Skip to main content
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Electives LM044 BA Applied Languages

Course Introduction Video 

We need your consent to load this YouTube content

It is compulsory to study 2 of the languages below as core languages. All languages are available at an advanced level, with German, Japanese and Spanish also available at beginners' level.  Click on a subject below for a video overview. 

Along with your 2 core languages, you will generally have 1 additional core module each semester, as well as a professional elective stream and 1-2 literature/cultural elective modules. 

In Semester 1: 

For your professional elective stream, you must choose one of the following: 

You must also choose one Literature/Cultural elective from: 

  • Literature in one of the languages you are studying
  • Introduction to New Media and Cultural Studies

A full year-by-year breakdown of modules can be found on the prospectus page for BA Applied Languages

© 2026 University of Limerick