French and Spanish

Studying French and Spanish offers a powerful combination of academic, professional, and cultural benefits. Whether your interests lie in literary, historical and political studies or global business and international relations, this degree provides you with a unique knowledge and skill set, which is highly valued in a wide range of fields, such as international relations, diplomacy, global business and media.

On this course, you'll get access to rich cultural and intellectual traditions, while at the same time gaining valuable communicative skills in two of the most spoken languages in the world. You'll also experience the exciting opportunities offered by a Year Abroad, where you'll immerse yourself in the cultural and educational environments of your chosen languages.

Delve further into your language studies by choosing a selection of exciting optional modules, which may include:

Conflict, Identity and Absurdity in 20th-century French Theatre

Icons of the Hispanic World

From Princesses to Poisoners: Gender, Identity and Society in Seventeenth-century French texts

Digital Media and Spanish Youth Culture

Avant-garde Currents in French Cinema

Imagining the Truth: Latin American Culture in a Post-truth World

And cross-departmental modules such as:

Constructions of gender, sexuality and race  

Cross-cultural Cinema: Migration and Displacement

Thinking Otherwise: Decolonial approaches to contemporary thought and culture

Introduction to Linguistics

From Text to Tech: Digital Approaches to Languages and Cultures

The Romance languages: structure, variation and change

There's an extensive range of language combinations available to you within our Modern Languages department.

Why study this course?

Experience a new approach to language learning with our CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning) teaching method - study topics of cultural significance in French and Spanish, designed and delivered by expert researchers.

Teach, study or complete a work placement abroad - immerse yourself in the French and Spanish languages.

Enjoy focused academic contact - we pride ourselves on competitive contact hours. These take place in small groups, encouraging active language learning through engagement with cultural material.

Join our language and culture-based societies to further enhance your skills - contribute to the student-led Linguist Magazine.

16th for Iberian Languages in the Complete University Guide by subject (2024)

17th for French in the Complete University Guide by subject (2024)