BA Language and Culture
About this course
BA in Language and Culture, a modern languages degree focused on cultural studies and linguistic analysis. The course includes a compulsory year abroad split across two terms, allowing students to study or work internationally. The first year introduces foundational study through Language, Culture and Representation. The second year offers various optional modules such as Modern Dutch Literary Texts, Multiculturalism and Identity, and Topics in Popular Film and Media. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year includes advanced and specialised optional choices such as Advanced Dutch Language and Culture, Low Countries Cinema, and Project in Dutch.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Previous study of a foreign language is preferred (not necessarily one of the named languages) but not required. Applicants may study two languages at beginner level and may seek advice from the departments concerned if needed.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign Language preferred.)
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 85%: 55 offers from 65 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 38%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 32 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 58%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 67%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other qualifications: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Language, Culture and Representation
- An Introduction to Dutch Language and Culture
- Introduction to Dutch Studies 1
- Understanding History: Facts, Interpretations, Stories
- Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics
- Use of French 1
- The Making of Modern France
- Reading French Texts
- French Oral 1
- French Literature 1
- French for Beginners 1
- Born out of Rebellion: The Netherlands from the Dutch Revolt to the Eve of World War I
- Modern Dutch Literary Texts
- Intermediate Dutch Language and Culture
- Multiculturalism and Identity
- Nationalism and Ethnicity in Contemporary Europe
- Utopias and Dystopias in Literature
- Theatre Translations and Adaptations
- Introduction to Film Genre
- Topics in Popular Film and Media
- Aspects of European Thought
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Gendering Cultural Representations
- At the Crossroads of Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- Advanced Dutch Language and Culture
- The Contemporary in Dutch Literature
- Project in Dutch
- Advanced Translation
- Low Countries Cinema
- Music, Nations, Society
- Metamorphosis: The Limits of the Human
- Organized Crime: Gangsters in Life and Art
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Language and Culture at University College London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £57,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £9,500 more than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Language and Culture at University College London do next?
77% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Language and Culture at University College London?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Language and Culture at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Language and Culture at University College London?
85% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 55 offers from 65 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Language and Culture at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Language and Culture at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.