Modern Languages and International Relations

This highly flexible degree enables you to study a modern language – choosing from our core languages of French, German, Italian and Spanish – alongside your studies in international relations. Taught by experts from the Department of Languages and Cultures and the Department of Politics and International Relations, you’ll acquire transferable skills with an international focus. Throughout, you’ll be encouraged to follow your interests as they develop and tailor your learning to your career goals. In your third year, you will go abroad to enhance your language learning and undertake a placement at the same time. At the University of Reading, you’ll join a lively, multilingual community and study alongside students from all over the world. Learn from internationally recognised researchers whose wide-ranging expertise includes migration, literature, history, cinema, linguistics, publishing, and translation. 100% of our research is of international standing (Research Excellence Framework 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions – Modern Languages and Linguistics). In the latest National Student Survey, 95% of our students said teaching staff are good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2025, 95% of responders from the Department of Languages and Cultures).