BA Modern Languages (with Foundation Year)
About this course
BA (Hons) Modern Languages (with Foundation Year), a language and area studies degree focused on multilingual communication, cultural exploration, and linguistic proficiency. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. This five-year programme includes an additional foundation year as an entry route, a compulsory year abroad, and an optional placement year. The course begins with the foundation year through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Research and Inquiry and Foundation Project, alongside optional choices like Essential Skills for the Arts and Humanities and Introduction to English Literature and Language. Year 2 introduces foundational core studies through Transnational Cultures and Language and Culture: A Toolkit, complemented by optional modules including Describing Language, Introduction to Language, and Visual Cultures alongside language acquisition modules in French and Spanish. Year 3 advances language skills via Advanced French A and Advanced Spanish A, with optional study drawn from modules like Identities in World Cinema, Reading Fantastic Literatures, Galician, and Film Theory. Year 4 is dedicated to the compulsory study or work placement abroad through options such as Placement Abroad 1 (Year). The final year culminates in the Single Honours Dissertation, alongside proficient language study modules like Proficient French A and Proficient Spanish A, while optional modules such as Approaching Translation, Languages and Ecologies, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language allow for targeted specialisation.
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Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 48 - 96 tariff points, from Level 3 qualification(s)* e.g. A Levels (including: AS-levels, General Studies) International Baccalaureate Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) BTEC Diplomas and Certificate are accepted Cambridge Technical Diplomas and Certificates City & Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted Scottish Highers Irish Leaving Certificate is accepted T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis We also welcome applications from mature learners. Mature students and/or those with other qualifications are considered on individual merit
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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: 20%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 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 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 24%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 5%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 33%
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
- Introduction to Research and Inquiry
- Foundation Project
- Essential Skills for the Arts and Humanities
- Introduction to English Literature and Language
- Beginners French A
- Beginners French B
- Beginners Spanish A
- Beginners Spanish B
- Transnational Cultures
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Describing Language
- Introduction to Language
- Visual Cultures
- Beginners French A
- Beginners French B
- Intermediate French A
- Intermediate French B
- Beginners Spanish A
- Beginners Spanish B
- Intermediate Spanish A
- Intermediate Spanish B
- Identities in World Cinema
- Reading Fantastic Literatures
- Galician
- History of Galicia
- Twentieth Century Ideas and Movements
- Researching Language(s)
- Film Theory
- 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)
- Single Honours Dissertation
- Approaching Translation
- Languages and Ecologies
- Reading Contemporary Galician Culture
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Language Rights
- Gender, Sexuality, Race, Class
- Proficient French A
- Proficient French B
- Proficient Spanish A
- Proficient Spanish B
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £24,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,500. The £24,500 median after five years is £8,500 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages (with Foundation Year) 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 (with Foundation Year) 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 (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 98 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Languages (with Foundation Year) 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 (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.