Department of Languages
& Cultural Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Languages

 

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The aims of the degree programme are

To enable school-leavers with proven ability and interest in languages to acquire a high level of communication skills in at least two languages.

To give students a specialist knowledge of the societies in which those languages are spoken and expertise in the area of cross-cultural communication.

To provide the option of specialising in an area corresponding to each student's particular interests and leading to a career where linguistic skills are in demand.

Through the Cooperative Education programme, ERASMUS or LINGUA (in future SOCRATES) exchanges, to give students experience of living, working and/or studying in countries in which the languages of their choice are spoken.

 

 

 

Last updated: September 30th, 2004

Íde O' Sullivan