BA Modern Languages and English Literature,
About this course
BA Modern Languages and English Literature is an undergraduate degree combining the study of literature in English with modern language practice. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes an optional final-year dissertation in English Literature alongside a wide range of language options. The first year covers foundational modules such as Theorising Gothic Texts and Discovering Literature, alongside optional modules in French, German, and Spanish. The second year provides further study through options like Debating Texts: Theory in Literature, Revolution of the Word: Modernism, and language study at various proficiency levels. The final year allows students to pursue advanced options including African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance, French General Language 3A, and Translation Workshop (German/English), concluding with an optional Dissertation - English Literature.
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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
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 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 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 9%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 11%
- 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
- Theorising Gothic Texts
- Discovering Literature
- 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
- Reel Lives: Framing the Human Condition in European Film
- Modern Languages - Introduction to Language Teaching
- Computer Assisted Translation
- Who Sings America? Literature and Culture of the United States
- Approaches to Gender in English Literature
- 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
- Cinema in a World Context
- Iberian Language (Catalan/Portuguese)
- Teaching Modern Foreign Languages to Young Learners 2
- Debating Texts: Theory in Literature
- Revolution of the Word: Modernism
- Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern
- Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain
- Contentious Shakespeare
- Medieval Encounters
- Introduction to Writing Poetry
- Introduction to Writing Fiction
- Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives
- Techniques of Seeing
- Introduction to Writing Drama
- American Word / American Image
- Writing a Short Film
- Dissertation - English Literature
- Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
- Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
- Graphic Novel
- African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
- Chaucer
- Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
- The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
- Beyond Shakespeare
- Philosophy and Literature
- Further Fiction Writing
- Further Creative Non Fiction
- Creative Writing Personal Project
- Further Poetry Writing
- 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.
- France and the Second World War: Legacies of the Dark Years
- Narrating Crises in the Spanish-Speaking World
- Interpreting - Local Government Option
- Iberian Language (Catalan/Portuguese)
- Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French Cinema
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Languages and English Literature, at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £30,500. The £26,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA Modern Languages and English Literature, 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 and English Literature, 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 and English Literature, at Swansea University?
The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Modern Languages and English Literature, at Swansea University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.