placement Abroad 1 (Year)
- Placement Abroad 1 (Semester)
- Final Year Project: English Literature
- Writing Wales, Writing Ireland
- Approaching Translation
- Languages and Ecologies
- Reading Contemporary Galician Culture
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Single Honours Dissertation
- Proficient French A
- Proficient French B
- Proficient Spanish A
- Proficient Spanish B
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages And English Literature at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £17,500 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,500 and £28,500. The £23,000 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages And English Literature at Bangor University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Modern Languages And English Literature at Bangor University?
88% 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 And English Literature at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 98 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Languages And English Literature at Bangor University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Modern Languages And English Literature at Bangor University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.