BA Modern Languages and Linguistics
About this course
BA Honours in English Language and Linguistics. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can choose to study two languages from Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Portuguese, with options at beginner or intermediate level. The programme includes a choice between a year abroad, a UK-based careers placement, or completing the degree in three years.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Modern Languages and Linguistics (QT19) at Newcastle University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 98%: 58 offers from 59 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 22 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Information Technology Professionals: 15%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 20%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 10%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- London: 35%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 5%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese II
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Chinese I
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Chinese II
- Classic French Cinema
- Paris: Aspects of History and Culture
- Linguistic Variation in French
- Level C (HE Advanced) French
- Occupation and Resistance: Literary and Cinematic Responses to the Second World War in France
- From Experimental to Explicit: Translating Women's Writing in French
- Global France: Intercultural Relations in French Literature and Film
- Social Justice in French and Francophone Culture
- Level D (HE Further Advanced): French for Professional and Academic Purposes
- Berlin: culture and society from the Weimar to the Berlin Republic
- Radicalism, Revolt and Revolution in German Thought
- Level C (HE Advanced) German
- A Comparative History of German and English: phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon
- Society, Media, Identities in contemporary Germany and Austria
- Level D (HE Further Advanced): German for Professional and Academic Purposes
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese II
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Japanese I
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Japanese II
- Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología
- Inter-American Relations from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Cold War (1989/1991)
- Language Endangerment and Revitalisation in Latin America
- Latin American Art
- Cultura y Política en Colombia
- Identidades Pós-Coloniais Luso-Afro-Brasileiras
- Level C (HE Advanced) Portuguese
- Language and Ageing
- Advanced Second Language Acquisition
- Medieval and Early Modern Meaning: English Historical Semantics
- Current Issues in Linguistics
- New Words in English
- Advocating and Teaching Languages in Schools
- Italian language and culture II
- Memory and Storytelling Across Borders
- Dissertation/T&I Project
- Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
- Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
- Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish
- Catalan II
- Cultura Popular en España y Cuba
- Spanish and Romance word analysis
- Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes
- Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish Translation and Interpreting
- Introduction to the Structure of Language 1: Phonetics, Phonology & Morphology
- Introduction to Language Structure 2: Syntax, semantics and pragmatics
- Academic Study and Research Skills
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese II
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese II
- France and the Francophone World
- Level A (HE Entry Level) French I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) French II
- Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) French
- Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) French
- Introduction to German history, culture and society
- Level A (HE Entry Level) German I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) German II
- Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) German
- Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) German
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese II
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese) I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese II
- Introduction to Latin America
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese II
- The Nature of Language
- Dealing with Data
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Introduction to International Film
- Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Language and Cross Cultural Communication
- Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish II
- Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
- Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese II
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese II
- France and the Francophone World
- Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) French
- Classic French Cinema
- Paris: Aspects of History and Culture
- Linguistic Variation in French
- Level C (HE Advanced) French
- Introduction to German history, culture and society
- Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) German
- Berlin: culture and society from the Weimar to the Berlin Republic
- Radicalism, Revolt and Revolution in German Thought
- Dutch I
- Level C (HE Advanced) German
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese) I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese II
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese II
- Introduction to Latin America
- Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología
- Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)
- Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Portuguese
- Phonetics and Phonological Theory
- Syntactic Theory
- Sociolinguistics
- Early English: Texts, Patterns and Varieties
- CHiLD: Current Hypotheses in Language Development
- Experimental Practicum
- Philosophy of Linguistics
- Introduction to International Film
- Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Italian language and culture I
- Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
- Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
- Catalan I
- Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
- Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
- Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages and Linguistics at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £27,000 after 3 years, £38,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £61,000. The £38,000 median after five years is £8,000 more than the UK median for Linguistics.
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages and Linguistics at Newcastle 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 Linguistics at Newcastle University?
91% 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 Linguistics at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 135 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Modern Languages and Linguistics at Newcastle University?
98% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 58 offers from 59 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Modern Languages and Linguistics at Newcastle University 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 Modern Languages and Linguistics at Newcastle University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.