BALiterature with Modern Languages

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	Q2R9

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00253&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Close Reading Skills (optional)
Literature: Origins and Transformations
Introduction to United States Literature
Advanced French (optional)
The Enlightenment (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics

Year 2

Early Modern Literature (optional)
United States Literature Since 1850 (optional)
Versions of Modernity
Proficiency Level French (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics

Final year

Mastery Level French (optional)
Myth and the Creative Process (optional)
Hollywood Directors (optional)
Dreaming and Writing (optional)
“There is a Continent Outside My Window” : United States and Caribbean Literatures in Dialogue (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics

Career opportunities

Our graduates have become teachers, translators, administrators and journalists. Their valued language skills have enabled them to work in diverse fields including banking, entertainment, media, education and tourism, as well as for a host of UK and international companies. In particular, a degree in modern languages lends itself to a career in education, translation, interpretation, trade, PR, communications, immigration or diplomacy.

For example, one of our recent graduates is now a newspaper editor in Spain, while another teaches modern languages in Southampton.