Course summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview On this BA (Hons) Language Studies degree course, you'll develop the skills to communicate professionally in one or two languages. Immerse yourself in intercultural communication and awareness, and graduate with the confidence to pursue a career in the international community. Begin your studies as a complete novice, or with some knowledge of the language, and successfully complete your studies to a professional level – C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) – without being required to spend a whole year abroad. You'll have the choice to study either:
- One language in-depth
- Two languages at advanced level
- Two languages at different levels: one language at advanced level and one language at beginner level
- Put your language skills into practice in simulations, scenario exercises, television broadcasts and debates, so you’re ready to thrive in the wide world of work
- Develop multilingual IT skills including the use of desktop publishing and podcast recording software
- Immerse yourself in learning a language (or two) to fluency without needing to spend a year abroad - although you'll have the option to study abroad if you want to
- Choose to mix and match optional modules, or tailor your course by selecting modules specifically within one of four specialisms: Teaching and education; Translation and interpreting; Culture and linguistics; Business and industry
- Enhance your degree with additional, widely recognised qualifications in Initial Teacher Training or Teaching English as a foreign language
- teacher
- international journalist or editor
- translator/interpreter
- tourist guide
- bilingual consultant
- publishing assistant
- market analyst
- international management
- translation and interpreting
- marketing
- journalism and the media
- teaching
- tourism
- finance
Subject options
This course offers the following subject options:
- Language Studies with Qualified Teacher Status
Modules
Year 1 Core modules
- Investigating Language Practices
- Language, Learning & Teaching
- French Grade 1&2 - General Language
- French Grade 1&2 - Language in Use
- German Grade 1&2 - General Language
- German Grade 1&2 - Language in Use
- Language Project (French)
- Language Project (German)
- Language Project (Spanish)
- Mandarin Grade 1&2 - General Language
- Mandarin Grade 1&2 - Language in Use
- Nation, Language & Identity
- Spanish Grade 1&2 - General Language
- Spanish Grade 1&2 - Language in Use
- French General Language Grade 3
- German General Language Grade 3
- Spanish General Language Grade 3
- General Language Grade 6 (English)
- Clinical Linguistics
- Comparative European Politics
- Development and Democracy in Latin America
- East Asian States and Societies
- Empire and Its Afterlives in Britain, Europe, and Africa
- Engaged Citizenship in Humanities and Social Sciences
- English Forms and Functions
- Forensic Linguistics: Language As Evidence
- French General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 1)
- French General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 2)
- French General Language Grade 4
- German General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 1)
- German General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 2)
- German General Language Grade 4
- Global Security
- Intercultural Perspectives On Communication
- Introduction to Teaching
- Introduction to Translation
- Language and Social Justice
- Language for Professional Communication (French)
- Language for Professional Communication (German)
- Language for Professional Communication (Spanish)
- Language of Human Resource Management
- Language Project (Mandarin)
- Language Project Part 2 (French)
- Language Project Part 2 (German)
- Language Project Part 2 (Spanish)
- Managing Across Cultures
- Mandarin General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 1)
- Mandarin General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 2)
- Marketing & Communication
- Modernity and Globalisation
- Nationalism and Migration: Chaos, Crisis and the Everyday
- News, Discourse, and Media
- Principles of Economic Crime Investigation
- Professional Experience
- Puritans to Postmodernists: American Literature
- Second Language Acquisition (20 credits)
- Spanish General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 1)
- Spanish General Language Grade 3 & 4 (Part 2)
- Spanish General Language Grade 4
- Tesol
- Transitional Justice & Human Rights
- Trinity Certificate Teaching Practice
- Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response
- Working With Languages Today
- World and Transnational Cinema
- Advanced Language Project
- Business & Markets in a Global Environment
- Business Planning
- Corpus Linguistics and Lexicology
- Creativity in the Language Classroom
- Dissertation
- English Through Time
- Englishes in the World
- Forensic Linguistics: Language and the Law
- France in the World: Global Actor Or Global Maverick?
- Gender, Language and Sexuality
- General Language Grade 6 Part a (French)
- General Language Grade 6 Part a (German)
- General Language Grade 6 Part a (Italian)
- General Language Grade 6 Part a (Mandarin)
- General Language Grade 6 Part a (Spanish)
- General Language Grade 6 Part B (French)
- General Language Grade 6 Part B (German)
- General Language Grade 6 Part B (Italian)
- General Language Grade 6 Part B (Mandarin)
- General Language Grade 6 Part B (Spanish)
- Holocaust Literatures
- International Security in the Asia-Pacific
- Language and Social Media
- Major Project
- Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates
- Professional Experience
- Research Project
- Sell Study Abroad
- Spoken Discourse in the Workplace
- The European Union: A Global Power in the Making?
- Translation Theory & Practice
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through:
- oral presentations
- essays
- written work, including reports, articles, case studies, book or film reviews
- translations and commentaries
- interviews
- examinations
- use of software (desktop publishing, podcasts, vlogs)
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- R905
- Institution code:
- P80
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 - 104 points
A level - BCC - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM - MMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 25 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H4, H4, H4, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H4, H4
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
PTE Academic | 62 | An overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP