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Times Higher Education Awards 2021

Many congratulations to our colleague Professor Hannah Thompson who, along with the College Curator Dr Laura MacCulloch, has been nominated in the Times Higher Education Awards 2021.

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Pregnant in a Pandemic

Learn more about Dr James Kent's project involving photgraphic portraits and personal accounts of preganancy and childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Students of French to judge the French literary prize, the Choix Goncourt UK

On 18 March, alongside students from 11 other British universities, they will decide on the recipient of this prestigious prize from a shortlist provided by the Académie Goncourt.

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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.

Research

Academics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures are active researchers with international reputations

Centre for Visual Cultures

Based in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the Centre for Visual Cultures (CVC) is an interdisciplinary centre for cutting-edge research.

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Source: National Student Survey 2019 (French)

4th for student:staff ratio in the UK

Source: Guardian University Guide 2019

100% Graduate-level employment in German and Italian

Source: Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education, 2018

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  • Modern Languages

    4 years full time

    BA R900

    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 English

    4 years full time

    BA RQ93

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Modern Languages and Greek

    4 years full time

    BA RQ97

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Modern Languages and History

    4 years full time

    BA RV91

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Modern Languages and Latin

    4 years full time

    BA RQ96

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Modern Languages and Management

    4 years full time

    BA RN92

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Modern Languages and Philosophy

    4 years full time

    BA RV95

    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 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 Comparative Literature and Culture with a Year Abroad

    4 years full time

    BA QQ99

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Translation Studies with a Year Abroad

    4 years full time

    BA Q911

    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
  • Modern Languages and Translation Studies

    4 years full time

    BA RQ99

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and Culture

    4 years full time

    BA RQ92

    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
  • Translation Studies and History of Art and Visual Culture

    3 years full time

    BA QW96

    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 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
  • Modern Languages and Music

    4 years full time

    BA RW93

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Modern Languages with Music

    4 years full time

    BA R9W3

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Mathematics with Italian

    3 years full time

    BSc G1R3

    Mathematics
  • Mathematics with German

    3 years full time

    BSc G1R2

    Mathematics
  • Mathematics with French

    3 years full time

    BSc G1R1

    Mathematics
  • Mathematics with Spanish

    3 years full time

    BSc G1R4

    Mathematics
  • Law with Modern Languages (French)

    3 years full time

    LLB M1R1

    Law and Criminology
  • Law with Modern Languages (German)

    3 years full time

    LLB M1R2

    Law and Criminology
  • Law with Modern Languages (Spanish)

    3 years full time

    LLB M1R4

    Law and Criminology
  • Law with Modern Languages (Italian)

    3 years full time

    LLB M1R3

    Law and Criminology
  • 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
  • Liberal Arts

    3 years full time

    BA Y000

    Liberal Arts
  • Music with French

    3 years full time

    BA W3R1

    Music
  • Music with German

    3 years full time

    BA W3R2

    Music
  • Music with Italian

    3 years full time

    BA W3R3

    Music
  • Music with Spanish

    3 years full time

    BA W3R4

    Music
  • 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
  • Politics, International Relations and Modern Languages (French)

    4 years full time

    BA LR21

    Politics and International Relations
  • Economics with Spanish

    3 years full time

    BSc (Econ) L1R4

    Economics
  • Economics with Italian

    3 years full time

    BSc (Econ) L1R3

    Economics
  • Economics with German

    3 years full time

    BSc (Econ) L1R2

    Economics
  • Economics with French

    3 years full time

    BSc (Econ) L1R1

    Economics
  • Languages, Literatures and Cultures PhD

    4 years full time

    PhD

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Italian 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
  • German Studies

    1 year full time

    MA by Research

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • French Studies

    1 year full time

    MA by Research

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Comparative Literature and Culture

    1 year full time

    MA by Research

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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