Modern Languages and Linguistics BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Modern Languages and Linguistics BA (Hons)

This degree combines the study of foreign languages with linguistic theory. You choose two languages to study (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish) and will gain near-native fluency. You also study linguistics, concentrating on the structure, history and use of both the English language and your foreign languages. Topics include syntax, phonology and morphology, semantics and pragmatics, and sociolinguistics and language acquisition. Youll also spend a year studying or working abroad, immersed in the culture of another country, developing your language skills and ...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

15/09/2025

Campus

Main Site (Newcastle)

Course Address
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Application Details

Course Code

QT19

Institution Code

N21

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,B,B,B

To include French, German or Spanish. Combination of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

A minimum of 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit is required. Evidence of study in the relevant languages to the required level is also required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

With Higher Level French or German or Spanish at grade 6 or above.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Applicants will be considered on an individual basis, however evidence of study in the relevant languages at A Level or equivalent is also required.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H2,H2,H3,H3

Including French, German or Spanish at H2.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,M2,M2

Including French, German or Spanish.

Extended Project

We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.

A level

A,B,B

To include French, German or Spanish.

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