26 Language Studies BA Degree Programs in United Kingdom

This flexible BA (Honours) in Language Studies degree allows you to study two modern languages – French, German and Spanish – or to combine one of them with English. Learning a language and about how languages work (including English) opens doors to other cultures and communities and gives you an experience of the world that goes deeper than the average tourist trip. It can also provide a key to the global workplace.

This is one of several subject combinations in our BA (Honours) in Language Studies with English and Spanish (Q30). In your study of English, you’ll find out how the language works and how it varies depending on the context. You’ll also explore its history, its politics, and how it came to be such a hugely influential global language.

This is one of several subject combinations in our BA (Honours) in Language Studies with English and German. In your study of English, you’ll find out how the language works and how it varies depending on the context. You’ll also explore its history, its politics, and how it came to be such a hugely influential global language.

This is one of several subject combinations in our BA (Honours) in Language Studies with English and French. In your study of English, you’ll find out how the language works and how it varies depending on the context. You’ll also explore its history, its politics, and how it came to be such a hugely influential global language.

This is one of several subject combinations in our BA (Honours) in Language Studies with French and German. You’ll study a range of aspects relating to French and German language and culture around the world – including history, current affairs and the arts – through a range of interactive materials and practical activities.

This is one of several subject combinations in our BA (Honours) in Language Studies with German and Spanish (Q30). You’ll study a range of aspects relating to German and Spanish language and culture around the world – including history, current affairs and the arts – through a range of interactive materials and practical activities.

This is one of several subject combinations in our BA (Honours) in Language Studies with French and Spanish (Q30). You’ll study a range of aspects relating to French and Spanish language and culture around the world – including history, current affairs and the arts – through a range of interactive materials and practical activities.

Our Spanish and Linguistics BA trains you to be a competent linguist ready to enter graduate employment. Our degree offers the exciting combination of the study of the Spanish language and culture alongside the wider study of the forms, structures and varieties of language itself. You'll develop a high level of competence in oral and written communication in Spanish, proficiency in language transfer skills, and a thorough knowledge of Spanish culture. Upon graduation, you'll be able to thrive linguistically in diverse cultural situations. You'll study an integrated curriculum with a focus on applied language skills and cultural studies, supported by a rigorous development of your foreign language skills in all areas. We teach in an integrated interdisciplinary way, exploring the connections between language and culture and the broader historical and cross-cultural contexts in which they are produced. We place particular emphasis on employability and the contemporary cultural context and offer high-quality teaching in all language skills.

Discover more about Gaelic society and its origins whilst gaining a high level of fluency in the Gaelic language, on our lively BA (Hons) Gaelic course. Join the only course offering an immersive degree program in Scottish Gaelic, as you explore the past, present, and future of the Gaelic language, based in the Gàidhealtachd itself, and entirely through the medium of the language.

Combining law with French, German or Spanish is both stimulating and a smart career move. You’ll divide your study equally between both subjects. With this BA (Honours) in Law and Languages degree, you’ll raise your legal awareness and acquire skills in legal analysis and methods. The study of a modern language opens doors to other cultures and communities and can provide a key to the global workplace. The name of your degree will reflect your chosen language (e.g. BA (Honours) Law and German).

At Westminster, we train competent linguists in modern languages ready to enter graduate employment. We place particular emphasis on employability and the contemporary cultural context and offer high-quality teaching in all language skills.

Do you want to play a part in securing the future of Gaelic language and culture in our society? Could you put your enthusiasm and skills to use, ensuring Gaelic is included and celebrated in our country and communities for generations to come?Gaelic, like a huge proportion of the world's languages, faces an uncertain future. The importance of planning and development to maintain languages and culture within successful, sustainable communities, often rural and peripheral, is increasingly recognized.

Our Arabic courses are designed for beginner or 'false beginner' entrants – students who may be able to read the Arabic script, and/or have completed the equivalent of one or two years of part-time study. We may need to test you to determine your entry point.

The B.A. in American Sign Language allows students to pursue one of two tracks: American Sign Language Literature and Deaf Cultural Studies or Interpreting American Sign Language and English. A degree in Social Science and Humanities will help you gain a deep understanding of society, culture and human nature. Degree choices include African-American Studies, Classics, History, International Relations, Languages, Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, and Theology & Religious Studies.

Language is fundamental to our thought, our relationships, and our civilisations. Through language we transmit knowledge, from inviting someone for coffee, to promoting the latest scientific theory, to settling global political disputes.