Modern Languages, BA (Hons), University of Kent

the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA (Hons)	Full-time	3 - 4 years	September	0	find out

About Modern Languages, BA (Hons) - at University of Kent

Our Modern Languages BA is unlike any other course of this kind in the UK. Our innovative degree hones your communication and intercultural competences whilst equipping you with a range of skills across areas such as digital, teaching and communication, ensuring you are career-ready from day one.

Kent offers unparalleled flexibility and personalised language learning paths tailored to your individual learning style, your strengths, and aspirations. This approach means whether you have studied a language for their GCSEs or A-levels, or if you are studying languages from scratch at Kent - you can expand your skills and achieve fluency. In your first year, you can refine existing language skills or explore one or several new languages in the friendly and informal environment of our Language Lab. With options including Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish, you will begin at a level suited to you, making rapid progress and setting your own pace in your studies.

You graduate with more than linguistic proficiency. You'll leave with a comprehensive cultural, social, and political understanding of the areas where your chosen languages are spoken, and of the relations among them. You'll become an expert of the globalised world and be equipped with the knowledge to navigate and address crucial societal issues. You will be prepared to thrive in diverse career paths across the globe, from international business to diplomacy, education, and beyond.

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Canterbury

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Kent offers a range of funding opportunities, including full awards to support doctoral researchers and students undertaking a taught Master’s at our locations in the UK and Europe. We also offer several scholarships to support our international students including GREAT British Council and Chevening Scholarship awards. Our Research Council doctoral training partnerships give you access to a range of funding and research networks. Check out our bursaries and scholarships and see if you’re eligible.

For students starting a postgraduate taught course in  January 2025 or September 2025  at one of our UK campuses, we have several scholarships available. Check if you are eligible to apply and get more information on our scholarship’s webpages

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