About BA Modern Languages in Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth is one of a handful of universities in the UK that offers students the opportunity to combine the study of three languages, two of which will not require prior knowledge. You can choose from among French, Italian, German and Spanish depending on the pathways you wish to take. In your third year you will undertake a Year Abroad, offering you the opportunity to live, and study or work, in the countries of your main language(s) of study. In the BA Modern Languages degree, you will not only gain practical knowledge of and fluency in three languages, but you will also learn to understand the position of these languages in a wider global context.

Why study BA Modern Languages at Aberystwyth University?  

• We believe that our students should be fully immersed in the languages they study. Our close-knit international community encourages our students to use these languages in their daily lives, while we also offer opportunities for students to study abroad. 

• On your Year Abroad, your time is usually split between two countries, to facilitate your total immersion in more than one language and culture. We are committed to offering you opportunities to develop your language skills, and to learn about, enjoy and embrace the cultures of the countries in which the languages you study are spoken. The Year Abroad will enable you to master the languages that you have chosen and will give you possibly the best year of your life! This course will also provide you with the opportunity to study a wide range of specialised modules in literature and culture, as well as language. 

• In the recent National Student Survey (NSS), our department scored 98% where our students confirmed that our staff at good at explaining things for the subject of Languages. (NSS 2018).  As a department, we are also ranked 8th in the UK for Learning and Teaching in the subject area of Modern Languages in the recent Complete University Guide 2018.

• A degree in Modern Languages ensures secure and constant demand for employment after graduation. This statement is reflected in our graduate employability figures produced by HESA (Higher Education Statistics Authority), where 95% of our graduates from 2017 entered work at professional level. Our departmental philosophy is to ensure that you will have a smooth transition from campus to career.

Career Prospects

Employability is embedded in our teaching across the Department of Modern Languages. What we teach you will serve you well in your future careers, with our modules tailored to providing students with the employability skills that are sought after by employers. The Year Abroad also helps to make our graduates stand out from the crowd, as students return with an increased skill set, stronger language competencies and the ability to adapt to any situation.

We are very proud of the success rate of our graduates in finding employment after graduation. Some of the many chosen fields of our graduates are:
• Translation and Interpreting;
• Broadcasting;
• Education;
• Marketing;
• Human Resources;
• Website Development;
• International Banking;
• Civil Service.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• We generally accept minimum 75% in year XII Std. of the Centeral Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, in addition to the state boards of education in India.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS          :         6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component
• TOEFL         :         88 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17. 
• PTE             :          55 with minimum scores of 51 in each component 

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