BA, 4 years, UCAS: RR13
Typical A level offer: ABB
Subject overview
Why languages?
The study of languages enables you to acquire excellent communication skills and enhance your understanding of your own and other cultures. Knowledge of a foreign language gives you access to the intellectual achievements and social developments of the countries where the target languages are spoken. In addition, the ability to speak a second language and the experience of having spent time studying or working abroad are major assets in the employment market. To quote Nelson Mandela: ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.’
Why languages at Sussex?
Intellectually stimulating degrees with relevant practical applications.
Start post-A level and/or from beginner’s level at the appropriate standard.
Reach a high level of proficiency with the expert tuition of experienced language tutors.
Enjoy all the academic, social, personal and, ultimately, professional benefits of the year abroad, whether working, teaching or studying at a partner university.
Profit from studying alongside visiting and exchange students from continental Europe and beyond.
Open language courses
If you are interested in learning a new language or improving your existing foreign-language skills outside the context of your chosen degree course, Sussex offers the opportunity to study a language on a weekly basis with other students, members of the University staff and the local community. You can choose from Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Swahili classes. Classes take place at lunchtimes or in the early evening.
All of our open language courses offer the opportunity to develop language skills and to learn about the country and customs concerned.
Further information about these courses and tuition fees is available from the Open Course Office (email opencourses@sussex.ac.uk) or at the Sussex Centre for Language Studies.
Independent language learning
The Language Learning Centre provides state-of-the-art technology that supports self-access language learning. Foreign-language newspapers and magazines are also available.
Programme content
In addition to gaining a high level of proficiency in your target languages, this course give you the opportunity to get to know and appreciate the cultural and social aspects of countries in Europe and other continents where French or Italian are spoken.
History and culture modules will give you an insight into the events and movements that have influenced countries in Europe and beyond, allowing you to explore the factors that influence your own culture before moving on to study aspects of cultural difference. These modules will be complemented with material in your chosen foreign languages such as films, documentaries, and live and recorded television and radio programmes, as well as written texts of all kinds including, for example, short stories, plays, and newspaper and journal articles. A vital part of your study will involve considering the ways in which language reflects culture. Modules leading to cultural competence therefore form an important part of your degree.
Your language classes give you the opportunity to acquire oral and written fluency, enhanced comprehension skills, a wider vocabulary and advanced grammatical knowledge, and accuracy in your chosen languages. In the second year there is more emphasis on summarising, synthesising and handling authentic texts. Study of the culture, society and politics of the appropriate country is undertaken to prepare you for the year spent abroad. In the final year, there will be opportunities to pursue independent projects and to get an introduction to interpreting and translation skills.
We continue to develop and update our modules for 2013 entry to ensure you have the best student experience. In addition to the course structure below, you may find it helpful to refer to the 2012 modules tab.
How will I learn?
Learning and teaching are focused around language classes, complemented by lectures and seminars both on broad European issues of modern and contemporary importance, and on specific topics relevant to the language of study. Subjects range widely from popular culture and current affairs to philosophy, politics, history, information technology, art and photography, film and theatre.
There will be ample opportunity for group work, as well as for individual research and self-directed study. Materials include texts from literary and journalistic sources, as well as input from audiovisual and internet media. Assessment methods include coursework, learning journals, essay writing, spoken presentations, oral and aural examining, written examinations, and extended essays, projects, reports and dissertations.
At Sussex, the scheduled contact time you receive is made up of lectures, seminars, tutorials, classes, laboratory and practical work, and group work; the exact mix depends on the subject you are studying. This scheduled contact time is reflected in the Key Information Set (KIS) for this course. In addition to this, you will have further contact time with teaching staff on an individual basis to help you develop your learning and skills, and to provide academic guidance and advice to support your independent study.
For more information on what it's like to study at Sussex, refer to Study support.
What will I achieve?
- advanced language and communication skills, as well as an introduction to skills in intercultural mediation such as translation and interpreting
- intellectual skills including the ability to acquire appropriate knowledge, to analyse and evaluate cultural products of various kinds, to make comparisons between different areas of intellectual and cultural concern and the approaches that characterise them, and to express arguments and ideas effectively in both English and your target language(s)
- knowledge and understanding of significant aspects of the culture, developments, artefacts and achievements of Europe and of countries in other continents where French, Italian or Spanish are spoken
- informed and sympathetic comprehension and appreciation of the diversity, but also the inter-relatedness, of different cultures
- through the crosscultural experience of a year spent studying or working abroad, skills and adaptability that give you excellent preparation for your future professional life.
Core content
Year 1
You study your chosen language, with the focus on accuracy and fluency in both speaking and writing. You can explore study skills that allow you to make the best of our well-equipped Language Learning Centre.
Alongside language study you follow modules giving you an insight into the ideas and events that underpin modern society in the countries of Europe and beyond. What is it like to live and work in France, Italy and Spain today? What place does Europe have within the wider international context and what are the attitudes of Europeans towards their own countries, towards Britain, the rest of Europe and to the world beyond?
You are also introduced to aspects of cultural difference. What is culture? What part does cultural competence play in communication between speakers of different mother tongues?
Year 2
Your language study becomes more demanding, with the focus on high levels of competence in tasks such as giving oral presentations, writing reports, summarising spoken and written texts, writing book and film reviews, and holding meetings and discussions. The advanced study of your language prepares you for your third year abroad. In addition to your language study, you explore cultural, political, historical, literary and social aspects of countries in and beyond Europe where French, Italian or Spanish are spoken. You also learn about language in use and consider ways in which language is affected by differing social contexts. How does language reflect culture? How do we signal politeness, formality, irony, etc in English? How does this compare with other languages? What issues do such questions raise for translation and mediation between cultures? You have the opportunity to investigate these and other related areas.
Year 3
Your third year is spent abroad, studying at one of our partner universities, on a work placement or as a teaching assistant in a school.
Year 4
You take language modules including an introduction to the vocational skills of translation and interpreting. You will also develop and deepen your knowledge of relevant social or cultural issues through the study of special subjects.
Please note that these are the modules running in 2012.
Year 1
Options
Year 2
Core modules
Options
Cultural Encounters
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 1
The module aims to promote intercultural competence and cultural awareness as part of overall communicative competence. There is a chance to explore ways in which culture and language are linked and ways in which cultural values and attitudes are encoded in language. You will be provided with a theoretical framework within which you can develop an awareness of the target culture.
Europe 1900-45
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 1
This module focuses on the development of essential study skills such as textual analysis, note-taking, the planning and writing of essays and summaries. You will normally work with texts written in (one of) your foreign language(s).
France 1900-45
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 1
This module develops and extends the ideas and themes introduced in the module History and Culture in the 20th Century. Relevant works of literature, film, theatre and the press are studied in the target language, wherever possible. Written and oral material is drawn from a wide range of sources to make you aware of the context in which the country whose language you study has progressed towards its current situation. You will develop essential skills of note-taking, discussing, summarising, analysing and essay writing (including documentation).
French 1A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 1
French 1B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 1
French For Bilinguals A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 1
This is an entry-level module in translation theory and practice. You will submit a fortnightly translation. Weekly, you will work with a tutor on a pre-distributed text and derive a translation in class. Focused attention is given to the problematics of translation, eg basic theories and strategies available, difficulties of untranslatability, cultural/linguistic matters, and the register/genre/style demands of translation. Working is in both directions, eg theme and version. In addition to exploring the relationships between, eg accuracy, fluency and appropriacy in translation, the teaching prepares you for more comparative translation, oral-aural working, and commentary activities in French Translation Theory and Practice 1B.
French For Bilinguals B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 1
Italian 1A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 1
You will consolidate and progress your knowledge of grammar. Improved grammatical accuracy, oral and written fluency, lexis, and listening and reading comprehension are achieved through the study of a variety of topics and integrated grammar. You will also gain insight into the culture and society of your chosen country.
Italian 1B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 1
You will acquire advanced knowledge of grammar and improve grammatical accuracy, oral and written fluency, lexis, and listening and reading comprehension through the study of a variety of topics and integrated grammar. There is an emphasis on the summarising and handling of authentic texts. You will also study the literature, culture, society and politics of Italy.
Italian Intensive A
30 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 1
This is an intensive module for beginners or near beginners, enabling you to develop the language skills expected of students with a low A level grade or equivalent in one year. A thorough grounding in grammatical functions will be taught through a variety of media and topics.
Italian Intensive B
30 credits
Spring teaching, Year 1
The module builds on the grammatical structures and language functions taught in Intensive Italian 1A. You will improve oral and written fluency, lexis and listening and reading comprehension. A thorough grounding in grammatical functions will be taught through a variety of media and topics.
Italy 1900-45
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 1
This module develops and extends the ideas and themes introduced in the lecture series History and Culture in the 20th Century. Relevant works of literature, film, theatre and the press are studied in Italian, wherever possible. Written and oral material is drawn from a wide range of sources to make you aware of the context in which the country whose language you study has progressed towards its current situation. You will develop essential skills of note-taking, discussing, summarising, analysing and essay writing (including documentation).
French 2A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 2
Your knowledge of syntax will be revised and progressed and active knowledge of lexis increased. Speaking, listening, reading and written skills will be raised to a higher level through the study of authentic texts taken from a variety of media. The study of relevant current affairs will be an important element of the module.
French 2B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 2
Language and Nation
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 2
Following a short introduction, the module falls into two parts. The first looks at how we discover the links between Language, Thought and Nation, and try to identify and analyse covert as well as overt associations between these. Who are the guardians and gatekeepers of our 'native' languages, and what are the pressures to have English in England, French in France but Castillian in Spain and Post-Florentine in Italy? Are some languages more equal than others, conferring more status to their users? And why do languages still change despite 'Academies'? The second part looks at instances of how expressions of the relationship between a nation and its language emerge as various literary and other genres (with particular reference to the novel), and how these feed back into the collective identity (with particular reference to representations in the cinema of various countries).
Europe 1945-date
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 2
The module provides you with an overview of important historical and cultural developments in the second part of the 20th century, focussing on the period from the 1940s through to the present day. Movements and trends in the political, historical and social area and their impact on the arts and literature are addressed in the lectures. For all these topics, various national settings (France, Germany, Italy and Spain) are examined and discussed. The lecture series seeks to establish a comparative perspective on the relevant issues.
France 1945-date
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 2
Relevant works of literature, film, theatre and the press are studied in French, wherever possible. Written and oral material is drawn from a wide range of sources to make you aware of the context in which France has progressed towards its current situation. You will develop essential skills of note-taking, discussing, summarising, analysing and essay writing (including documentation). The module will allow you to progress towards independent study.
Italian 2A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 2
Your knowledge of syntax will be revised and progressed and active knowledge of lexis increased. Speaking, listening, reading and written skills will be raised to a higher level through the study of authentic texts taken from a variety of media. The study of relevant current affairs will be an important element of the module.
Italian 2B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 2
Italian Post-Intensive A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 2
Your knowledge of syntax will be revised and progressed and active knowledge of lexis increased. Speaking, listening, reading and writing skills will be raised to a higher level through the study of authentic texts taken from a variety of media. The study of relevant current affairs will be an important element of the module.
Italian Post-Intensive B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 2
Italy 1945-date
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 2
Relevant works of literature, film, theatre and the press are studied in Italian, wherever possible. Written and oral material is drawn from a wide range of sources to make you aware of the context in which Italy has progressed towards its current situation. You will develop essential skills of note-taking, discussing, summarising, analysing and essay writing (including documentation). The module will allow you to progress towards independent study.
Europe Mandatory Year Abroad - Modern Languages
120 credits
Autumn & spring teaching, Year 3
French 3A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 4
The two hours per week classroom contact throughout this 25-week module are devoted, on the one hand, to oral and interpreting work and, on the other, to translation and composition. There is therefore an emphasis upon oral proficiency, both in everyday conversation and in more formal contexts, such as presentations and mediation between speakers of French and English. There is a similar emphasis upon written proficiency, whether writing French 'freely' within the framework of a discursive essay, translating from English into French or, indeed, from French into English. Roughly equal contact time is devoted to these three written skills and the same weighting is accorded to each of them in assessments.
French 3B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 4
Italian 3A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 4
The two hours per week classroom contact throughout this 25-week module are devoted, on the one hand, to oral and interpreting work and, on the other, to translation and composition. There is therefore an emphasis upon oral proficiency, both in everyday conversation and in more formal contexts, such as presentations and mediation between speakers of Italian and English. There is a similar emphasis upon written proficiency, whether writing Italian 'freely' within the framework of a discursive essay, translating from English into Italian or, indeed, from Italian into English. Roughly equal contact time is devoted to these three written skills and the same weighting is accorded to each of them in assessments.
Italian 3B
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 4
Italian Special Subject
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 4
This module, delivered in Italian to all single-honours and joint-major students studying Italian as part of their degree, will look at women's presence and representation in early modern Italian literature and art. This module will address some distinctive works by Boccaccio, Michelangelo and Vittoria Colonna, and will cover a variety of genres such as prose, poetry, philosophical commentary, letter writing and biography.
Themes in European Theatre and Cinema A
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 4
This module, delivered in English to all Single Honours and Joint Major linguists, will address major themes in 20th-century European theatre and cinema. These will vary from year to year, but will typically include some of the following: time, gender, memory, nostalgia, identity, sex, death, revolution. Equally, the authors/directors and plays/films selected for study (in English translation) will vary year on year, but will normally include at least one prominent representative of each of the four European languages offered at this level, namely French, German, Italian and Spanish.
French Special Subject 1
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 4
This module, delivered in French to all single-honours and joint-major students studying French as part of their degree, will address some key works by two of the most significant writers in 20th-century French literature, namely Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone deBeauvoir. The texts themselves may vary from year to year, but they will normally include at least one notable exemplar of the theatre, prose fiction, biography and/or autobiography, and the discursive or polemical essay (whether literary, political, philosophical or sociological in theme). A prime focus of analysis will be the manner in which this famous existentialist couple transposed their lived experience – and, to an extent, their own relationship – into a plethora of literary forms.
French Special Subject 2
15 credits
Spring teaching, Year 4
Genres in European Literature
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 4
This weekly lecture plus fortnightly seminar module, delivered in English to all Single Honours linguists (one or two languages) will consider key genres or styles in 20th-century European prose literature. These will vary from year to year, but will typically include some of the following: the novel and narrative theory, the short story, women's writing, biography, autobiography, fantasy, juvenilia and writing about youth. Equally, the authors and works selected for study (in English translation) will vary, but will normally include at least one prominent writer in each of the four European languages offered at this level, namely French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Modern Languages Dissertation
15 credits
Autumn teaching, Year 4
This module is available as an option both to single-honours and joint-major modern linguists. It provides the opportunity to conduct a self-assigned piece of research and to write it up in the target language, as an alternative to working in English in "Genres" (R9033). Each student will be allocated a supervisor in the relevant language, with whom s/he will agree the topic of her/his research and the title of the dissertation. However, that research will be essentially self-directed under the light-touch guidance of the supervisor, provided initially through shared workshops and, later on, through one-to-one tutorials. The student will be required to produce two excerpts of work in progress, at mutually agreed points in TB1, so that the supervisor can check that s/he is on the right lines and offer helpful formative feedback. For illustrative purposes, research topics might include: modern French authors, especially Sartre and the existentialists; post-war German literature; cinema adaptations of European literary works; Golden Age Spanish drama.
Entry requirements
Sussex welcomes applications from students of all ages who show evidence of the academic maturity and broad educational background that suggests readiness to study at degree level. For most students, this will mean formal public examinations; details of some of the most common qualifications we accept are shown below. If you are an overseas student, refer to Applicants from outside the UK.
All teaching at Sussex is in the English language. If your first language is not English, you will also need to demonstrate that you meet our English language requirements.
A level
Typical offer: ABB
Specific entry requirements: A levels must include French, at grade B. For applicants with only French at A level, Italian can be taken from beginner's level, but all successful applicants will need A level French (grade B).
International Baccalaureate
Typical offer: 34 points overall
Specific entry requirements: Successful applicants will need Higher Level French, with at least grade 5. Italian can be taken from beginner's level, but all successful applicants must have prior knowledge of French to Higher Level (grade 5).
For more information refer to International Baccalaureate.
Other qualifications
Access to HE Diploma
Typical offer: Pass the Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher.
Specific entry requirements: Successful applicants will also need A level (or equivalent) French, at grade B. For applicants with only French at A level, Italian can be taken from beginner's level, but all successful applicants will need A level standard French (grade B).
For more information refer to Access to HE Diploma.
Advanced Diploma
Typical offer: Pass with grade B in the Diploma and A in the Additional and Specialist Learning.
Specific entry requirements: The Additional and Specialist Learning must be an A-level in French. For applicants with only French at A level, Italian can be taken from beginner's level, but all successful applicants will need A level French (grade B).
For more information refer to Advanced Diploma.
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
Typical offer: DDM
Specific entry requirements: Successful applicants will also need A level (or equivalent) French, grade B, in addition to the BTEC Extended Diploma. For applicants with only French at A level, Italian can be taken from beginner's level, but all successful applicants will need A level standard French (grade B).
For more information refer to BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.
European Baccalaureate
Typical offer: Overall result of 77%
Specific entry requirements: Evidence of existing academic ability in French is essential. Italian can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience. However, all successful applicants will need to have a good prior knowledge of French.
For more information refer to European Baccalaureate.
Finnish Ylioppilastutkinto
Typical offer: Overall average result in the final matriculation examinations of at least 6.0
Specific entry requirements: Evidence of existing academic ability in French is essential. Italian can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience. However, all successful applicants will need to have a good prior knowledge of French.
French Baccalauréat
Typical offer: Overall final result of at least 13/20
Specific entry requirements: Italian can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience.
German Abitur
Typical offer: Overall result of 1.8 or better
Specific entry requirements: Evidence of existing academic ability in French is essential. Italian can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience. However, all successful applicants will need to have a good prior knowledge of French.
Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher level)
Typical offer: AABBBB
Specific entry requirements: Evidence of existing academic ability in French and/or Italian is essential. Italian can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience. However, all successful applicants will need to have prior knowledge of French.
Italian Diploma di Maturità or Diploma Pass di Esame di Stato
Typical offer: Final Diploma mark of at least 90/100
Specific entry requirements: Evidence of existing academic ability in French is essential. Italian can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience. However, all successful applicants will need to have a good prior knowledge of French.
Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers
Typical offer: AABBB
Specific entry requirements: Highers must include French, at least grade B. Ideally, applicants will also have French at Advanced Higher, grade B. Italian can be taken from beginner's level, but all successful applicants need at least Higher French.
For more information refer to Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers.
Spanish Titulo de Bachillerato (LOGSE)
Typical offer: Overall average result of at least 8.0
Specific entry requirements: Evidence of existing academic ability in French is essential. Italian can be taken from beginner's level for those without prior experience. However, all successful applicants will need to have a good prior knowledge of French.
Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma
Typical offer: Pass the Core plus at least AB in two A-levels
Specific entry requirements: A levels must include French, grade B. If you have only French at A level, Italian can be taken from beginner's level, but at least French A level is essential.
For more information refer to Welsh Baccalaureate.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in each section. Internet-based TOEFL with 88 overall, with at least 20 in Listening, 19 in Reading, 21 in Speaking and 23 in Writing.
For more information, refer to alternative English language requirements.
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Fees and funding
Fees
Home/EU students: £9,0001
Channel Island and Isle of Man students: £9,0002
Overseas students: £13,0003
1 The fee shown is for the academic year 2013.
2 The fee shown is for the academic year 2013.
3 The fee shown is for the academic year 2013.
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Care Leavers Award (2013)
Region: UK
Level: UG
Application deadline: 31 July 2014
For students have been in council care before starting at Sussex.
First-Generation Scholars Scheme (2013)
Region: UK
Level: UG
Application deadline: 13 June 2014
The scheme is targeted to help students from relatively low income families – ie those whose family income is up to £42,611.
First-Generation Scholars Scheme EU Student Award (2013)
Region: Europe (Non UK)
Level: UG
Application deadline: 13 June 2014
£3,000 fee waiver for UG Non-UK EU students whose family income is below £25,000
Careers and profiles
Career opportunities
Employers will value your communication and language skills, not to mention the maturity and life experience gained during your year abroad. More than 80 per cent of employers surveyed said they actively sought graduates who had studied abroad (QS Global Employer Survey Report 2011).
Careers that are open to our graduates include:
- arts and the media
- journalism and publishing
- business and marketing
- commerce and finance
- civil and diplomatic services
- the institutions of the European Union
- public service and politics
- teaching and academia.
Recent destinations of our graduates include:
- Amnesty International
- Red Cross
- Sony
- Headstar
- DeHavilland News
- Imperial College, London
- Keble College, Oxford.
For more information, refer to Sussex Centre for Language Studies: Employability.
Careers and employability
For employers, it’s not so much what you know, but what you can do with your knowledge that counts. The experience and skills you’ll acquire during and beyond your studies will make you an attractive prospect. Initiatives such as SussexPlus, delivered by the Careers and Employability Centre, help you turn your skills to your career advantage. It’s good to know that 94 per cent of our graduates are in work or further study (Which? University).
For more information on the full range of initiatives that make up our career and employability plan for students, visit Careers and alumni.
Rebecca's student perspective
‘Sussex is a wonderful place to study languages and the facilities of the Language Learning Centre really allow you to develop your skills and fluency.
‘One of the things that attracted me to Sussex was the large number of destinations on offer in which to spend your year abroad. My year abroad in Paris was unforgettable and I’m planning on using the language skills and cultural awareness I’ve gained during my degree to work abroad in the future.
‘The feeling of mastering a foreign language is incredibly satisfying – languages set you apart from other graduates, are relevant to almost any job and employers love them! And the lovely thing about languages at Sussex is the chance to do in-depth academic work while gaining a skill at the same time.’
Rebecca Loxton
Languages student
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