BA Modern Language
About this course
BA (Hons) in Modern Languages, combining the study of French, Spanish, and Japanese to an advanced level. Core topics include research methods. The degree includes a compulsory year abroad, during which students study, work, or teach in countries where their chosen language is spoken. The first year introduces language and communication studies alongside world languages and cultures.
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What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 67%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 32%
- London: 34%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
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%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- LCS YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- FRENCH YEAR 1 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 1 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 1 (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 1 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 1 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 1 (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
- LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY
- INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION STUDIES
- SPANISH YEAR 2 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 2 (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 2 (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 2 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 2 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 2 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- UNDERSTANDING SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING (LEVEL 5)
- EUROPEAN LITERATURE
- LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY (LEVEL 5)
- ENVIRONMENT, HARM AND SOCIETY
- GENDER AND POWER
- TRANSLATION AND MEDIA IN A GLOBALISED WORLD (LEVEL 5)
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- ANATOMY OF A CITY: PARIS, 1682-1815
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
- APPROACHES AND PRACTICE IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- ASIAN FILM AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR SUBTITLING AND DUBBING (LEVEL 5)
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II - B2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN I - A1 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- JAPANESE YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- JAPANESE YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- FRENCH YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- SPANISH YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- TRANSLATION AND MEDIA IN A GLOBALISED WORLD (LEVEL 6)
- RESEARCHING MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND CREATIVE SECTORS IN CONTEXT
- INVESTIGATING MEDIA AUDIENCES AND USERS
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE AI AGE
- INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY (LEVEL 6)
- ADVANCED TRANSLATION (FRENCH TO ENGLISH)
- INTRODUCTION TO CONFERENCE INTERPRETING
- UNDERSTANDING SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING (LEVEL 6)
- TRANSLATION WORK EXPERIENCE (LEVEL 6)
- INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SERVICE INTERPRETING
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- SPECIALISED TRANSLATION (SPANISH)
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- GLOBAL INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP
- ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN JAPANESE
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR SUBTITLING AND DUBBING (LEVEL 6)
- DISSERTATION IN MEDIA, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Modern Language at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £36,000. The £29,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Modern Language at University of East Anglia do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Modern Language at University of East Anglia?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Modern Language at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Does BA Modern Language at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Modern Language at University of East Anglia?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.