Modern Languages and Linguistics at University of Leeds
Modern Languages and Linguistics (BA (Hons), Q1R1) at University of Leeds asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around 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 courses.leeds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 26% had fewer than the 128 asked.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 98%, a baccalaureate 1%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q1R1 · Q1 linguistics + R1 French
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
89%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%91%
Learning opportunities82%86%
Assessment and feedback76%82%
Academic support89%94%
Organisation and management75%78%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice70%78%
75 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£26k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 125 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
65% working11% working and studying10% studying9% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
76%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
47%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals22%
- Teaching Professionals13%
- Administrative occupations11%
- Elementary occupations8%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 325 graduates · 52% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 9JT
Subjects
phonetics language and area studies
modern languages language and area studies
linguistics language and area studies
modern languages language and area studies
linguistics language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Linguistics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Cymraeg ac Ieithyddiaeth BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | — |
| Queen Mary University of London | English Literature and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Modern Languages BA | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages and Linguistics this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Psychology and Language Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Linguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | Modern Languages and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 128 points | 176–191 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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