English and Modern Languages

The University of Exeter

United Kingdom, Exeter

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The University of Exeter

United Kingdom , Exeter

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

QR09

Campuses

Streatham

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 24,950 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

English and Modern Languages

About

Engage in literary study while developing your language skills in a cultural context and explore innovations in literature in their historical and national context

Learn important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks

Option to spend your third year studying or working abroad in a country where you can develop your chosen language

Get involved in activities outside class: language societies, tandem partnerships, liaison work in schools and the community such as our Translation! Festival – the only public festival dedicated to translation in the UK

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.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements (typical offer)

Qualification	Typical offer	Required subjects
A-Level	AAB-ABB	B in English Literature, English Language, or English Literature & Language and dependent on level chosen the required Modern Foreign Language.
IB	34-32/665-655	HL5 in English Literature, English Language, or English Literature & Language and dependent on level chosen the required Modern Foreign Language.
BTEC	DDD-DDM	Applicants studying a BTEC Extended Diploma will also require a Grade B in GCE AL English Literature, English Language, or English Literature & Language and dependent on level chosen, the required Modern Foreign Language.
GCSE	C or 4	English Language
Access to HE	24 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade.	To include 12 L3 Credits at Merit Grade in an acceptable English subject area and dependent on level chosen, the required L3 credits in Modern Foreign Language subject area.
T-Level	Distinction	Applicants studying a T-Level will also require GCE AL English Literature, English Language, or English Literature & Language grade B and dependent on level chosen, in a Modern Foreign Language.
Contextual Offer	A-Level: BBB-BBC IB: 30-28/555-554 BTEC: DDM	Specific subject requirements must still be achieved where stated above. Find out more about contextual offers.
Other accepted qualifications	View other accepted qualifications
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

Language requirements

No previous language qualifications are required.
You may only choose one language.
French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish can be studied either from A level or beginner’s level, with both cohorts reaching degree level in the final year. Portuguese and Chinese can normally only be studied from beginner’s level, not from A Level; students of these two languages reach degree level in final year.
If you choose a beginners language, you must take the four-year variant of the course with an International Placement.

Languages and levels available for Combined Honours courses

I want to study a new language at beginner level alongside my other subject (excluding programmes with Arabic)
Modern Languages requirements	No previous language qualifications required. We strongly recommend that students who want to start a languages degree with no previous linguistic experience should contact us.
Advanced level languages available	n/a
Beginners level languages available	Chinese (Mandarin); French; German; Italian; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish
I want to study my A level (or equivalent) language at advanced level alongside my other subject (including programmes with Arabic)
Modern Languages requirements	A level grade B or IB HL5 or SL6 (or equivalent) in the language chosen at advanced level
Advanced level languages available	French; German; Italian; Russian; Spanish
Beginners level languages available	n/a

Completing your UCAS form

In the section named ‘further details’ on your UCAS application form please indicate in the ‘choices’ field the language and route you wish to study using the abbreviations below, separated by a space:

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

English Program Requirements

Test Name: IELTS Academic, IELTS Online, IELTS One Skill Retake and IELTS Indicator (IELTS – Academic version)
Required Score: 6.0 overall and no less than 6.0 in any section

Test Name: TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition and TOEFL MyBest scores
Required Score: Overall score 87 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, listening, reading and speaking.

Test Name: Pearson Test of English (Academic) PTE
Required Score: 64 overall with no less than 64 in all communicative skills

Test Name: LanguageCert International ESOL SELT
Required Score: B2 Communicator with minimum 33 in writing, speaking, listening & reading

Test Name: LanguageCert Academic
Required Score: 65 overall and no less than 65 in any skills score

Test Name: INTO Pre-sessional English
Required Score: 60 and no less than 60 in any sub-section

Test Name: Study Group Academic English
Required Score: Minimum of 60% overall, no less than 60% in any section

Test Name: Skills for English: SELT
Required Score: B2 Pass

Test Name: Duolingo English Test - test taken up to 30th June 2024
Required Score: 110 overall and no less than 110 in Literacy, 95 in Conversation, 110 in Comprehension and 90 in Production

Test Name: Duolingo English Test - test taken from 1st July 2024
Required Score: 110 overall and no less than 110 in any Integrated Subscore

Career

Careers

Preparing you for success

This Masters degree is designed to prepare you for a successful career, wherever in the world you plan to work. We’ll prepare you for your career by teaching you advanced communication and technical skills, team-working and independent research, project-management and the very latest specialist knowledge.

Develop employer-valued skills

Our MSc in Money, Banking and Finance will enable you to develop the professional, financial and economic skills to make you a valuable asset from day one of your career.

Select modules to suit your future career

By carefully selecting your optional modules such as Banking and Financial Services, Domestic and International Portfolio Management, Financial Econometrics, International Trade and Regional Integration, you can start to develop an area of specialisation appropriate to your career plans.

Career paths

This degree will prepare you for a variety of roles, particularly involving the application of advanced economics and finance theory to commercial money markets and banking. Developing applied IT skills through using Thomson Reuters Datastream and other financial databases and software systems as part of your modules, you will also be armed with the latest technical know-how to kick-start your career.

According to your location and career goals, you can choose to work in public or private sector roles, from large multinational banks, to government departments such as The Government Economic Service (GES). You might choose to forge a career in government economics via the HM Treasury, or the Bank of England also recruits graduates for its two-year Graduate Development Programme. Comparative organisations can be found in the country where you expect to start your career.

Potential employers

Graduates from this programme have secured roles with a wide range of organisations including China Merchants Bank, PWC, Bank of China, Standard Bank (Ghana) and ICBC Credit Suisse International (Hong Kong).

Good sources of information on careers in money and banking include:

Developing your skills and career prospects

The University of Exeter Business School provides a range of support to help you develop the skills employers require. Visit our postgraduate Business School careers service web page for more information.