ObjectivesThis programme helps and encourages students to develop spoken and written skills in their chosen language while learning about its structure. Students learn to speak and write the language in formal and informal contexts. Depending on the level of the courses, they will also learn about elements of society, culture, politics and the economy of the country or countries where the language is spoken. Students receive group tuition plus guided study in the university's Language Centre.
Entry requirementsEntry requirements You can start a language as an absolute beginner, or join at a progressively higher level depending on whether you have studied to GCSE or A-level
Course descriptionThe nature of the Certificate/Advanced Certificate languages programme enables students to join at higher levels, e.g. post-GCSE, and achieve the Certificate or Advanced Certificate in a shorter space of time. Students with no prior knowledge of the language may join at Course 1 and would normally qualify for the Certificate after three years' part-time study, or the Advanced Certificate after four years. Candidates with a GCSE or equivalent in the language may join at Course 2 and qualify after two years' part-time study for the Certificate and three years for the Advanced. Candidates with an A-level in the language and evidence of time spent in the country of the language studied may be eligible to join the Advanced Certificate programme at Course 3 and qualify after two years' part-time study.
You may also study a language as part of your degree. The combined studies programme has been validated as a three-year degree.
Content
-Certificate: Three courses of language study from beginners' level
-Advanced Certificate: Four courses of language study from beginners' level