In your first year, you will take t

In your first year, you will take two languages, one of which is nominated as your main language (as specified in your application and offer letter). You also take the Language and Culture Core Course (Language, Culture and Representation) and select further cultural and linguistic courses.

The degree offers a unique flexibility, whereby in your second year you may confirm your initial choice of main language, and either keep your other language as your second language, or drop this and replace it with a further language. Alternatively, you may be able to nominate your second language as your main language for the remainder of your degree (subject to approval and availability).

Your third year is spent in a country where your main language is spoken. In your final year at UCL you continue with your language studies in both your main and second languages, or concentrate on your main language only, and select specialist courses in your chosen cultural field.

You will initially choose two languages (one as a 'major' language, the other as a 'minor' language) from the following wide range of languages taught at UCL:

Ancient Greek; Arabic (may only be studied as a minor language); Danish; Dutch; French; German; Hebrew; Icelandic; Italian; Latin; Norwegian; Russian; Spanish; Swedish; Yiddish; a Central or East European language (Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian, Slovak, Ukrainian) and Portuguese (subject to approval and availability).

Areas of cultural study offered include:
Cultural Studies; Film Studies; History of Art; Linguistics; Literary Studies; Translation.

You will also choose School of European Languages, Culture and Society (ELCS) courses, which may be from outside your subject area(s). ELCS courses draw on the full range and diversity of expertise and specialisms within the school.