Study Languages at Bangor
Modern Languages and Cultures at Bangor means learning on a human scale; we offer facilities equal or superior to those found in many larger universities, but in an environment where everybody – students and staff – gets to know each other quickly, and where there's always someone to turn to. You are never "just a name" in our department.
- Top 10 Satisfied with Course: Modern Languages & Linguistics (5th) - Guardian Good University Guide (2019)
- DLHE; Aggregated - all students in French across 2 years)
- German 90% go on to work and/or study 6 months after finishing the course (Unistats using 2016/17 DLHE; Aggregated - all students in German & Scandinavian Studies across 2 years)
- Spanish BA 85% go on to work and/or study 6 months after finishing the course (Unistats using 2016/17 DLHE; Aggregated - all students in Iberian Studies across 2 years)
Why Bangor?
Four of our students talk about why they chose to study at Bangor and their experiences whilst here.
Eleanor - Year Abroad
Student Eleanor talks about moving to Spain for a year as part of her Spanish degree.
Videos and student profiles
Have a look at more videos and student profiles – or better still, come and visit us at one of our Open Days, where you will have the opportunity to speak to staff and students alike.
Our courses
Bangor offers a targeted range of language degree courses in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. Our degrees aim to accommodate those seeking to specialise in a single language as well as those who wish to study 2 or even three languages together. We also offer degree options where you can study a language in combination with another subject.
Single Language Degrees:
- R101 French BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R200 German BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R400 Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
2-Language Degrees:
- T104 Chinese and French BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T105 Chinese and German BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T106 Chinese and Italian BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T107 Chinese and Spanish BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- RR12 French and German BA (Hons) (4 years)
- RR13 French and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- RR14 French and Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- T108 French with Chinese BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R1R2 French with German BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R1R3 French with Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R1R4 French with Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- RR23 German and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- RR24 German and Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R2R1 German with French BA (Hons) (4 years)
- T109 German with Chinese BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R2R3 German with Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R2R4 German with Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- RR43 Italian and Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- T110 Spanish with Chinese BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R4R1 Spanish with French BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R4R2 Spanish with German BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R4R3 Spanish with Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
3-Language Degrees:
- T111 Chinese and French with German BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T112 Chinese and French with Italian BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T113 Chinese and French with Spanish BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T114 Chinese and German with French BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T115 Chinese and German with Italian BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T116 Chinese and German with Spanish BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T117 Chinese and Italian with French BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T118 Chinese and Italian with German BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T119 Chinese and Italian with Spanish BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T120 Chinese and Spanish with French BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T121 Chinese and Spanish with German BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T122 Chinese and Spanish with Italian BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- R901 French and German with Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R913 French and German with Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R918 French and Italian with German BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R919 French and Italian with Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R914 French and Spanish with German BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R915 French and Spanish with Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R916 French, German and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R912 French, German and Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R917 French, Italian and Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R921 German and Italian with French BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R924 German and Italian with Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R922 German and Spanish with French BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R923 German and Spanish with Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R925 German, Italian and Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R926 Italian and Spanish with French BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R927 Italian and Spanish with German BA (Hons) (4 years)
Foundation Year Degree:
Chinese and/with another Subject:
- N2T1 Business Management and Chinese BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T103 Chinese and Creative Studies BA (Hons) (4 years)
- T102 Chinese and Cymraeg BA (Hons) (4 years)
- T101 Chinese and Linguistics BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- L1T1 Economics and Chinese BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T123 English Language and Chinese BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T124 English Literature and Chinese BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- T125 Film Studies and Chinese BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
French and/with another Subject:
- LR11 French and Economics BA (Hons) (4 years)
- 06CD French and English Literature BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- R1C6 French and Sport Science BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- R1W8 French with Creative Writing BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R1P5 French with Journalism BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R1N1 French with Marketing BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R1P3 French with Media Studies BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R1C8 French with Psychology BA (Hons) (4 years)
- N5R1 Marketing with French BA (Hons) (3 years)
- P3R1 Media Studies with French BA (Hons) (3 years)
- VVR1 Philosophy & Religion and French BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
German and/with another Subject:
- LR12 German and Economics BA (Hons) (4 years)
- 3N7S German and English Literature BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- R2C6 German and Sport Science BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- R2W8 German with Creative Writing BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R2P5 German with Journalism BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R2N1 German with Marketing BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R2P4 German with Media Studies BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R2C8 German with Psychology BA (Hons) (4 years)
- N5R2 Marketing with German BA (Hons) (3 years)
- P3R2 Media Studies with German BA (Hons) (3 years)
- VVR2 Philosophy & Religion and German BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- N2R1 Business Management and French BSc (Hons) (4 years)
- R2N2 German with Business Management BA (Hons) (4 years)
Italian and/with another Subject:
- NR43 Accounting and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- NR33 Banking and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- WR93 Creative Studies and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- LR13 Economics and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- QR3H English Language and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- 09V3 English Literature and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- RV31 History and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- QR53 Italian and Cymraeg BA (Hons) (4 years)
- QR13 Italian and Linguistics BA (Hons) (4 years)
- CR6H Italian and Sport Science BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- NR53 Marketing and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- N5R3 Marketing with Italian BA (Hons) (3 years)
- P3R3 Media Studies with Italian BA (Hons) (3 years)
- WR33 Music and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
- VVR3 Philosophy & Religion and Italian BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- N2R3 Business Management and Italian BA (Hons) (4 years)
Spanish and/with another Subject:
- LR14 Economics and Spanish BA (Hons) (4 years)
- 3YT5 English Literature and Spanish BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- N5R4 Marketing with Spanish BA (Hons) (3 years)
- P3R4 Media Studies with Spanish BA (Hons) (3 years)
- VVR4 Philosophy & Religion and Spanish BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- R4W8 Spanish with Creative Writing BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R4P5 Spanish with Journalism BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R4N5 Spanish with Marketing BA (Hons) (4 years)
- R4P3 Spanish with Media Studies BA (Hons) (4 years)
- CR6K Spanish and Sport Science BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- N2R4 Business Management and Spanish BA (Joint Hons) (4 years)
- NBR4 Business Management with Spanish BSc (Hons) (3 years)