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UCL modern foreign language requirement

 

UCL is committed to Modern Foreign Language education. All UK Honours Degree students, with the exception of those on one-year Top-Up Honours Degrees or iBSc degrees, must enter UCL with, or have developed by graduation, a basic level of competence in a Modern Foreign Language (MFL).

In order to satisfy UCL’s Modern Foreign Language (MFL) requirements, students must undertake one of the following[1]:

  1. Hold a C grade or higher in GCSE, or equivalent, in a Modern Foreign Language, OR
  2. Where available, attend a Modern Foreign Language Summer School arranged by UCL prior to enrolment, OR
  3. Enrol on a 15-credit module in a Modern Foreign Language as a module choice within the student’s standard programme diet. The student must be subject to the standard programme requirements for Progression, Award, Classification and Reassessment, OR
  4. Enrol on an additional 15-credit module in a Modern Foreign Language, over and above the 120 credits required in each year of study. The student must meet the minimum attendance requirements and take part in the assessment, but does not have to pass the module and the mark will not be included in the student’s Classification calculation. If a student does not meet the attendance requirements, they will be Barred from the assessment and must Repeat the module in the following academic session with attendance and fees and marks capped at the Pass Mark. As it is an additional module, and is not a requirement of Progression in any given year, the Repeat may be taken in tandem with enrolment on a subsequent year of study, OR
  5. Exceptionally, and by agreement with the UCL Centre for Language and International Education, enrol on an evening class in a Modern Foreign Language.

In exceptional circumstances UCL Academic Services on behalf of the Vice-Provost (Education & Student Affairs) may suspend the MFL requirements if they are deemed to place an unreasonable burden on a student. Applications must be made to UCL Academic Services via the Faculty Tutor.

A student who fails to satisfy the requirement by the end of their programme will not be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree.

British Sign Language

Enrolment on a 15-credit module in British Sign Language will satisfy the MFL requirement.

Subject to approval by the Faculty Tutor, an appropriate, formal qualification in British Sign Language or another Sign Language maybe considered as an equivalent to a GCSE.

Subject to approval by UCL Academic Services on behalf of the Vice-Provost (Education & Student Affairs), experiential learning in British Sign Language or another Sign Language may be considered, where accreditation is not available. Applications must be made via the Faculty Tutor.

Ancient Languages

GCSE passes in, or enrolment on a 15-credit module in, Ancient Greek, Hebrew or Latin will not satisfy the MFL requirement.

Heritage and Community Languages

Subject to approval by the Faculty Tutor, an appropriate, formal qualification in a heritage or community language maybe considered as an equivalent to a GCSE.

Subject to approval by UCL Academic Services on behalf of the Vice-Provost (Education & Student Affairs), experiential learning in a heritage or community language may be considered, where accreditation is not available. Applications must be made via the Faculty Tutor.