Teaching & Modules
Teaching methods - what to expect
Assessment
- Coursework
- Written examinations
- Assessed Essays
- Language Assignments (Written, Oral, Aural)
- Practical assessment
- Dissertation
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include coursework and assessed essays; language assignments (written, oral, aural); individual or group-based presentations; year abroad project work; examinations; and dissertation. You will also have a variety of formative assessments (not for credit) throughout your programme.
Modules
Year
English
Students will take a total of 60 credits of modules from the English Department.
You are required to take the following modules:
- Reading Theory (15 credits)
- Reading Poetry (15 credits)
You will select two further modules from a range of optional modules in the English Department that may typically include:
- Medieval Literary Culture (15 credits)
- Early Modern Literary Culture (15 credits)
- Writing Race, Writing Gender (15 credits)
- Literatures of the Americas (15 credits)
- Undead Genres, 1700-1900 (15 credits)
- London On and Off the Page (15 credits)
Modern Languages
Students will take a total of 60 credits of modules from the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
French Pathway
You are required to take ONE of the following language modules, depending on linguistic competence in French:
- French Core Language (First Year) [Post A level] (30 credits)
- Introductory French [Ab initio beginner’s stream] (30 credits)
- Intermediate French [ab initio intermediate stream] (30 credits)
AND TWO of the following literature modules, depending on linguistic competence in French:
- Cultures of the French-Speaking World: Critical Approaches [Post A level] (15 credits)
- Cultures of the French-Speaking World: Forms & Representations [Post A level] (15 credits)
- Cultures of the French-Speaking World for ab initio: Critical Approaches (15 credits)
- Cultures of the French-Speaking World for ab initio: Forms & Representations (15 credits)
German Pathway
You are required to take ONE of the following language modules, depending on linguistic competence in German:
- German Language and Culture I [Post A level] (30 credits)
- Introductory German [ab initio beginner’s stream] (30 credits)
- Intermediate German [ab initio intermediate stream] (30 credits)
AND TWO of the following literature modules, depending on linguistic competence in German:
- Being Many: Vocabularies of Difference in German-speaking Worlds [Post A level] (15 credits)
- Being Many: Cultural Practices in German-speaking Worlds [Post A level] (15 credits)
- Being Many for ab initio: Vocabularies of Difference in German-speaking Worlds (15 credits)
- Being Many for ab initio: Cultural Practices in German-speaking Worlds (15 credits)
Portuguese Pathway
You are required to take ONE of the following language modules, depending on linguistic competence in Portuguese:
- Portuguese Language 1A [post-A level] (30 credits)
- Introductory Portuguese [ab initio beginner’s stream] (30 credits)
- Intermediate Portuguese [ab initio intermediate stream] (30 credits)
AND the following modules:
- Global Iberias Perspectives: Introduction to the Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Worlds (15 credits)
- Global Iberias Themes: Rethinking the Portuguese and Spanish Speaking Worlds (15 credits)
Spanish Pathway
You are required to take ONE of the following language modules, depending on linguistic competence in Spanish:
- Spanish Language I [Post A level] (30 credits)
- Introductory Spanish [ab initio beginner’s stream] (30 credits)
- Intermediate Spanish [ab initio intermediate stream] (30 credits)
AND the following modules:
- Global Iberias Perspectives: Introduction to the Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Worlds (15 credits)
- Global Iberias Themes: Rethinking the Portuguese and Spanish Speaking Worlds (15 credits)
Please note: It may not be possible to run the intermediate streams for German and Portuguese in any given year due to numbers of students.
Please contact dllc@kcl.ac.uk if you have further questions
Key Information
Course type:
Joint honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-Levels:
AAB
Duration:
Four years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
12 September 2025