Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

We are one of the UK’s largest modern language units, covering six European languages, Chinese and Translation Studies.  We offer taught and research degrees in:

• French and Francophone Studies
• German Studies
• Russian and Slavonic Studies
• Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
• Translation Studies
• Chinese-Studies

Our undergraduate degree programmes offer language study from beginners’ level in all our languages and we have a large postgraduate community, made up of UK and international students.    

The Language Centre 

In addition we are home to the Language Centre, which offers a broad range of high quality language classes and additional language services, including a programme of evening classes.