BA French and Spanish (with a year abroad)
About this course
BA (Hons) French and Spanish (with a year abroad), a French and Francophone Studies and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree focusing on linguistic proficiency, society, politics and culture. The first year covers initial competencies through French Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate, Spanish Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate, Understanding Language in the Real World, and Understanding French-speaking Cultures and Societies. The second year progresses with French Language and Cultures: Advanced and Spanish Language and Cultures: Advanced, alongside optional modules covering topics such as cinema and sociolinguistics. The fourth year involves advanced study including French Language and Cultures: Proficient and Spanish Language and Cultures: Proficient. Students spend the third year abroad on a work placement, internship, or study period at a partner institution.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB including at least one of French or Spanish IB: 35 points including 5 in at least one of French or Spanish, at Higher Level. BTEC: DDD. An A Level or equivalent qualification in either French or Spanish will be required.
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What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 79%
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%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Information Technology Professionals: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- North West: 15%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 30%
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 25%
- South East: 5%
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: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- French Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate
- Spanish Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate
- Understanding Language in the Real World
- Understanding French-speaking Cultures and Societies
- Understanding Spanish-speaking Cultures and Societies
- Intensive French Language and Cultures: Beginner
- Intensive Spanish Language and Cultures: Beginner
- Understanding French-speaking Cultures and Societies
- Understanding Spanish-speaking Cultures and Societies
- English Past and Present
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Syntactic Structures
- French Language and Cultures: Advanced
- Spanish Language and Cultures: Advanced
- Multiple identities in 21st Century Spain
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language I
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language II
- Acoustic Phonetics and Phonological Analysis
- Sociolinguistics
- The Language of Turn and Sequence
- Aspects of a Theory of Syntax
- Language Acquisition
- Plurilingualism, Multilingualism and Transnational Languages: Concepts, Strategies and Approaches
- Laicité: religious freedom or state repression?
- French Language and Cultures: Proficient
- Spanish Language and Cultures: Proficient
- Translation: Methodology and Practice
- Myths, Memories and the Legacy of the French Occupation (1940-44)
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Latinos in the USA
- Independent Study in Languages and Cultures
- Independent Study in Translation
- Topics in Phonetics and Phonology
- Multimodality: Language and the Body
- Psycholinguistics: Language Processing
- Topics in Psycholinguistics: Language Processing
- Neurolinguistics: Language and the Brain
- Linguistic Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
- English Place-names across Time and Space
- Bilingualism
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language II
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA French and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £37,500. The £31,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for French studies.
What do graduates of BA French and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA French and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA French and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 134 UCAS points.
Does BA French and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA French and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.