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BA Media & Communications and Modern Languages - 2026 entry

Please note: The below is for 2026 entry. Click here for 2025 entry.
UCAS code Q332
Duration 4 years
Entry year 2026
Campus Streatham Campus
Discipline Media and Communications
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Typical offer

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A-Level: ABB
IB: 32/655
BTEC: DDM

Contextual offers

A-Level: BBC
IB: 28/554
BTEC: DDM-DMM

Overview

  • Combine a solid foundation in Communications with the study of a language and its culture.
  • You will hone practical and professional skills, equipping you to work across the creative industries or anywhere requiring people who understand how communications work.
  • Opportunity to experience different ways of learning, with specialist modules that cover everything from the history of communications and professional writing, to language and social interaction and global communications.
  • Excellent facilities on campus include our Special Collections relating to world-renowned writers, The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum which is a unique film and popular culture resource and our Digital Humanities Lab. Exeter has also recently been awarded UNESCO City of Literature status.
  • Option to spend your third year studying or working abroad in a country where you can develop your chosen language. Students studying beginners languages are required to study the 4-year “with International Placement” course.
  • You can choose to study any of our languages from beginners: Chinese (Mandarin); French; German; Italian; Portuguese; Russian; or Spanish

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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72

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Top 10 for Communication and Media Studies

8th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

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Top 150 in world subject rankings for Modern Languages and Cultures

QS World University Subject Rankings 2025

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Choose our 4 year course to spend a year abroad, studying at a partner university or in employment

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Unique on-site resources: Exeter’s Special Collections archive and The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

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Top 10 for Communication and Media Studies

8th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

Top 150 icon

Top 150 in world subject rankings for Modern Languages and Cultures

QS World University Subject Rankings 2025

An image of a globe on a stand, depicted through a line drawing, showcasing the continents and countries of the world.

Choose our 4 year course to spend a year abroad, studying at a partner university or in employment

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Unique on-site resources: Exeter’s Special Collections archive and The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Course duration

Did you know that there are both 3-year and 4-year degree programmes in Modern Languages at Exeter?

There are significant benefits of choosing the 4-year with International Placement programme, particularly in enhancing your language proficiency.

Both the 4-year and 3-year programmes offer a comprehensive and in-depth study of modern languages and cultures. However, the 4-year degree includes a valuable international placement year, giving you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the language and culture of your chosen country while either studying or working.

We know that graduates who have studied the 4-year course with a year abroad have benefitted from a range of key skills that have been vital in shaping their early careers:

  • Enhanced language proficiency – Evidence shows that speaking your chosen language in the country where it is the main language helps improve proficiency significantly.
  • Cultural immersion – Spending time on an international placement will give you a deeper understanding of the nation’s cultures and broaden your appreciation of individuals from different backgrounds.
  • Personal and professional development – You will have the opportunity to independently build intercultural communication skills and experience a range of professional sectors. These are key skills highly valued by today’s employers.
  • Competitive edge – Our graduates have gone on to work for organisations across the globe, and they tell us that gaining skills and experiences while on the international placement is the most important factor when applying for jobs after graduating.

Please also note that, if you are starting a language from beginner level, you must take the 4-year programme to ensure you develop the necessary language skills. If you are studying languages post-A-Level, it is possible to choose the 3-year programme. You can apply to both the 3- and 4-year courses via UCAS.

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Entry requirements (typical offer)

Qualification Typical offer Required subjects
A-Level ABB Dependent on language level chosen (see below)
IB 32/655 Dependent on language level chosen (see below)
BTEC DDM Dependent on language level chosen (see below)
GCSE C or 4 English Language
Access to HE 24 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade. Dependent on language level chosen (see below), the required L3 credits in Modern Foreign Language subject area
T-Level Distinction Dependent on language level chosen (see below), GCE A-Level in a Modern Foreign Language may also be required.
Contextual Offer
* Please note: The contextual offer shown is an example based on offers made to students starting in 2025, and is for guidance only. We will confirm the contextual offer for 2026 entry later this year.* Please note: The contextual offer shown is an example based on offers made to students starting in 2024, and is for guidance only. We will confirm the contextual offer for 2025 entry later this year.

A-Level: BBC
IB: 28/554
BTEC: DDM-DMM

Specific subject requirements must still be achieved where stated above. Find out more about contextual offers.

Other accepted qualifications

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English language requirements

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.

NB General Studies is not included in any offer.

Grades advertised on each programme webpage are the typical level at which our offers are made and provide information on any specific subjects an applicant will need to have studied in order to be considered for a place on the programme. However, if we receive a large number of applications for the programme we may not be able to make an offer to all those who are predicted to achieve/have achieved grades which are in line with our typical offer. For more information on how applications are assessed and when decisions are released, please see: After you apply

Choosing a language

You may choose one language to study alongside Media and Communications. Find out more about the languages we offer below

Check subject requirements for different language levels

It may be possible to study further languages to a lower level of proficiency than degree level in the Language Centre, subject to demand: this is arranged on registration at Exeter.

Completing your UCAS form

When completing your UCAS form you must indicate the language you want to study with us under ‘further details’ in the ‘choices’ section of the application form, using the below abbreviations.

French Fren
Chinese (Mandarin) Chin
German Germ
Italian Ital
Portuguese Port
Russian Russ
Spanish Span

For further information on completing your UCAS form, please visit the UCAS website.

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Course content

Students studying beginners languages must take the 4-year “with International Placement” course.

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

Stage 1: 60 credits of compulsory Media & Communications modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 30 credits of optional Modern Languages modules

Compulsory modules

Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:

a select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.

CodeModule Credits
CMM1001 Perspectives on Communications 30
CMM1004 Communications Research Methods 30
Modern Languages Stage 1 Compulsory Language Modules [See note a above]
MLF1001 French Language 30
MLF1052 French Language for Beginners 30
MLG1001 German Language 30
MLG1052 German Language for Beginners 30
MLI1001 Italian Language 30
MLI1052 Italian Language for Beginners 30
MLM1052 Beginners Chinese 30
MLP1052 Portuguese Language for Beginners 30
MLR1001 Contemporary Russian Written and Oral 30
MLR1030 Russian Language for Beginners 30
MLS1001 Spanish Language 30
MLS1056 Spanish Language for Beginners 30

Optional modules

b select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of either the SML- or HUM/HAS-coded modules for the year. Please note that certain modules may only be available to students on Single Honours programmes, or to students who have taken a particular language module. This information will be given in the pre-requisites or co-requisites section of the relevant module descriptor.

CodeModule Credits
Chinese Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note b above]
PHL1010 Introduction to Asian Philosophy 15
MLM1014 Chinese Art and the Art of Living 15
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15
French Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note b above]
MLF1017 The Making of Modern France 15
MLF1018 The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French 15
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15
MLF1103 The French Language, Present and Past 15
MLF1105 An Introduction to French Thought 15
MLF1121 French Visual History 15
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15
German Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note b above]
MLG1020 Made in Germany: the History and Culture of a Global Brand 15
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15
MLG1014 A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory 15
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15
Italian Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note b above]
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15
MLI1016 Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy 15
MLI1121 A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy 15
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15
Portuguese Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note b above]
MLP1002 Introduction to the Lusophone World 15
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15
Russian Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note b above]
MLR1006 An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling 15
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15
MLR1023 Russia: Empire and Identity 15
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15
Spanish Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note b above]
MLS1064 An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context 15
MLS1068 An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain 15
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15
MLS1066 The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture 15
MLS1164 A Journey of Discovery: Hispanic Global Culture 15

30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language and 30 credits of core for Communications.
60 credits of optional modules (30 credits of Communications options, and 30 credits of Modern Languages options).

Compulsory modules

Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:

c Select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.

d Select 60 credits of Media & Communications modules.

e Select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language

CodeModule Credits
CMM2002 Communications in the Workplace 30
Modern Languages Stage 2 Compulsory Language Modules [See note c above]
MLF2001 French Language, Written and Oral 30
MLF2152 Intermediate French 30
MLG2001 German Language, Written and Oral 30
MLG2052 Intermediate German 30
MLI2001 Italian Language, Written and Oral 30
MLI2051 Italian Language 30
MLM2052 Intermediate Chinese (One) 30
MLP2052 Intermediate Portuguese 30
MLR2001 Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I 30
MLR2030 Intermediate Russian 30
MLS2001 Spanish Language, Written and Oral 30
MLS2156 Spanish Language (ex-beginners) 30

Optional modules

CodeModule Credits
Media & Communications Stage 2 CH Option Modules 2025-6 [See note d above]
CMM2010 Professional Writing 30
CMM2012 Communications and the Climate Crisis 30
CMM2014 Design Thinking 30
CMM2016 Economies of Engagement: Gamification and Platform Cultures 30
CMM2017 Internet Foundations and Frontiers 30
CMM2018 Media and the Law: Regulation, Governance, Ethics 30
EAF2502 Shots in the Dark 30
Chinese Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note e above]
MLM2003 Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe 15
MLM2008 Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature 15
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures 15
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15
French Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note e above]
MLF2005 Classical myth in French and francophone cinema 15
MLF2012 Evolution of the French Language 15
MLF2056 Provoking Thoughts - French Literature and Philosophy from the Renaissance to the 20th Century 15
AHV2012 Revolutions: Art and Society in France, 1770-1848 30
MLF2006 French-language Road Movies: Space, Place and Identity 15
MLF2070 Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre 15
MLF2076 Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde 15
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures 15
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15
German Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note e above]
MLG2003 Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film 15
MLG2018 Berlin - Culture, History and Politics 15
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures 15
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15
Italian Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note e above]
MLI2004 From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television 15
MLI2019 Italian(s) in the World 15
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures 15
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15
Portuguese Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note e above]
SML2004 Contemporary Latin American Cinema 15
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures 15
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15
Russian Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note e above]
MLR2026 The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature 15
MLR2021 Understanding Russia 15
MLR2025 Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment 15
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures 15
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15
Spanish Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 [See note e above]
MLS2044 How to be a Knight: Political Lessons from 14th-Century Spain 15
MLS2070 Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context 15
MLS2073 Literary Non-Fiction in Argentina: When Writing Meets the Real 15
SML2004 Contemporary Latin American Cinema 15
MLS2045 Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry 15
MLS2061 The Latin American Short Story 15
MLS2160 Fiction in Post-War Spain: Voices of Conformity and Subversion 15
SML2003 Research Skills in Languages and Cultures 15
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15
SML2247 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15

If you choose the with International Placement variant of this course, your placement will take place in Year 3.

120 credit compulsory placement module

Compulsory modules

g - You must take one of these modules.

CodeModule Credits
SML3010 Work and Study Abroad [See note f above]120
SML3020 Study Abroad at a Partner University (with Assessment in the Foreign Language) [See note f above]120
SML3025 Internship Abroad Combined with Study at a Partner University Abroad [See note f above]120

Stage 3: 30 credits of compulsory dissertation, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 60 credits of optional modules including 30 credits of Media & Communications modules and 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.

Compulsory modules

Subject to choosing 120 credits in the stage overall, you must:

Select a Dissertation in either Media & Communications or Modern Languages: either CMM3002 or CMM3003 or SML3030 (you cannot choose more than one module from this group).

Select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.

CodeModule Credits
CMM3002 Communications: Dissertation [See note h above]30
CMM3003 Communications: Practical Research Project [See note h above]30
SML3030 Extended Dissertation [See note h above]30
Modern Languages Final Stage Compulsory Language Modules [See note i above]
MLM3111 Advanced Chinese Language Skills 30
MLF3111 Advanced French Language Skills 30
MLG3111 Advanced German Language Skills 30
MLI3111 Advanced Italian Language Skills 30
MLP3111 Advanced Portuguese Language Skills 30
MLR3111 Advanced Russian Language Skills 30
MLS3111 Advanced Spanish Language Skills 30

Optional modules

j Select 30 - 60 credits of optional Media & Communications modules

select 0 – 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.

CodeModule Credits
ML and MC Final Stage Media and Communications Module Options 25-26 [See note j above]
CMM3005 Gender, Sexuality and Media 30
CMM3006 Digital Inequalities 30
CMM3007 Critical AI Studies 30
CMM3008 Imagining Tech Futures for the Common Good 30
CMM3009 Selling the Self: Influencer Culture and Digital Capitalism 30
CMM3010 Social Media and Migration 30
EAF3515 Something to See: War and Visual Media 30
EAF3518 Queering British Film and Television 30
EAF3519 Cinema in the Anthropocene 30
EAS3128 Writing the Short Film 30
Chinese Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 [See note k above]
MLM3009 China through the Lens: Cultural Translation and Self-Presentation 15
SML3015 Dissertation 15
SML3052 The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Europe and Asia 15
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15
MLM3008 Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature 15
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30
French Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 [See note k above]
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30
MLF3006 The Invention of Modern Love 15
MLF3007 Multilingualism, Audiovisual Translation and Power in Cinema-monde 15
MLF3075 First-Person Outsiders in Modern French Literature 15
MLF3079 Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France 15
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15
SML3015 Dissertation 15
MLF3046 Dialectology in France 15
MLF3078 Philosophers, Prophets and Mystics in French Culture 15
MLF3080 Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day 15
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15
German Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 [See note k above]
MLG3037 Coping with Catastrophe: German Culture, Literature and Politics in the Interwar Years 15
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15
SML3015 Dissertation 15
MLG3036 Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria 15
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30
Italian Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 [See note k above]
AHV3002 Understanding Space in Renaissance Italy 15
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15
SML3015 Dissertation 15
MLI3033 Multicultural Italy 15
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30
Portuguese Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 [See note k above]
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15
SML3015 Dissertation 15
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30
Russian Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 [See note k above]
MLR3026 The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature 15
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15
SML3015 Dissertation 15
MLR3121 Understanding Russia 15
MLR3125 Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment 15
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30
Spanish Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 [See note k above]
MLS3071 The Chilean Road to Socialism (1970-1973): What Happened and Why? Elements for a Debate 15
MLS3037 Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain 15
MLS3057 Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America 15
MLS3112 Spanish Modernists: Narratives of Identity, Gender and Nation 15
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15
SML3015 Dissertation 15
MLS3072 Unlawful Sex: Sexualities on Trial in Medieval Spain 15
MLS3114 Sustainability in the Hispanic World 15
SML3031 Advanced Translation Skills 15
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30

Our languages

Combined Honours students can choose from one of the seven languages we offer at Exeter.

All languages are available at beginners level. French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish can be studied at advanced level.

In addition, there is also the possibility to take modules in an extra language through the Language Centre.

Fees

Please note: The fees for students starting in 2026 have yet to be set. The fees provided below are the fees for students starting in 2025 and are for guidance only. We will post the fees for 2026 entry shortly.

Tuition fees for 2025 entry

UK students: £9,535 per year
International students: £24,700 per year

Scholarships

The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year, such as our Exeter Excellence Scholarships*.

Financial support is also available for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households and other under-represented groups to help them access, succeed and progress through higher education.

* Terms and conditions apply. See online for details.

Find out more about tuition fees and scholarships

Learning and teaching

How will I learn?

The nature of learning at university involves considerable self-guided study and research. You will be taught through a combination of lectures and discussion-based seminars. We also support the development of team-based learning by organising students into study groups, and we make full use of both traditional learning resources and our virtual learning environment. Lecturers and tutors are all available to provide further support in one-to-one consultations.

Most of your work will be done in group and self-directed study: reading or viewing module material, writing essays or preparing for your seminars. Active participation in seminars develops important transferable skills such as good verbal and visual communication and effective interaction with other people. You will also develop a range of professional abilities, such as time management and team working, plus valuable critical, analytical and communication skills.

We are actively engaged in introducing new methods of learning and teaching, including the increasing use of interactive computer-based approaches to learning. Through our virtual learning environment, you can access detailed information about modules, and interact through activities such as discussion forums. You will also have access to online subscription databases and websites, such as Early English Books Online (EEBO), Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), MLA FirstSearch and JSTOR.

Assessment

You will be assessed in a variety of ways but primarily through exams and coursework. Coursework includes essays, a dissertation and presentation work. The ratio of formal exam to coursework is on average 40:60.

Your first year doesn’t count towards your final degree classification, but you do have to pass it in order to progress.

Other/Extra-curricular opportunities

We provide an exciting range of special lectures and seminars by visiting academics and renowned writers, actors and film directors. In addition to your academic work, the student-run English Society organises book and poetry readings, film screenings and social events, providing an opportunity to meet students who share a love of literature, culture and the arts. Students from the English department are always active on the University student newspapers, radio and TV station and in the University’s drama groups.

Optional modules outside of this course

Each year, if you have optional modules available, you can take up to 30 credits in a subject outside of your course. This can increase your employability and widen your intellectual horizons.

Proficiency in a second subject

If you complete 60 credits of modules in specified subjects, you may have the words 'with proficiency in’ added to your degree title when you graduate.

Find out more about proficiency options

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Facilities

Film students discussing artefacts at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Students in the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

We are exceptionally lucky to have some fantastic facilities and resources on the Streatham Campus.

Special Collections

We have Special Collections relating to writers such as Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, and William Golding, and we integrate these into our teaching so students can share the excitement we have when discovering new insights from manuscripts, letters, and business papers.

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Our unique film and popular culture resource, contains items going back hundreds of years. We regularly take students into its archives and think about the study of literature in relation to visual texts.

Digital Humanities Lab

Digital Humanities is increasingly important in all areas of humanities research, including history, archaeology, literatures and languages. This research space enables the examination, preservation and analysis of historical, literary and visual material. Facilities in the lab include:

  • a flagship seminar room equipped with a 4.2-metre video wall, encouraging interactive engagement in a shared display space
  • two state-of-the-art photography labs, including provision for the 2D digitisation of heritage material and primary sources
  • an audio-visual lab with a recording studio and sound editing suite
  • a MakerSpace equipped with 3D scanning and printing equipment

Your future

Professional experience

With practical modules on offer and opportunity to undertake professional placements, a degree in Communications and Modern Languages will give you plenty of opportunity to develop your professional portfolio which will give you the skills and experience needed to be successful in your chosen career.

Employer-valued skills this course develops

A Communications degree puts you in a great position to succeed in a range of careers. Oral and written communication is at the heart of our programme and you will learn to present your ideas in a variety of formats. You will also develop strong research and analytical skills and the ability to problem solve and make informed decisions. Through a balance of independent study and teamwork you will learn to manage your time and workload effectively.

Career paths

The programme will include module ‘Communications in the Workplace’, within which students will be encouraged to find work placements with providers in the communications and media sector, or projects which will enable them to carry out communication-related projects. In this module, students will undertake one or two work placements. The module will enable students to develop an understanding of how the skills and knowledge acquired as part of the degree apply to the workplace. Through reflexive practice, they will extend relevant work-based skills and knowledge. Students will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of a business or work environment through practical work and to gain experience in the use of technologies and applications commonly used in organisations.

Example careers

Graduates can expect to go on into roles in the following sectors:

  • Advertising
  • Digital Media
  • Events Organisation
  • Film-making
  • International Relations
  • Journalism
  • Marketing
  • Public Relations
  • Research
  • TV Production

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