BA Modern Languages (Triple Subject)
About this course
BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (Triple Subject), a language degree focused on multi-language proficiency and cultural studies. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad. The first year introduces language study through INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, alongside a choice of language modules. The second year continues language development through options such as ADVANCED FRENCH, ADVANCED GERMAN and ADVANCED CHINESE, alongside cultural and film modules like ENTER THE DRAGON: CHINESE CINEMA, POPULAR TV AND CONTEMPORARY ART. The third year consists of a compulsory year abroad spent studying or completing portfolios. The final year offers advanced and proficient language study across multiple tongues through options such as PROFICIENT FRENCH, PROFICIENT GERMAN and PROFICIENT SPANISH.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall including 6 at higher level in French, German, Spanish or Italian,,with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects including 6 at higher level in French, German, Spanish or Italian. BTEC: Applications encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits..
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Modern Languages (Triple Subject) (T900) at the University of Liverpool for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.
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: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 56%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 9%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
- 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%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
- INTERMEDIATE CHINESE
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
- BEGINNERS CATALAN
- BEGINNERS CHINESE
- BEGINNERS FRENCH
- BEGINNERS GERMAN
- BEGINNERS ITALIAN
- BEGINNERS PORTUGUESE
- BEGINNERS SPANISH
- INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE STUDIES
- INTRODUCTION TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD
- INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN STUDIES: THE MAKING OF BERLIN
- INTRODUCTION TO IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
- INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN STUDIES
- ADVANCED CHINESE
- ADVANCED FRENCH
- ADVANCED GERMAN
- ADVANCED ITALIAN
- ADVANCED SPANISH
- INTERMEDIATE CATALAN
- INTERMEDIATE CHINESE
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
- INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN
- INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
- BEGINNERS CATALAN
- BEGINNERS CHINESE
- BEGINNERS FRENCH
- BEGINNERS GERMAN
- BEGINNERS ITALIAN
- BEGINNERS PORTUGUESE
- BEGINNERS SPANISH
- ENTER THE DRAGON: CHINESE CINEMA, POPULAR TV AND CONTEMPORARY ART
- THE CINEMATIC CITY
- MANGER! FOOD AND FRENCH CULTURE
- FRANCOPHONE CITIES: SPACES, CULTURES, IDENTITIES
- WEIMAR FILM AND LITERATURE: THE CITY AND MODERNITY
- "DOES THE NATION MATTER?" THE BASQUES' WILL TO PERSIST IN THE GLOBAL CULTURE
- SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN CINEMAS: AN INTRODUCTION
- ITALY, AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN: FROM THE FASCIST EMPIRE TO THE PRESENT
- LATIN AMERICA IN ITS LITERATURE
- GLOBAL PUBLIC SPACES: RESISTANCE, JUSTICE AND HERITAGE
- MULTILINGUAL LIVERPOOL: READING THE CITY
- NEW WAVES IN CHINESE POPULAR CULTURE
- PROPAGANDA AND CENSORSHIP
- ART AND VIOLENCE: VISUAL CULTURES AND THE MEDIA IN MODERN FRANCE
- INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CINEMA
- AN INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LINGUISTICS
- THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: POLITICS, CULTURE, MEMORY
- SPAIN IS NOT SPAIN: NATIONALISMS & IDENTITIES IN SPANISH LITERATURE
- WOMEN IN IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
- THEMES IN CHINESE HISTORY
- THE ITALIAN CINEMA
- GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
- LANGUAGE TEACHING: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- YEAR ABROAD SEMESTER 1 (STUDY IN EUROPE)
- YEAR ABROAD PORTFOLIO (SEMESTER 1)
- YEAR ABROAD OUTSIDE EUROPE SEMESTER 1
- YEAR ABROAD SEMESTER 2 (STUDY IN EUROPE)
- YEAR ABROAD PORTFOLIO (SEMESTER 2)
- YEAR ABROAD OUTSIDE EUROPE STUDY SEMESTER 2
- PROFICIENT CATALAN
- PROFICIENT CHINESE
- PROFICIENT FRENCH
- PROFICIENT GERMAN
- PROFICIENT ITALIAN
- PROFICIENT PORTUGUESE
- PROFICIENT SPANISH
- ADVANCED SPANISH (FINAL YEAR)
- ADVANCED FRENCH (FINAL YEAR)
- ADVANCED GERMAN (FINAL YEAR)
- ADVANCED CHINESE
- INTERMEDIATE CATALAN
- INTERMEDIATE CHINESE
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
- INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN
- INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
- BERLIN/HOLLYWOOD: DIALOGUES BETWEEN GERMAN AND US CINEMA
- THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF MODERN FRENCH
- FRENCH DRESSING: SIX CENTURIES OF CLOTHING AND CULTURAL HISTORY IN FRANCE
- FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE FILM: AESTHETICS AND MEDIA
- RESISTANCE AND RENEWAL: SPANISH POETRY FROM THE FOLK SONGS OF THE FRONTIER TO THE SLAM SESSIONS OF MADRID
- RESEARCHING DIGITAL CULTURES IN THE AMERICAS
- NEW TRENDS IN ITALIAN CINEMA: MAFIA, GENDER, MIGRATION AND ECO-CINEMA
- CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS
- TERROR REMEMBERED: REPRESENTING TRAUMATIC HISTORIES IN LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA
- TRANSLATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
- RESEARCH PROJECT 1
- REMEMBERING SLAVERY
- CLASSICAL CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
- FROM KUNG FU TO ANIME: TRAJECTORIES IN EAST ASIAN CINEMA
- TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA
- LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
- THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY SPAIN
- SCREENING SPAIN: CONTEMPORARY SPANISH FILM AND TELEVISION
- THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY ITALY
- TRANSLATION PROJECT
- RESEARCH PROJECT 2
- COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS: MEMORY AND TRANSCULTURAL MOBILITY
- SCREENING TEXTS
- DISSERTATION
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages (Triple Subject) at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £34,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages (Triple Subject) at University of Liverpool do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Modern Languages (Triple Subject) at University of Liverpool?
89% 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 (Triple Subject) at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Languages (Triple Subject) at University of Liverpool include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Modern Languages (Triple Subject) at University of Liverpool?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.