BA Modern Languages,
About this course
BA Modern Languages, a linguistics and language degree focused on multilingual proficiency, cultural studies and translation. Core topics include Research Methods. The course allows students to study up to two principal languages, such as French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, at varying levels from beginner to advanced. The first year offers introductory and intermediate language study alongside options like Cultural Perspectives in Modern Languages, Beginners French 1, Beginners German 1 and Beginners Spanish 1. The second year features the compulsory module Capital(ising) Culture: Reimagining the city, alongside optional language learning and modules such as Theory and Practice of Translation and Cinema in a World Context. The final year comprises advanced language modules including French General Language 3A, German General Language 3A and Spanish General Language 3A, alongside specialised options like Simulated Translation Bureau and the Modern Languages Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB - BBC IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 89%
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: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 35%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Media Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 180 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 8%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 13%
- Wales: 50%
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: 80%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Ieithoedd Modern Cyfrwng Cymraeg 1
- Cultural Perspectives in Modern Languages
- Foundations of Language: Words, Structure and Context
- Beginners French 1
- Intermediate French 1
- Beginners German 1
- Intermediate German 1
- Beginners Spanish 1
- Intermediate Spanish 1
- Beginners French 2
- Intermediate French 2
- Beginners German 2
- Intermediate German 2
- Beginners Spanish 2
- Intermediate Spanish 2
- Ieithoedd Lleiafrifol: Pwer a Pholisi
- Reel Lives: Framing the Human Condition in European Film
- Modern Languages - Introduction to Language Teaching
- Italian for Starters
- Computer Assisted Translation
- Capital(ising) Culture: Reimagining the city
- Upper-Intermediate French 1
- Intermediate French 1
- Upper Intermediate German 1
- Intermediate German 1
- Upper-Intermediate Spanish 1
- Intermediate Spanish 1
- Upper Intermediate French 2
- Intermediate French 2
- Upper-Intermediate German 2
- Intermediate German 2
- Upper-Intermediate Spanish 2
- Intermediate Spanish 2
- Theory and Practice of Translation
- Ieithoedd Modern cyfrwng Cymraeg 2
- Amlddiwylliannedd a'r Gymraeg
- Cinema in a World Context
- Iberian Language (Catalan/Portuguese)
- Teaching Modern Foreign Languages to Young Learners 2
- Beginners French I
- Beginners German 1
- Beginners Italian 1
- Beginners Spanish 1
- Beginners Chinese 1
- Beginners French 2
- Beginners German 2
- Beginners Italian 2
- Beginners Spanish 2
- Beginners Chinese 2
- French Translation Workshop 3
- French General Language 3A
- Upper-Intermediate French 1
- German General Language 3A
- Translation Workshop (German/English)
- Upper-Intermediate German 1
- Spanish General Language 3A
- Translation Workshop (Spanish into English)
- Upper-Intermediate Spanish 1
- French for Professional Purposes 3
- French General Language 3B
- Upper-intermediate French 2
- German General Language 3B
- German for Professional Purposes 3
- Upper-Intermediate German 2
- Spanish General Language 3B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3
- Upper-Intermediate Spanish 2
- Teaching tools and materials - Design, evaluation and practice.
- Modern Languages Dissertation Preparation
- France and the Second World War: Legacies of the Dark Years
- Narrating Crises in the Spanish-Speaking World
- Terminology Management
- Interpreting - Local Government Option
- Iberian Language (Catalan/Portuguese)
- Modern Languages Dissertation
- Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French Cinema
- Simulated Translation Bureau
- Iaith Gyffredinol Ffrangeg 3A
- Iaith Gyffredinol Sbaeneg 3A
- Iaith Gyffredinol Ffrangeg 3B
- Iaith Gyffredinol Sbaeneg 3B
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages, at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £30,500. The £26,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Linguistics.
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages, at Swansea University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Modern Languages, at Swansea University?
93% 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, at Swansea University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Modern Languages, at Swansea University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.