Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Department of Modern Languages
French, German, Italian and Spanish language, literature, film and culture, and translation.
At a glance, 2026–27
- Head of department
- Professor Carmen Aranda
- Building
- Rendle House, Rendle Street
- Academic staff
- 34
- Students
- 300 undergraduates, 60 taught and 35 research postgraduates
The Department teaches French, German, Italian and Spanish, each to degree level, and Italian and Spanish from beginners. Every student spends the third year of a four-year degree abroad, studying at a partner university or working as a language assistant.
The Department’s Language Centre also teaches evening and lunchtime classes in eleven languages to students and staff in every faculty.
Subjects
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
- Translation and interpreting
- Film and visual culture
Courses
Undergraduate
- English and French BA QR31, joint
- French BA R100
- German BA R200
- Italian BA R300
- Spanish BA R400
- Modern Languages BA R800
- Law with French Law LLB M1R1, joint
- Law with German Law LLB M1R2, joint
Postgraduate taught
Postgraduate research
Modern Languages in the course finder
Research
- Translation
- The history and practice of literary and technical translation.
- Migration and language
- Multilingual communities in European port cities.
- Film and memory
- European cinema and the memory of war and dictatorship.
Research students are supervised in every area listed. See research at Oxenfurt and the University’s centres and institutes.
Contact
Rendle House, Rendle Street, Oxenfurt OF1 3HL
Email modern.languages@oxenfurt.uk · Telephone 01632 960630
The department office is open from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.
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