BA Modern Languages with History of Art and Visual Culture

The Modern Languages and Translation Studies course at Royal Holloway, University of London provides comprehensive training in various languages and prepares students for a range of careers in language-related professions which require a solid grounding in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in a foreign language.Course Content: This course offers a modern, comprehensive curriculum that incorporates the study of French, German, Italian or Spanish within a framework that is both comparative and intercultural. It includes practical language classes, lectures and small group seminars. Students will study core modules on society and culture; theatre, cinema and literature; history, politics and philosophy; translation theory and practice.Key Modules: Core modules include Society and Culture, Theatre in Context, Contemporary Narrative, History and Politics, Philosophy of Language, Modern European Philosophy, and Translation and Comparative Literature. Optional modules include Imag(in)ing the World, Medieval Literature, and Business Translation.Future Careers: This course equips students for a range of careers that require specialist language knowledge and skills. Graduates have gone on to work in European business; the Civil Service; international organizations; publishing; journalism and media; leisure and tourism industries; teaching and public service interpreting.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.