BA Sociology and Modern Languages
About this course
BA in Sociology and Modern Languages, a sociology and modern languages degree centred on the study of contemporary societies alongside language acquisition. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Language & Translation, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students have the option to spend their third year studying or working abroad in a country where they can develop their chosen language. Running across four years, the course begins with core language training in a chosen modern language, paired with foundational sociological modules such as Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies and Social Analysis. The second year continues language development through modules like French Language, Written and Oral, German Language, Written and Oral, Italian Language, Written and Oral, Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I, and Spanish Language, Written and Oral, alongside theoretical grounding in Theoretical Sociology. Optional modules span diverse topics including digital culture, historical developments, and anthropological studies, allowing students to tailor their learning across both disciplines.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. Required subjects: Dependent on language level chosen (see below). IB: 32/655.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 75%: 15 offers from 20 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 115 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 115 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 44 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 19%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 23%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 160 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 34%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 22%
- Wales: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 115 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 91%
- Baccalaureate: 6%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- French Language
- French Language for Beginners
- German Language
- German Language for Beginners
- Italian Language
- Italian Language for Beginners
- Beginners Chinese
- Portuguese Language for Beginners
- Contemporary Russian Written and Oral
- Russian Language for Beginners
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Language for Beginners
- Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies
- Social Analysis
- The Making of Modern France
- The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French
- The French Language, Present and Past
- An Introduction to French Thought
- A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory
- Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000
- Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Media and Society
- Population and Society
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Introduction to Social Data
- Data Analysis in Social Science 1
- An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling
- Russia: Empire and Identity
- Chinese Art and the Art of Living
- Introduction to Asian Philosophy
- Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy
- A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy
- Comparative Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Approaches
- Reading Comparatively
- Introduction to Film
- Language, Culture, International Relations
- An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context
- The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture
- An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain
- French Language, Written and Oral
- Intermediate French
- German Language, Written and Oral
- Intermediate German
- Italian Language, Written and Oral
- Italian Language
- Intermediate Chinese (One)
- Intermediate Portuguese
- Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I
- Intermediate Russian
- Spanish Language, Written and Oral
- Spanish Language (ex-beginners)
- Theoretical Sociology
- Chinoiserie and Européenerie: Artistic and Vultural Exchanges between China and Europe
- Digital China: Popular Culture, Technology, and Society
- Revolutions! Art and Society in France, 1770-1830
- Evolution of the French Language
- Intimate Spaces of the French Enlightenment
- Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre
- Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde
- Berlin - Culture, History and Politics
- Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature
- Migrating Texts: Classical Reception, Adaptation, Translation
- Research Skills in Languages and Cultures
- Contemporary Latin American Cinema
- Multilingualism in Society
- Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence
- From Page to Screen: Female Detectives in Literature, Film, and Television
- Exploring Revolution: The Making of Soviet Society and Culture in the 1920s
- Apocalypse/Utopia: the Russian Roots of Revolution
- Other Shores: Exile and Emigration in Russian Literature
- Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry
- The Latin American Short Story
- Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context
- "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry
- Fiction in Post-War Spain: Voices of Conformity and Subversion
- Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities
- Anthropology of the State
- Anthropology of Forced Migration
- Animals and Society
- Forensic Science, Conflict and Justice
- On Violence
- Deviance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- Power and Domination
- Pharmaceutical Cultures
- Sociology of Family and Gender
- Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance
- Deception
- Digital Society
- Data Science in Society
- Aging, Health and Society
- Science, Technology and Society
- Politics of Food and Farming
- Addiction
- Bodies and Society
- BioSocieties
- Data Justice and Surveillance Capitalism
- Social Networks
- Cyborg Studies
- Environments and Societies
- Data Analysis in Social Science 2
- Data Analysis in Social Science 3
- Mapping the Social World: Introduction to Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology and Modern Languages at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £46,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £9,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology and Modern Languages at University of Exeter do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 152 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Sociology and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
75% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 15 offers from 20 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Sociology and Modern Languages at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Sociology and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.