Subject Guide

Languages and Area Studies

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Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses2,219
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MAModern Languages (French and Persian) and Management

University of St Andrews
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BACymraeg, Cyfryngau a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus (Welsh, Media and Public Relations)

Swansea University
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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MAModern Languages (French and German) and English

University of St Andrews
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MAComparative Literature and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish Part Time

University of Bedfordshire
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MAEnglish Literature/Gaelic

University of Glasgow
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MAEnglish Language/Latin

University of Glasgow
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MAComparative Literature/English Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAArabic and German and Persian

University of St Andrews
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MASpanish

University of St Andrews
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MACentral & East European Studies/English Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAArabic - Chinese Studies

University of St Andrews
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MAArabic and Comparative Literature and Russian

University of St Andrews
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BAModern Languages and Cultures

The University of Sheffield
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Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MEngChemical Engineering

The University of Manchester
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Literature

Anglia Ruskin University
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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DipHELanguage Studies

The Open University
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Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Literature, Journalism and Media

Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
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Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFrench and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
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Satisfied93%
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

Nottingham Trent University
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEnglish Literature and Creative Writing

The University of Surrey
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFrench (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAWelsh

Cardiff University
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Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses2,219
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students