BA Translation, Media and Modern Languages
About this course
BA (Hons) in Modern Languages and Film Studies, combining advanced language study with translation and media. Core topics include research methods. The programme includes a compulsory year abroad for immersion in countries where French, Spanish, or Japanese is spoken. Translation modules cover subtitling, dubbing, and audiovisual media.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including French, Spanish or Japanese
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 16%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
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: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 43%
- London: 30%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Access course: 2%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
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 TRANSLATION STUDIES
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY
- HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATION: MEDIA, CRISIS AND SOLIDARITY
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
- 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)
- TRANSLATION AND MEDIA IN A GLOBALISED WORLD (LEVEL 5)
- 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
- LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR SUBTITLING AND DUBBING (LEVEL 5)
- FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- SPECIALISED TRANSLATION (SPANISH)
- ADVANCED TRANSLATION IN JAPANESE
- ADVANCED TRANSLATION (FRENCH TO ENGLISH)
- JAPANESE YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- RESEARCHING MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND CREATIVE SECTORS IN CONTEXT
- FRENCH YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- INVESTIGATING MEDIA AUDIENCES AND USERS
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE AI AGE
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY (LEVEL 6)
- INTRODUCTION TO CONFERENCE INTERPRETING
- UNDERSTANDING SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING (LEVEL 6)
- SPANISH YEAR 3 HONOURS (AUTUMN SEMESTER)
- TRANSLATION WORK EXPERIENCE (LEVEL 6)
- INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SERVICE INTERPRETING
- JAPANESE YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- MEDIA, CULTURE AND LEARNING
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- SPANISH YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- FRENCH YEAR 3 HONOURS (SPRING SEMESTER)
- GLOBAL INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR SUBTITLING AND DUBBING (LEVEL 6)
- DISSERTATION IN MEDIA, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- STORYTELLING, MEDIA AND CRISIS
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Translation, Media and Modern Languages at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,500. 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 Translation, Media and Modern Languages at University of East Anglia do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Translation, Media and Modern Languages at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Translation, Media and Modern Languages at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BA Translation, Media and Modern Languages 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 Translation, Media and Modern Languages at University of East Anglia?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.