You'll learn the languages that interest you alongside core modules in translation in this flexible degree. You'll prepare for work in all kinds of sectors, from business and marketing to interpreting and teaching. Experience a new approach to language learning with our CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning) teaching method - study topics of cultural significance in your chosen languages, designed and delivered by expert researchers. Learn in a vibrant city that is culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse. Join our language and culture-based societies to further enhance your skills and contribute to the student-led Linguist Magazine. Enjoy focused academic contact – We pride ourselves on competitive contact hours. These take place in small groups, encouraging active language learning through engagement with cultural material. Be taught by Birmingham’s group of high-profile translation researchers, trainers and practising professionals. Their extensive expertise reaches a wide range of areas, including: literary translation and reception translation history gender issues in translation news translation intercultural pragmatics interpreting studies and more. You’ll be assessed in different ways to suit each module. At the start of a module, you’ll be told how and when you’ll be assessed. Methods will vary but may include coursework (e.g., essays), group or individual presentations and projects, exams, reports or computer-based assignments.