Learning a Language

Make yourself stand out from the crowd by impressing employers with your range of language skills, level of competence and the fact that you offer something different!

Whether you are interested in South American, European, Middle or Far Eastern, or ancient languages, there’s something in this global, linguistic smorgasbord to tempt you.

Try something new or continue a language you studied at school. Impress your employer with a range of linguistic skills!

Many graduates find themselves working in multinational, multilingual teams, so what better preparation than developing your linguistic and cultural knowledge now? Whether you are thinking of pursuing a career, studying or undertaking a work placement abroad, using your credits to study a language is a great idea.

Learning a Language modules

103 modules available

This information is for the 2024/25 academic year. You can you use the filters to show only results that match your requirements.

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Module Code Module Title Level
ARAB1003 Persian for Beginners 1
ARAB1015 Arabic for Beginners 1
CLAS1030 Advanced Ancient Greek 1
CLAS1045 Advanced Latin 1
CLAS1200 Intermediate Ancient Greek 1
CLAS1250 Intermediate Latin 1
CLAS1810 Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 1) 1
CLAS1910 Beginners Latin 1
EAST1280 Intermediate Japanese (1) 1
EAST1460 Intermediate Chinese (1) 1
EAST1461 Intermediate Chinese (2) 1
EAST1703 Basic Thai Language and Culture 1 1
EAST1704 Basic Thai Language and Culture 2 1
ELU1002 English for Communication 1
ELU1003 English for Communication 1
ELU1009 Using Writing 1
FREN1010 French Language Awareness and Skills (Common European Framework B2) 1
GERM1020 Beginners German (A1 of the CEFR) 1
GERM1021 Pre-Intermediate German Language (A2/B1 of the CEFR) 1
ITAL1015 Intermediate Italian (B1 of the CEFR) 1
ITAL1030 Beginners Italian (A1 of the CEFR) 1
ITAL1032 Lower Intermediate Italian (A2+ of the CEFR) 1
LANG1050 Czech beginners (A1) 1
LANG1051 Czech post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1065 English topics: history and culture (B1-B2) 1
LANG1066 English topics: popular culture (B1-B2) 1
LANG1090 French beginners (A1) 1
LANG1091 French post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1092 French post-beginners: language and society (A2) 1
LANG1094 French topics: global and local (B1-B2) 1
LANG1095 French topics: history and culture (B1-B2) 1
LANG1096 French topics: popular culture (B1-B2) 1
LANG1098 French topics: work and study (B1-B2) 1
LANG1100 German beginners (A1) 1
LANG1101 German post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1102 German post-beginners: language and society (A2) 1
LANG1103 German topics: family, friendship and social media (B1-B2) 1
LANG1110 Italian beginners (A1) 1
LANG1111 Italian post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1112 Italian post-beginners: language and society (A2) 1
LANG1114 Italian topics: global and local (B1-B2) 1
LANG1120 Japanese beginners (A1) 1
LANG1121 Japanese post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1122 Japanese post-beginners: language and society (A2) 1
LANG1126 Japanese topics: popular culture (B1-B2) 1
LANG1127 Japanese topics: travel and life (B1-B2) 1
LANG1130 Korean beginners (A1) 1
LANG1131 Korean post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1140 Mandarin beginners (A1) 1
LANG1141 Mandarin post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1142 Mandarin post-beginners: language and society (A2) 1
LANG1143 Mandarin topics: family, friendship and social media (B1-B2) 1
LANG1148 Mandarin topics: work and study (B1-B2) 1
LANG1150 Portuguese beginners (A1) 1
LANG1151 Portuguese post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1160 Spanish beginners (A1) 1
LANG1161 Spanish post-beginners: language and identity (A2) 1
LANG1162 Spanish post-beginners: language and society (A2) 1
LANG1163 Spanish topics: family, friendship and social media (B1-B2) 1
LANG1165 Spanish topics: history and culture (B1-B2) 1
LANG1167 Spanish topics: travel and life (B1-B2) 1
LANG1168 Spanish topics: work and study (B1-B2) 1
SLAV1010 Beginning Russian 1 1
SLAV1020 Beginning Russian 2 1
SLAV1101 Core Russian Language 1 1
SLAV1140 Russian Language for Heritage Speakers 1
SPPO1080 Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A 1
SPPO1081 Portuguese for Beginners 1B 1
SPPO1084 Intermediate Portuguese Language 1
SPPO1145 Catalan Language and Culture I 1
ARAB2007 Arabic for Beginners 2 2
CLAS2200 Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 2) 2
CLAS2260
Intermediate Latin (Level 2)
2
CLAS2810 Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 2) 2
CLAS2910 Beginners Latin (Level 2) 2
EAST2182 Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers 1 2
EAST2192 Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers 2 2
EAST2300 Intermediate Japanese (1) 2
EAST2550 Intermediate Chinese (1) 2
EAST2570 Intermediate Chinese (II) 2
EAST2704 Intermediate Thai Language and Culture 1 2
EAST2705 Intermediate Thai Language and Culture 2 2
ELU2001 English and Intercultural Communication 2
ELU2007 English for Academic Study 2
ELU2008 English for Academic Study 2
ELU2010 Language Through Literature and Place: Reading Yorkshire 2
FLTU2333 Introduction to Professional French 2
FLTU2334 Introduction to Professional French 2
FREN2010 French Language in Contexts 2
GERM2010 German Language Skills in Context 2
GERM2020 German Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR) 2
ITAL2015 Italian Language A 2
ITAL2016 Italian Language B 2
SPPO2010 Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2 2
SPPO2090 Portuguese Language Skills 2
SPPO2595 Catalan Language and Culture II 2
ARAB3100 Arabic for Beginners 3 3
CLAS3230 Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 3) 3
CLAS3260 Intermediate Latin (Level 3) 3
CLAS3815 Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 3) 3
CLAS3915 Beginners Latin (Level 3) 3
EAST3710 Advanced Thai Language and Culture 3
GERM3010 Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses 3
SPPO3535 Catalan Language and Culture III 3