Modern Languages and Linguistics (1 Language: French, German or Spanish), BA (Hons), with study abroad

This four-year degree programme combines the study of French, German, or Spanish with linguistics, enabling students to develop language skills and critical thinking while exploring how languages are formed, acquired, and influenced in use. With a 96% employment or further study rate for graduates within 15 months, the course includes a year abroad in a workplace, teaching, or university setting, fostering immersion in the language and deeper understanding of related cultures, histories, and societies. Students will gain expertise in interpreting cultural beliefs and behaviours, and select topics such as translation, contemporary society, literature, film, anthropology, and history.Throughout the programme, core modules cover applications of linguistics, language acquisition, globalisation, and multilingualism, alongside practical elements like corpus linguistics and writing in a second language. Assessment involves lectures, tutorials, coursework, individual and group projects, and independent learning, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience. For more details, visit the university's module page.

You study both linguistics and your chosen language of French, German or Spanish throughout your degree. Some of the modules you may study include: Applications of Linguistics Seeing and Being Seen. Period Abroad re-entry Corpus Linguistics: Working with large-scale text data Language Acquisition Globalisation: Culture, Language and the Nation State Sound and Voice Writing in a Second Language Multilingualism For further module information visit: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/one-modern-language-linguistics-french-german-spanish-degree-ba#modules