BA Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting,
About this course
BA in Linguistics, combining language study with translation and interpreting. The programme offers languages at four levels — beginners, intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced — with options to study up to two languages. Modules include Computer Assisted Translation, Theory and Practice of Translation, and Community Interpreting, with optional Year Abroad or Year in Industry placements.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBC IB: 32 points
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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: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 98%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 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 14 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 10%
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: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
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 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Modules
- Foundations of Language: Words, Structure and Context
- Computer Assisted Translation
- Ieithoedd Modern Cyfrwng Cymraeg 1
- Cultural Perspectives in Modern Languages
- Intermediate French 1
- Intermediate German 1
- Intermediate Spanish 1
- Intermediate French 2
- Intermediate German 2
- Intermediate Spanish 2
- Ieithoedd Lleiafrifol: Pwer a Pholisi
- Reel Lives: Framing the Human Condition in European Film
- Italian for Starters
- Beginners French 1
- Beginners German 1
- Beginners Spanish 1
- Beginners French 2
- Beginners German 2
- Beginners Spanish 2
- Theory and Practice of Translation
- Community Interpreting
- 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
- Capital(ising) Culture: Reimagining the city
- Ieithoedd Modern cyfrwng Cymraeg 2
- Amlddiwylliannedd a'r Gymraeg
- Cinema in a World Context
- Iberian Language (Catalan/Portuguese)
- 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
- Terminology Management
- Interpreting - Local Government Option
- Simulated Translation Bureau
- French Translation Workshop 3
- Translation Workshop (German/English)
- Translation Workshop (Spanish into English)
- French for Professional Purposes 3
- German for Professional Purposes 3
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3
- Teaching tools and materials - Design, evaluation and practice.
- France and the Second World War: Legacies of the Dark Years
- French General Language 3A
- Iaith Gyffredinol Ffrangeg 3A
- German General Language 3A
- Spanish General Language 3A
- Iaith Gyffredinol Sbaeneg 3A
- Iberian Language (Catalan/Portuguese)
- Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French Cinema
- French General Language 3B
- Iaith Gyffredinol Ffrangeg 3B
- German General Language 3B
- Spanish General Language 3B
- Iaith Gyffredinol Sbaeneg 3B
- Upper-Intermediate French 1
- Upper-Intermediate German 1
- Upper-Intermediate Spanish 1
- Upper-intermediate French 2
- Upper-Intermediate German 2
- Upper-Intermediate Spanish 2
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting, 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, Translation and Interpreting, 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, Translation and Interpreting, at Swansea University?
88% 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, Translation and Interpreting, 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, Translation and Interpreting, at Swansea University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.