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University of Reading

Whiteknights , Reading Berkshire ,United Kingdom

BA Modern Languages

 You’ll choose to study up to three of our core languages:

French
German
Italian
Spanish
These languages are offered at intermediate and advanced level.

Other languages

Our programme also allows you to combine up to two core languages with one or two of our additional languages.

Choose from Arabic, British Sign Language, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Modern Greek or Russian (subject to availability).

Your study options include:

one core language
two core languages
one core language plus one additional language
two core languages plus one additional language
one core language plus two additional languages
three core languages.

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Get ready for your future- it's never too early to start thinking about what you might do next. No matter what year of study you are in we have Careers Consultants and plenty of resources to help you, as well as opportunities all year round to boost your CV.

Careers and placements

Careers can support you in person and online to ensure you explore your options, grow your experience and develop skills to enable you to compete for success in the graduate labour market, or whatever path you chose after graduation. Find out more about how careers can support you in our RISE UP leaflet.

  • We also organise an extensive programme of career development workshops and on campus recruitment events providing something for everyone:
  • Make MyJobsOnline your first stop for jobs, events and advice appointments
  • Gain an insight into potential career areas and Industries by starting your careers research
  • Top tips on getting into various jobs, usually from the recruiters themselves
  • Access to practice psychometric tests and exercises typically found at graduate assessment centres
  • An understanding of the Skills and competencies employers look for in the recruitment process
  • The ability to sell yourself successfully online and in person
  • How to make your job applications stand out and secure you an interview
  • Careers fairs for both corporate and not-for-profit career paths

PSW Opportunity

2 years PSW

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

International Foundation Programme
Higher Secondary School certificate with scores lower than entry requirements.
International Foundation Programme - September Start
For students starting the International Foundation Programme in September, depending on your intended degree programme, we require the following IELTS levels
Intended Degree Programme
IELTS
Science / Life Science programmes except MSci Speech and Language Therapy
5.0
(no skill below 4.5)
All degrees in Henley Business School 
LLB Law;
Economics degrees
Politics degrees
5.5
Arts and Humanities courses
International English Language Testing System IELTS (Academic) 7
Test of English as a Foreign Language (internet-based version) TOEFL (iBT) 100
The Pearson Test of English Academic PTE (Academic) 69 overall with min. 59 in each component
Henley Business School, Social Sciences, Science and Life Sciences, and School of Law courses
International English Language Testing System IELTS (Academic) 6.5
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English/Cambridge English: Proficiency Cambridge CPE/C2 Proficiency C/176
The Pearson Test of English Academic PTE (Academic) 69 overall with min. 59 in each component/69 overall with min. 64 in each component.
(no skill below 4.5)
Arts and Humanities degrees (BA History, Philosophy, Classics)
6.0
(no skill below 5.0)
 MSci Speech & Language Therapy
6.5
(no skill below 5.5)

  • Course Code: R901
  • Course Type: Full Time
  • Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
  • Duration: 03 Year  
  • Total Tuition Fee: 50670 GBP
    Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
    Application Fee: 20 GBP
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