Languages and Global Cultures BA (Hons)

Unlock opportunities, think globally, and embrace your passion for languages. You’ll graduate with expertise in two or more languages, cultural awareness, and practical experience. These are powerful assets in our complex multilingual world. Combined with the strong collaboration, communication and leadership skills you’ll develop on this course, you’re sure to stand out to employers on the world stage.<br/><br/>Choose up to four languages from Chinese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish at all levels and Arabic at beginners level.<br/><br/>**Why Lancaster?**<br/>- Study up to four languages from beginners, intermediate or advanced levels through a combination of flexible pathways, helping you become a multi-lingual graduate<br/><br/><br/>- Engage in an interactive, collaborative approach to learning supported by our academic experts<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from an internationally recognised qualification framework, helping you develop the skills and confidence to work as a language and cultures specialist, either in the UK or abroad<br/><br/><br/>- Study languages alongside important global affairs issues such as environmental challenges and climate change, politics, health care and human rights<br/><br/><br/>- Embrace the opportunity to live, study or work abroad during your degree, giving you the chance to immerse yourself in your chosen country or countries<br/><br/><br/>**Choose your Language. Choose your Level**<br/>Studying Languages and Global Cultures at Lancaster gives you the flexibility to choose up to four languages at various levels. You can choose to study Chinese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish at all levels and Arabic at beginners level.<br/><br/>Modelled on the Common European Framework of Reference for languages and HSK proficiency levels, this course allows you to follow a progressional ladder on an internationally recognized scale, ensuring you become a multi-lingual graduate in at least two languages.<br/><br/>**A global and future-orientated approach**<br/>This programme offers a fresh, flexible, and global approach to modern languages and cultures. You will explore the past, present, and future of global cultures, analysing major global issues and how language and cultural knowledge shape responses to these challenges.<br/><br/>Alongside language development, you will study topics such as the climate emergency, global health crises, human rights, and community engagement. You will learn how these topics intersect with issues of race, gender, sexuality, disability, and belief across diverse language communities around the world.<br/><br/>Your language learning will be enriched by cultural studies, covering film, visual media, literature, art, and history, providing a comprehensive understanding of the societal contexts of your chosen languages.<br/><br/>Additionally, you will investigate the future of global languages, the role of emerging technologies, and the evolving career opportunities for language specialists.<br/><br/>**Preparing for your career**<br/>With a strong focus on skills and employability, this programme will ensure you acquire transferable multilingual skills and attributes that are attractive to employers. As a multilingual graduate you will gain enhanced cognitive function, improved memory, enhanced decision-making skills and increased neural connectivity. Speaking different languages also allows for the exchange of ideas, increases empathy, and allows access to different perspectives, attributes that are highly desirable to employers.<br/><br/>**Your Global Engagement Year**<br/>Spending up to a year abroad is an integral and assessed part of our language degrees.<br/><br/>Through studying or working overseas, engaging globally gives you the opportunity to improve your language proficiency, broaden your cultural knowledge and gain transferable skills that are much valued by employers.<br/><br/>The Global Engagement Year is compulsory for students taking Chinese, French, German or Spanish. Please note that there is no placement year for Italian.