Language Combinations

Please see below for the accepted language pathway combinations on all BA Modern Languages programmes:

For the accepted language pathways, A and B indicate entry level – A: Post A-Level or equivalent, B: Beginners.

Chosen language combinations

Programme Code

Accepted language pathways

BA Modern Languages (Arabic and French)

BA-ML/AR&FR

French A only

BA Modern Languages (Arabic and German)

BA-ML/AR&GR

German A only

BA Modern Languages (Arabic and Spanish)

BA-ML/AR&SP

Spanish A only

BA Modern Languages (Chinese and French)

BA-ML/CH&FR

French A only

BA Modern Languages (Chinese and German)

BA-ML/CH&GR

German A only

BA Modern Languages (Chinese and Spanish)

BA-ML/CH&SP

Spanish A only

BA Modern Languages (French and German)

BA-ML/FR&GR

A and B pathways available for both languages but cannot do two Beginners pathways

BA Modern Languages (French and Italian)

BA-ML/FR&IT

A and B pathways available for both languages but cannot do two Beginners pathways

BA Modern Languages (French and Japanese)

BA-ML/FR&JP

French A only

BA Modern Languages (French and Portuguese)

BA-ML/FR&PO

French A only

BA Modern Languages (French and Russian)

BA-ML/FR&RU

French A only

BA Modern Languages (French and Spanish)

BA-ML/FR&SP

A and B pathways available for both languages but cannot do two Beginners pathways

BA Modern Languages (German and Italian)

BA-ML/GR&IT

A and B pathways available for both languages but cannot do two Beginners pathways

BA Modern Languages (German and Japanese)

BA-ML/GR&JP

German A only

BA Modern Languages (German and Portuguese)

BA-ML/GR&PO

German A only

BA Modern Languages (German and Russian)

BA-ML/GR&RU

German A only

BA Modern Languages (German and Spanish)

BA-ML/GR&SP

A and B pathways available for both languages but cannot do two Beginners pathways

BA Modern Languages (Italian and Spanish)

BA-ML/IT&SP

A and B pathways available for both languages but cannot do two Beginners pathways

BA Modern Languages (Japanese and Spanish)

BA-ML/JP&SP

Spanish A only

BA Modern Languages (Russian and Spanish)

BA-ML/RU&SP

Spanish A only

BA Modern Languages (Arabic and Portuguese)   Portuguese A only
BA Modern Languages (Chinese and Italian)   Italian A only
BA Modern Languages (Chinese and Portuguese)   Portuguese A only
BA Modern Languages (Italian and Japanese)   Italian A only
BA Modern Languages (Italian and Portuguese)   Italian A only
BA Modern Languages (Italian and Russian)   Italian A only
BA Modern Languages (Portuguese and Russian)   Portuguese A only


We also offer Arabic and Thai from beginners level (please contact us before applying if you have prior experience). These may not necessarily be possible with every language above, please check with our Admissions team.

Two languages

Our four-year BA Modern Languages degree includes most of our two-language combinations. Other two-language combinations are available and you will apply directly to the named course.

  • BA Arabic and Chinese

  • BA Arabic and Japanese

  • BA Arabic and Russian

  • BA Chinese and Japanese Studies

  • BA Chinese and Russian

  • BA Chinese and Thai Studies

  • BA Japanese and Russian

If you apply for any of our BA Modern Languages programmes, you’ll need to tell us your language combination in the ‘Further Details’ section of your UCAS application.

The list shown above represents the language combinations currently available and may change from time to time.