BA Modern Languages And Film
About this course
A BA (Hons) in Modern Languages And Film, an undergraduate degree combining the study of modern languages with film history, theory, and practical media production. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Design & Creative Practice, Fieldwork, Global & Comparative Perspective, Historical Research, Project Management, and Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad and offers an optional placement year. The first year introduces foundational concepts through core modules such as Language and Culture: A Toolkit, Adventures in the Creative Arts, Production Toolkit, and language modules in French or Spanish. In the second year, students build advanced linguistic proficiency alongside film theory through compulsory options like Film Theory, Advanced French A, and Advanced Spanish A. The third year is spent abroad on a study or work placement. The final year consolidates learning through advanced language study in Proficient French A and Proficient Spanish B, alongside optional modules including Stanley Kubrick: Auteur, Genre Filmmaking: Screams and Screens, Arts Project, 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: Relevant modern language preferred (no language required for beginner's language route). General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM- DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in a relevant modern language (no language required for beginner's language route) Access: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 99%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 70%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 20%
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%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 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 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 20%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- Wales: 45%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 75%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Adventures in the Creative Arts
- Creative Practice
- Visual Cultures
- Scriptwriting for TV
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Transnational Cultures
- Production Toolkit
- Cist Cynhyrchu
- Beginners French A
- Beginners French B
- Intermediate French A
- Intermediate French B
- Beginners Spanish A
- Beginners Spanish B
- Intermediate Spanish A
- Intermediate Spanish B
- Film Theory
- Advanced Film History: America
- Short Film Production
- Research and Methods
- Ystafell Awduron (Sgriptio Teledu)
- Writer's Room (Screenwriting)
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Factual Production
- 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)
- Stanley Kubrick: Auteur
- Gender, Sexuality, Race, Class
- Genre Filmmaking: Screams and Screens
- Writers' Room (Screenwriting)
- Approaching Translation
- Languages and Ecologies
- Reading Contemporary Galician Culture
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Arts Project
- Single Honours Dissertation
- Proficient Spanish A
- Proficient Spanish B
- Proficient French A
- Proficient French B
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages And Film at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £17,000 after 3 years, £20,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,500 and £26,000. The £20,500 median after five years is £12,500 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages And Film 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 Film at Bangor University?
99% 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 Film at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Languages And Film 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 Film at Bangor University?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.