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Modern Languages Modules 2025/6

Stage One Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
MLF1001 French Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLF1017 The Making of Modern France151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF1018 The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF1052 French Language for Beginners301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLF1103 The French Language, Present and Past152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF1105 An Introduction to French Thought152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF1121 French Visual History152View on ELE (current students only)
MLG1001 German Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLG1014 A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory152View on ELE (current students only)
MLG1020 Made in Germany: the History and Culture of a Global Brand151View on ELE (current students only)
MLG1052 German Language for Beginners301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLI1001 Italian Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLI1016 Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy152View on ELE (current students only)
MLI1052 Italian Language for Beginners301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLI1121 A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy152View on ELE (current students only)
MLM1014 Chinese Art and the Art of Living151View on ELE (current students only)
MLM1052 Beginners Chinese301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLP1002 Introduction to the Lusophone World151View on ELE (current students only)
MLP1052 Portuguese Language for Beginners301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLR1001 Contemporary Russian Written and Oral301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLR1006 An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling151View on ELE (current students only)
MLR1023 Russia: Empire and Identity152View on ELE (current students only)
MLR1030 Russian Language for Beginners301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS1001 Spanish Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS1056 Spanish Language for Beginners301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS1064 An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS1066 The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture152View on ELE (current students only)
MLS1068 An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS1164 A Journey of Discovery: Hispanic Global Culture152View on ELE (current students only)
MLX1002 Modern Languages Work Abroad Preparation1 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
SML1002 Constructing Nature: Stories we Live By152View on ELE (current students only)
SML1003 Comparative Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Approaches151View on ELE (current students only)
SML1004 Reading Comparatively152View on ELE (current students only)
SML1005 Language, Communication and Power151View on ELE (current students only)
SML1207 Introduction to Film151View on ELE (current students only)
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations152View on ELE (current students only)

Stage Two Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
MLF2001 French Language, Written and Oral301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLF2005 Classical myth in French and francophone cinema151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF2006 French-language Road Movies: Space, Place and Identity152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF2012 Evolution of the French Language151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF2056 Provoking Thoughts - French Literature and Philosophy from the Renaissance to the 20th Century151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF2070 Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF2076 Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF2152 Intermediate French301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLG2001 German Language, Written and Oral301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLG2003 Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film151View on ELE (current students only)
MLG2018 Berlin - Culture, History and Politics152View on ELE (current students only)
MLG2052 Intermediate German301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLI2001 Italian Language, Written and Oral301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLI2004 From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television151View on ELE (current students only)
MLI2019 Italian(s) in the World152View on ELE (current students only)
MLI2051 Italian Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLM2003 Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe 152View on ELE (current students only)
MLM2008 Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature 152View on ELE (current students only)
MLM2052 Intermediate Chinese (One)301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLP2052 Intermediate Portuguese301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLR2001 Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLR2021 Understanding Russia152View on ELE (current students only)
MLR2023 A Russian Carnival of the Animals151View on ELE (current students only)
MLR2025 Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment152View on ELE (current students only)
MLR2026 The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature151View on ELE (current students only)
MLR2030 Intermediate Russian301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2001 Spanish Language, Written and Oral301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2044 How to be a Knight: Political Lessons from 14th-Century Spain151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2045 Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry152View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2061 The Latin American Short Story152View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2070 Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2073 Literary Non-Fiction in Argentina: When Writing Meets the Real151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2156 Spanish Language (ex-beginners)301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2158 "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry152View on ELE (current students only)
MLS2160 Fiction in Post-War Spain: Voices of Conformity and Subversion152View on ELE (current students only)
MLX2001 DML Year Abroad MeetingsView on ELE (current students only)
SML2001 Migrating Texts: Classical Reception, Adaptation, Translation151View on ELE (current students only)
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures152View on ELE (current students only)
SML2004 Contemporary Latin American Cinema 151View on ELE (current students only)
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society152View on ELE (current students only)
SML2246 Intercultural Communication152View on ELE (current students only)
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence152View on ELE (current students only)

Stage Three Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
MLF3006 The Invention of Modern Love151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3007 Multilingualism, Audiovisual Translation and Power in Cinema-monde151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3046 Dialectology in France152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3075 First-Person Outsiders in Modern French Literature151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3078 Philosophers, Prophets and Mystics in French Culture152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3079 Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France151View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3080 Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day152View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3111 Advanced French Language Skills301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLF3112 French Translation Practice 151 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLG3036 Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria152View on ELE (current students only)
MLG3037 Coping with Catastrophe: German Culture, Literature and Politics in the Interwar Years151View on ELE (current students only)
MLG3111 Advanced German Language Skills301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLG3113 German Translation Practice151 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLI3033 Multicultural Italy152View on ELE (current students only)
MLI3103 Italian Translation Practice151 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLI3111 Advanced Italian Language Skills301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLM3008 Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature 152View on ELE (current students only)
MLM3009 China through the Lens: Cultural Translation and Self-Presentation151View on ELE (current students only)
MLM3013 Mandarin Translation Practice151 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLM3111 Advanced Chinese Language Skills301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLP3010 Portuguese Translation Practice151 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLP3111 Advanced Portuguese Language Skills301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLR3026 The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature151View on ELE (current students only)
MLR3111 Advanced Russian Language Skills301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLR3121 Understanding Russia152View on ELE (current students only)
MLR3123 A Russian Carnival of the Animals151View on ELE (current students only)
MLR3125 Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment152View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3037 Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3057 Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3071 The Chilean Road to Socialism (1970-1973): What Happened and Why? Elements for a Debate152View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3072 Unlawful Sex: Sexualities on Trial in Medieval Spain152View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3111 Advanced Spanish Language Skills301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3112 Spanish Modernists: Narratives of Identity, Gender and Nation151View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3113 Spanish Translation Practice151 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
MLS3114 Sustainability in the Hispanic World152View on ELE (current students only)
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World151View on ELE (current students only)
SML3010 Work and Study Abroad1201, 2 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
SML3015 Dissertation151 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
SML3020 Study Abroad at a Partner University (with Assessment in the Foreign Language)1201, 2 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
SML3025 Internship Abroad Combined with Study at a Partner University Abroad1201, 2 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
SML3026 Corporate Language and Communication: When Sharks Work with Dolphins151View on ELE (current students only)
SML3030 Extended Dissertation301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
SML3031 Advanced Translation Skills152View on ELE (current students only)
SML3040 Women in Translation: Gender and Publishing in the 21st Century152View on ELE (current students only)
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures152View on ELE (current students only)
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration152View on ELE (current students only)
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism152View on ELE (current students only)
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 152View on ELE (current students only)
SML3052 The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Europe and Asia 151View on ELE (current students only)

Masters Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
SMLM059 Language, Ethnography and Mobility152View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM087 Intercultural Communication: Key Concepts and Theories301View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM088 Dissertation601, 2 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM089 Language and Globalisation151View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM090 Minority Languages: Maintenance, Revitalisation and Endangerment152View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM113 Dissertation in Global Literatures and Cultures602 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM145 Translation Dissertation603View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM150 Translation Theory301View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM151 The Practice of Translation301View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM152 Specialist Translation 1152View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM153 The Translation Profession152View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM154 Translation Work Placement / Project152 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM155 Translation as Multimedia and Audiovisual Practice152View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM156 Translation as Literary and Creative Practice152View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM158 Translation as Cultural and Intermedia Practice152View on ELE (current students only)
SMLM235 Key Concepts for Global Literatures and Cultures301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)