BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages at University of Bristol

Programme overview

Do you enjoy the adventurous and analytical work of interpreting texts? Are you keen to explore literatures and cultures in an unbordered way, so that national boundaries, disciplinary divisions and linguistic know-how are no barrier to where your curiosity and intellectual ambition might lead? Our BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages degree offers an unmatched opportunity to study international cultural production in both depth and breadth, while also studying one of French, German, Italian, Portuguese (beginners only), Russian or Spanish and its related culture(s).

What you will study

Your degree will be made up of a combination of core and optional units. On the comparative literatures and cultures side, core units will introduce you to the practices and debates of comparative literature and the study of visual cultures (e.g. photography, street art and film). These show how insights and methods from postcolonialism and decolonization, translation studies, multiculturalism and multilingualism can throw new light on the comparative study of literatures and cultures.

Career pathways

Students who spend time overseas ‘consistently achieve better academic outcomes, secure more professional-level jobs and earn higher salaries’ than those who do not ('Gone International: A New Generation’, Universities UK International, 2025). Modern Languages courses for 2027: BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages: Study type Full-time only Course type Joint honours UCAS code QR21 BA English and Modern Languages: Study...

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-level standard offer: ABB. A-level contextual offer: BBC. BTEC: DDM in any Applied General. IB Diploma: 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level. Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers: Advanced Higher: AB, and Higher: AABBB. GCSE: No specific subjects required. English language: IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in writing and 6.5 in all other skills (or equivalent). Apply through UCAS (course code QR21).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). First-year tuition fee for 2027 entry; subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 29,300 a year (2027/28). First-year tuition fee for 2027 entry; subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/

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