Modern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) French/Spanish at Heriot-Watt University
Modern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) French/Spanish (MA (Hons), RR14) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBC - ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 208–223 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- RR14 · R1 French + R4 Spanish
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%91%
Learning opportunities91%86%
Assessment and feedback96%82%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management93%78%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice90%78%
15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£24.5k5 years£29.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working15% working and studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
French language language and area studies
Spanish language language and area studies
translation studies language and area studies
Spanish language language and area studies
translation studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
French studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | LLB Law and Modern Languages LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Heriot-Watt University | Modern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) French/Spanish this course | BBC - ABB | 208–223 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Modern Languages and Drama BA (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Danish and French BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Bath | Modern Languages with study or work abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Birmingham | French BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Ancient History/French MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | French BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Business and French BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of London Institute in Paris | French Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | French and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
See all 529 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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