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Talk to one of our academics about studying in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Please contact our Recruitment Lead: James.Kent@rhul.ac.uk

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New Project makes Royal Holloway's art collection accessible to partially-sighted people

Staff and Students from LLC have helped to create a new, free audio-description tour of the art collection.

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Centre for Visual Cultures: Artist/Curator Dialogues #1 - Dr Nir Cohen

Dr Nir Cohen, Head of Programming at UK Jewish Film, talks to Professor James Williams about how lockdown restrictions are affecting preparations for the annual UK Jewish Film Festival.
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Student Achievement

  • Date 08 June 2020

Comparative Literature and Culture student Heathcliff Newman has won the Mary MacPherson Essay Prize 2020.
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Postgraduate Profile

  • Date 08 June 2020

Introducing Ilham Essalih, PhD student, Instagrammer and book reviewer.

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About us: Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Learn critical and communication skills, cross-cultural understanding and foreign-language proficiency in a welcoming, inspiring environment.
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Learn critical and communication skills, cross-cultural understanding and foreign language proficiency. All in a diverse and welcoming environment.
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Academics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures are active researchers with international reputations
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Centre for Visual Cultures

The Centre for Visual Cultures is a vibrant new research centre at Royal Holloway for cutting-edge research into Visual Cultures.

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Source: National Student Survey 2019 (French)

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Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and Culture

4 years full time

BA RQ92

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture with Integrated Foundation Year

4 years full time

Q20F

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and English

4 years full time

BA RQ93

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and History

4 years full time

BA RV91

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Management

4 years full time

BA RN92

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Music

4 years full time

BA RW93

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Philosophy

4 years full time

BA RV95

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Translation Studies

4 years full time

BA RQ99

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages with International Film

4 years full time

BA R9P3

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages with International Relations

4 years full time

BA R9L2

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages with Mathematics

4 years full time

BA R9G1

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages with Music

4 years full time

BA R9W3

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages with Philosophy

4 years full time

BA R9V5

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages with Translation Studies

4 years full time

BA R9Q9

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies

3 years full time

BA Q910

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture

3 years full time

BA QQ92

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies and History of Art and Visual Culture

3 years full time

BA QW96

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture with a Year Abroad

4 years full time

BA QQ99

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies and History of Art and Visual Culture with a Year Abroad

4 years full time

BA QW99

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies with a Year Abroad

4 years full time

BA Q911

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies with History of Art and Visual Culture

3 years full time

BA Q9W6

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies with History of Art and Visual Culture with a Year Abroad

4 years full time

BA Q9W9

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies with International Film

3 years full time

BA Q9P3

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Translation Studies with International Film with a Year Abroad

4 years full time

BA Q9P9

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture and English

3 years full time

BA QQ23

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture

3 years full time

BA Q200

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture and Philosophy

3 years full time

BA QV25

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture with International Film

3 years full time

BA Q2P3

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture with Philosophy

3 years full time

BA Q2V5

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture and Drama

3 years full time

BA Q2W4

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Classical Studies

4 years full time

BA RQ98

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Drama

4 years full time

BA RW94

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Greek

4 years full time

BA RQ97

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Latin

4 years full time

BA RQ96

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

World and Comparative Literatures and Cultures

3 years full time

BA

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture with History of Art and Visual Culture

3 years full time

BA Q2W6

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

History of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture

3 years full time

BA QW26

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and History of Art and Visual Culture

4 years full time

BA RW96

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages with History of Art and Visual Culture

4 years full time

BA R9W6

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages

4 years full time

BA R900

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Politics, International Relations and Modern Languages (French)

4 years full time

BA LR21

Politics and International Relations

Music with French

3 years full time

BA W3R1

Music

Law with Modern Languages (French)

3 years full time

LLB M1R1

Law

Law with Modern Languages (German)

3 years full time

LLB M1R2

Law

Law with Modern Languages (Spanish)

3 years full time

LLB M1R4

Law

Law with Modern Languages (Italian)

3 years full time

LLB M1R3

Law

Politics, International Relations and Modern Languages (German)

4 years full time

BA LR22

Politics and International Relations

Politics, International Relations and Modern Languages (Italian)

4 years full time

BA LR23

Politics and International Relations

Politics, International Relations and Modern Languages (Spanish)

4 years full time

BA LR24

Politics and International Relations

Liberal Arts

3 years full time

BA Y000

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts with an International Year

4 years full time

BA Y001

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts with a Language Year Abroad

4 years full time

BA Y002

Liberal Arts

Mathematics with French

3 years full time

BSc G1R1

Mathematics

Mathematics with German

3 years full time

BSc G1R2

Mathematics

Mathematics with Italian

3 years full time

BSc G1R3

Mathematics

Mathematics with Spanish

3 years full time

BSc G1R4

Mathematics

Music with Italian

3 years full time

BA W3R3

Music

Music with German

3 years full time

BA W3R2

Music

Music with Spanish

3 years full time

BA W3R4

Music

Philosophy and History of Art and Visual Culture

3 years full time

BA VW56

Philosophy

European and International Studies (French)

4 years full time

BA R100

Politics and International Relations

European and International Studies (Spanish)

4 years full time

BA R401

Politics and International Relations

Economics with French

3 years full time

BSc (Econ) L1R1

Economics

Economics with German

3 years full time

BSc (Econ) L1R2

Economics

Economics with Italian

3 years full time

BSc (Econ) L1R3

Economics

Economics with Spanish

3 years full time

BSc (Econ) L1R4

Economics

European and International Studies (German)

4 years full time

BA R200

Politics and International Relations

French Studies

1 year full time

MA by Research

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

German Studies

1 year full time

MA by Research

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Hispanic Studies

1 year full time

MA by Research

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Italian Studies

1 year full time

MA by Research

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures PhD

4 years full time

PhD

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Comparative Literature and Culture

1 year full time

MA by Research

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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