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All courses in Languages

Explore all the undergraduate qualifications we offer, from certificates through to diplomas and degrees, in languages.

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Honours Degrees (28)

  1. BA (Honours) Language Studies
  2. BA (Honours) Language Studies with English and French
  3. BA (Honours) Language Studies with English and German
  4. BA (Honours) Language Studies with English and Spanish
  5. BA (Honours) Language Studies with French and German
  6. BA (Honours) Language Studies with French and Spanish
  7. BA (Honours) Language Studies with German and Spanish
  8. BA (Honours) English Language
  9. BA (Honours) English Language and Literature
  10. BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities (English Language)
  11. BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities (French)
  12. BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities (German)
  13. BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities (Spanish)
  14. BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities
  15. BA (Honours) Business Management and Languages
  16. BA (Honours) Business Management and French
  17. BA (Honours) Business Management and German
  18. BA (Honours) Business Management and Spanish
  19. BA (Honours) History and Languages
  20. BA (Honours) History and French
  21. BA (Honours) History and German
  22. BA (Honours) History and Spanish
  23. BA (Honours) Law and Languages
  24. BA (Honours) Law and French
  25. BA (Honours) Law and German
  26. BA (Honours) Law and Spanish
  27. BA (Honours) Classical Studies
  28. BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree

Diplomas of Higher Education (17)

  1. Diploma of Higher Education in Language Studies
  2. Diploma of Higher Education in English
  3. Diploma of Higher Education in English Language
  4. Diploma of Higher Education in Business Management and Languages
  5. Diploma of Higher Education in Business Management and French
  6. Diploma of Higher Education in Business Management and German
  7. Diploma of Higher Education in Business Management and Spanish
  8. Diploma of Higher Education in History and Languages
  9. Diploma of Higher Education in History and French
  10. Diploma of Higher Education in History and German
  11. Diploma of Higher Education in History and Spanish
  12. Diploma of Higher Education in Law and Languages
  13. Diploma of Higher Education in Law and French
  14. Diploma of Higher Education in Law and German
  15. Diploma of Higher Education in Law and Spanish
  16. Diploma of Higher Education in Arts and Humanities
  17. Diploma of Higher Education Open

Certificates of Higher Education (16)

  1. Certificate of Higher Education in Language Studies
  2. Certificate of Higher Education in English Language
  3. Certificate of Higher Education in Business Management and Languages
  4. Certificate of Higher Education in Business Management and French
  5. Certificate of Higher Education in Business Management and Spanish
  6. Certificate of Higher Education in Business Management and German
  7. Certificate of Higher Education in History and Languages
  8. Certificate of Higher Education in History and French
  9. Certificate of Higher Education in History and German
  10. Certificate of Higher Education in History and Spanish
  11. Certificate of Higher Education in Law and Languages
  12. Certificate of Higher Education in Law and French
  13. Certificate of Higher Education in Law and Spanish
  14. Certificate of Higher Education in Law and German
  15. Certificate of Higher Education in Arts and Humanities
  16. Certificate of Higher Education Open

Languages modules

OU level 1

  1. Beginners’ Chinese
  2. Discovering the arts and humanities
  3. English for academic purposes online
  4. Exploring languages and cultures
  5. French studies 1 (intermediate)
  6. German studies 1 (intermediate)
  7. Introducing English language studies
  8. Introduction to French studies (beginners)
  9. Introduction to German studies (beginners)
  10. Introduction to Spanish studies (beginners)
  11. Learning to teach languages in primary schools part 2
  12. Spanish studies 1 (intermediate)

OU level 2

  1. Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome
  2. English in the world
  3. French studies 2: language and culture of the French-speaking world
  4. German studies 2: language and culture of the German-speaking world
  5. Spanish studies 2: language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world
  6. Telling stories: the novel and beyond

OU level 3

  1. English literature from Shakespeare to Austen
  2. French studies 3: language and culture of the French-speaking world
  3. German studies 3: language and culture of the German-speaking world
  4. Language and creativity
  5. Language, literature and childhood
  6. Literature in transition: from 1800 to the present
  7. Spanish studies 3: language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world

Access modules

  1. Arts and languages Access module
  2. Arts and languages Access module: fast track

Short courses

  1. AI language technology in the workplace
  2. An introduction to artificial intelligence
  3. An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
  4. Beginners Chinese 1: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba!
  5. Beginners Chinese 2: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba!
  6. Beginners Chinese 3: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba!
  7. Beginners French 1: eh oui!
  8. Beginners French 2: bien sûr!
  9. Beginners French 3: absolument!
  10. Beginners German 1: fang an!
  11. Beginners German 2: mit Vergnügen!
  12. Beginners German 3: richtig so!
  13. Beginners Italian 1: primi passi
  14. Beginners Italian 2: in cammino
  15. Beginners Italian 3: stai andando bene!
  16. Beginners Spanish 1: ¡Empezamos!
  17. Beginners Spanish 2: ¡En marcha!
  18. Beginners Spanish 3: ¡Adelante!
  19. Chinese business culture essentials
  20. Cinema in the Spanish-speaking world
  21. Effective communication strategies and skills for work
  22. Elementary Chinese 1: 入门了 rùmén le!
  23. Elementary Chinese 2: 入门了 rùmén le!
  24. Elementary Chinese 3: 入门了 rùmén le!
  25. Elementary French 1: allons-y!
  26. Elementary French 2: en avant!
  27. Elementary French 3: vous y êtes!
  28. Elementary German 1: sprechen und verstehen
  29. Elementary German 2: sprich weiter!
  30. Elementary German 3: weiter geht’s
  31. Elementary Italian 1: in campo!
  32. Elementary Italian 2: avanti tutta!
  33. Elementary Italian 3: all'opera!
  34. Elementary Spanish 1: ¡en camino!
  35. Elementary Spanish 2: ¡vamos a seguir!
  36. Elementary Spanish 3: ¡muy bien!
  37. Introduction to Arabic language and culture
  38. The languages of crises