BA Modern Languages And History
About this course
BA (Hons) in Modern Languages And History, a humanities degree combining modern language acquisition with historical studies spanning from ancient societies to the modern era. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme features a compulsory year abroad and an optional placement year. The first year introduces foundational language instruction through modules such as Beginners French A, Beginners Spanish A, Intermediate French A, and Intermediate Spanish A alongside various optional history topics. Year 2 advances linguistic proficiency with Advanced French A and Advanced Spanish A, while offering option modules covering diverse historical periods and cultural studies. Year 3 involves a compulsory study or work placement abroad. The final year consolidates language skills through Proficient French A and Proficient Spanish A, complemented by options such as Approaching Translation, School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences BA Dissertation, and Single Honours Dissertation.
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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 a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: History preferred but not required. Relevant modern language preferred (no language required for beginner's language route). General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. International Baccalaureate Diploma (including grade H5 in 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 22 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 30%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 23%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 17%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 2%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 37%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Modules
- Principles of Politics: Studying the political world
- The Six Lives of Henry VIII
- Britain: Blitz to Brexit, UK Politics and the Post-war World
- Wales: Princes to Tudors
- Wales: From the Princes to the Tudors
- Introduction to Modern History, 1815-1914
- Introduction to Modern History
- Wales in the Modern World
- Transnational Cultures
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Beginners French A
- Beginners French B
- Intermediate French A
- Intermediate French B
- Beginners Spanish A
- Beginners Spanish B
- Intermediate Spanish A
- Intermediate Spanish B
- History of the Holocaust in 10 primary sources (1939-1945)
- The World Turned Upside Down: Civil War, Regicide, and Revolution in England and Wales, 1600 - 1700
- History Through Objects
- Twentieth Century Dictatorships
- Twentieth Century Ideas and Movements
- A (dis)United Kingdom? Early Modern Perspectives On The Makeup Of Britain, 1485-1707
- The Story of America, 1607-1867: On Film and Television
- Hot Wars of the Cold War: Korea and Vietnam
- War, Colonialism, and Resistance: European Empires in the Early Modern World
- Britain in the Jazz Age
- The Jazz Age: Culture, Scandal and Poverty
- Victorian Britain, 1837-1901
- Victorian Britain
- Holy Wars, 1095-1197
- The Holy Wars of 1095-1197
- Making History
- The Craft of the Historian
- Life of the Edge: Frontier Society in Roman Britain
- Rethinking Archaeology: Theory and Interpretation in Archaeology
- Geoarchaeology: Using Earth Sciences to Understand the Archaeological Record
- Dark Tourism: Death, Disaster and Heritage
- Heritage and Identity
- The Material Culture of Ritual and Magic
- Identities in World Cinema
- Reading Fantastic Literatures
- Galician
- History of Galicia
- Advanced French A
- Advanced French B
- Advanced Spanish A
- Advanced Spanish B
- Study Placement Abroad: Alternative Assessment 1 (Year)
- Study Placement Abroad: Alternative Assessment 1 (Semester)
- Placement Abroad 1 (Year)
- Placement Abroad 1 (Semester)
- The Tudors: Politics, Society, and Culture in Britain and Ireland, 1485-1603
- School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences BA Dissertation
- BA Dissertation School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences
- 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 History at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £28,000. The £23,000 median after five years is £10,000 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages And History at Bangor University do next?
80% 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 History at Bangor University?
95% 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 History at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Languages And History 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 History at Bangor University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.