Modern Languages and English BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Modern Languages and English BA (Hons)

Leicester is one of the top ten places in the UK to study Modern Languages (The Guardian University Guide 2021), with 96% employability after graduating, and we tend to rank high for student satisfaction in the annual National Student Survey.

You can study your chosen foreign language at Beginners or Advanced level. If you have already taken an A-level in either French/Italian/Spanish you would start at Advanced Level. If you have an A-level in another foreign language then you can begin studying your chosen modern language at Beginners Level.

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Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

22/09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH

Application Details

Course Code

R9Q3

Institution Code

L34

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2

Entry Requirements

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B,B

Including English and either French or Spanish or Italian. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information and eligibility: study@le.ac.uk

Access to HE Diploma

D:24

Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at Level 3. To include 12 credits at Distinction in English Level 3 Modules. Plus grade B at A-level (or equivalent) in French or Spanish or Italian. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information and eligibility: study@le.ac.uk

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28

Including 6 in Higher Level English A or B and in Higher Level French or Spanish or Italian.

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

DDM

Plus grade B in A-Level English (Language, Literature or combined) and A-level (or equivalent) in French or Spanish or Italian.

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

H2,H3,H3,H3,H3

Including English and either French or Spanish or Italian. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information and eligibility: study@le.ac.uk

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,B,B

Including English and either French or Spanish or Italian.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

M2,M2,M2

Including English and either French or Spanish or Italian.

Extended Project

Considered alongside other qualifications.

A level

B,B,B

Including English (Language, Literature or combined) and either French or Spanish or Italian. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information and eligibility: study@le.ac.uk

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Considered alongside other qualifications.

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,535

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