1. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
Bienvenido
Bienvenue
أهلا بك
Добро пожаловат
خوش آمدی
Benvenuto
Herzlich willkommen
Dr Elise Hugueny-Léger, Director of Teaching
Prof. Will Fowler, Head of School

2. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
An international School
About 60 members of staff; 50 postgraduate students; 500 undergraduates
25.4% overseas & UK/EU rest
18.8% UG from North America (2016 figures)
Entry MINIMUM requirement is:
Higher AAAB; A-Level AAB; IB 35 points

3. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
An international School
Territory
Year
Applications
Entrants
US & Canada
2015
213 53
2014
198 42
2013
203 51
2012
148 36
2011
134 41
Rest of the world 71 15 75 12 78 14 87 9 62 17

4. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
A research-active School
Four research institutes
Lively postgraduate community
Research-led teaching
1st in Scotland on quality of publications
Teaching excellence
Language, literature, culture
Middle Ages to 21st century
Digital resources
Native speakers and language teachers
Staff at all levels teach

5. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
A flexible system
Scottish system vs. English system
Variety of subjects and degree combinations
Languages taken from beginners’ level
Single Honours: French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Joint Honours
Triple Honours: 3 langs.; 2 langs + Comparative Literature/International Relations/English/Management/
Ancient History/Classical studies
Comparative literature
Arabic and Persian

6. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
Comparative literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Taught by subject specialists
Pre-20th century (the Quran, Beowulf, Candide)
Texts studied in English translation
Some of our modules:
The Literary canon
Found in translation
Literature and the Bible
Autobiography and the Visual Arts
Folk and Fairy Tales

7. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
The Year abroad Study abroad in 3rd year at Erasmus partner university Credit transfer = 50% of final degree grade or stay in St Andrews Final 4th year here (4-year degree programme) OR work placement and come back for two years (5-year degree programme)

8. The St Andrews education
Employability
Training sessions and practical advice
Emphasis on transferrable skills
Careers centre employability programme
Further studies 24%
Career paths for Modern Languages students: teaching, translation, interpreting, law, banking, insurance, logistics, management consultancy, retail management, international media and journalism, public relations, marketing, publishing, interior design, policy-marking, accountancy, speech therapy, writing mentor, Scottish parliament…

9. SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES
Gracias
Merci
متشکرم
Спасибо
Grazie
شكرا
Vielen Dank
Dr Elise Hugueny-Léger, Director of Teaching
Prof. Will Fowler, Head of School