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Entry Requirements for Modern Languages

Course Title UCAS Code Duration Typical Offer
BA European Studies RL99  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA French and Italian  RR13  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA French and Spanish RR14  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA Italian and Spanish RR34  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA Modern Language Studies  T901  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA Modern Languages with Management  R9NF  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA Languages with Management and English as a Foreign Language  R9NG Four years full-time  ABB 
BA Modern Languages with Film Studies  R8P3  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA Modern Languages with History of Art  R8V3  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA French and English  RQ13  Four years full-time  ABB
BA Italian and English  RQ33  Four years full-time  ABB 
BA Spanish and English  RQ43  Four years full-time  ABB 
LLB Law with a Modern Language
M2R9
Four years full-time
AAA

There are varying language requirements for each of our degrees.

A/AS Levels

Three A-levels normally required. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-Level. General Studies accepted. Please indicate in section 3 (f) of your UCAS form which languages you wish to study.

GCSE

No specific requirements

Access to HE Diploma

Pass the diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3.

European Baccalaureate

Pass with 77% overall with 7 in a modern language (77% with 8 in English and 7 in a modern language for French and English, Italian and English, Spanish and English).

International Baccalaureate

Pass Diploma with 32 points including 6 at Higher Level in a foreign language. French and English, Italian and English, Spanish and English: Pass Diploma with 32 points, including a 6 in Higher Level English and a 6 in Higher Level in any foreign language.

Cambridge Pre-U

D3/M2/M2 in Principal Subjects plus any subject requirements

BTEC Nationals

Pass Diploma at DDM, plus any subject requirements.

Other Qualifications

Other national and international qualifications welcomed.

Mature students welcomed

Alternative qualifications considered.

Second Year Entry

Possible for those with advanced qualifications compatible with our degree structure.

Applicants are not normally interviewed. All applicants receiving an offer will be invited to visit the School.

Native speakers

Students whose native language is either French, Italian, or Spanish, and who wish to study this language at Leicester, will normally be required in the first year of study to take English language modules in lieu of the foreign language modules in their native tongue. Students with native speaker fluency in both English and the foreign language they wish to study will normally be required to substitute content modules for the relevant language modules.

BA Modern Languages with Management and English as a Foreign Language

13 years of education at a good standard in any country (e.g.High School plus Foundation Year) and IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required.

See all Modern Languages undergraduate courses

Jamie-Modern Languages

The department is relatively small which means you get to know all the staff and get a lot of support.