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Undergraduate 2027

Undergraduate 2025

BA | Undergraduate

French and Spanish

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Entry year : Academic Year 2027/28

Entry requirements : ABB

Attendance : 4 years (Full-time) \

UCAS Code : RR14

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Learning languages enriches the mind and opens up new horizons, both personal and professional. The emphasis in the BA in French and Spanish is on linguistic proficiency and inter-cultural awareness; language and identity are central to the programme. You will be critically reflecting on a variety of contemporary issues, historical periods and geographical areas (France and Spain, but also for example Latin America, Francophone Africa and the Francophone Caribbean), explored through a range of media including art, cinema, linguistics and literature. The degree includes residency (typically 8 months) in a Francophone or a Spanish-speaking country. Students can begin their studies in either language as a Beginner.

French at Queen’s is 2nd in the UK for Teaching Quality and 4th for Student Experience in the Times University Rankings 2026.

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Global Opportunities

Students taking a BA in French and Spanish have a very genuine opportunity to acquire professional experience in a global context. After stage 2, students will spend a period of residence (normally 8 months) in a French- or Spanish-speaking country.\ \ They undertake an extended period of residence abroad in a French- or Spanish speaking country (typically 8 months), normally working as an English language assistant in a school, or undertaking a paid work placement. Students can also elect to study at a French-or Spanish-speaking university. In addition to the benefits for oral competence, the residence provides a unique opportunity for immersion in one of the cultures of the languages studied. Moreover, the Year Abroad is a significant learning and employability enhancement opportunity. This feature of our degree programme gives students the opportunity for personal development, and further develops communication and language skills and intercultural awareness. The challenges of living abroad come to be a unique (and unforgettable) stage in their own personal development. \ \ Students in Languages at Queen’s have specialised classes to prepare them for the Year Abroad and members of our staff act as Year Abroad Officers.\ \ Queen's University Belfast is committed to providing a range of international opportunities to its students during their degree programme. Details of this provision are currently being finalised and will be available from the University website once confirmed.

Industry Links

Graduates of French and Spanish have risen to the top in a number of fields, including media, print journalism, translating, marketing, local government, fast-stream Civil Service, and a very wide range of local, national and international companies.

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World Class Facilities

Queen’s has an excellent library with an outstanding range of resources in French and Spanish cultures. The Language Centre has state-of-the-art facilities for language learning, and the IT provision more generally is excellent.

Internationally Renowned Experts

French and Spanish at Queen’s are taught by world-leading experts, with particular expertise in medical humanities, postcolonial writing, Latin American culture, Linguistics, Visual Culture, and Golden-Age and eighteenth-century Spanish culture. Research in Languages at Queen’s was ranked 3rd in the UK in the 2014 Research Assessment (REF).

Student Experience

Students run lively French and Spanish Societies, and staff offer support through a personal tutoring system, skills development programme and a structured framework for feedback.

Further Study Opportunities

The MRes is a research preparation degree, allowing students to explore in depth a topic of their choice. It is an ideal foundation for a PhD. Other PG courses of possible interest for graduates of French and Spanish include the MA in Arts Management and the MA in Translation.

"My experience of studying French and Spanish at Queen's has been incredible. The classes and year abroad experience have really helped me improve my languages, but what I have loved most about this course has been the opportunity to learn about so much more than just the languages themselves. It has given me a passion for studying culture, history and literature from France and Spain." \ Emily Rankin (joint French and Spanish)

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