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 |
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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 |
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.
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BA Modern Languages
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BA Arabic and Chinese
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BA Arabic and Japanese
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BA Arabic and Portuguese
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BA Arabic and Russian B
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BA Arabic and Russian A
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BA Chinese and Italian B
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BA Chinese and Japanese Studies
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BA Chinese and Portuguese
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BA Chinese and Russian A
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BA Chinese and Russian B
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BA Chinese and Thai Studies
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BA Italian B and Japanese
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BA Italian B and Portuguese
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BA Italian B and Russian A
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BA Japanese and Russian A
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BA Japanese and Russian B
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BA Portuguese and Russian A
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BA Portuguese and Russian B
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.