For students who entered the programme in September 2026, you can find the details of your programme: BA Modern Languages and English (Thai)(For students entering from September 2026 onwards)
The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of the BA Modern Languages and English at the University of Leeds lie in the combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which it offers, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations with languages available.
This programme also allows the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad. The combination of English with the study of another language and cultural context allows students to explore cultural production in multiple cultural contexts, gaining deeper and more critical cultural insights alongside sophisticated reception and production skills in a major world language.
The programme permits students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree. It is emphatically a joint honours programme, rather than an integrated programme: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines. A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
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At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in English, 60 credits in Thai as well as the cornerstone module MODL1150.
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1450 | Foundations of East Asia | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ENGL1065 | Reading Between the Lines | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL1110 | Literature, Culture and Critique | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL1150 | Worlds of Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students with no prior knowledge of Thai will be required to study the following modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1720 | Beginners Thai | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1725 | Post-Beginners Thai | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Students with prior knowledge of Thai will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1510 | Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST1725 | Post-Beginners Thai | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
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Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
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At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take at least 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in English and a minimum of 60 credits in Thai.
The remaining 20 credits may be taken as optional modules in either English or Thai, or as discovery modules.
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2704 | Intermediate Thai Language and Culture 1 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2705 | Intermediate Thai Language and Culture 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Students may study up to 20 credits of the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| EAST2711 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2713 | Buddhism: a Lived Tradition | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2718 | Topics in Contemporary East Asian Societies | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Students may study up to 20 credits from the from the following lists of optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL2003 | Global Queer Politics and Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL2006 | Social Class across Cultures | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2070 | Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Students are required to take at least one of the following modules. They may also select both options, if preferred:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2030 | Writing Environments: Literature, Nature, Culture | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2045 | Body Language: Literature and Embodiment | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Student may also select one or more modules from the options below (basket 1-6), to fulfil the minimum requirement of 40 credits of English modules. Students can select a maximum of one module per basket.
Basket 1:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2029 | Renaissance Literature | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2144 | Life, Love and Death from Chaucer to Marlowe | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 2:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2065 | Postcolonial Literature | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2090 | Modern Literature | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 3:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2095 | Other Voices: Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Literature | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2096 | The World Before Us: Literature 1660–1830 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 4:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2055 | American Words, American Worlds | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2080 | Contemporary Literature | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 5: Please note that some of the modules in this basket have pre-requisites for enrolment
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2024 | Language in Society | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| ENGL2034 | Cursing and Courtesy: (im)politeness in English | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2039 | Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2042 | Language Policy, Planning, and Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2044 | Prose Fiction Stylistics and the Mind | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| ENGL2049 | Language of the Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 6: Please note that some of the modules in this basket have pre-requisites for enrolment
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2023 | Power of Language | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2032 | Children, Talk and Learning | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2033 | Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2037 | Forensic Approaches to Language | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2038 | Global English: Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Decolonisation | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| ENGL2043 | The Politics of Language | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| ENGL2048 | Dialect Hunting | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2181 | Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Students may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
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At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each subject. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as further options in English or Thai, or as discovery modules.
All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST3710 | Advanced Thai Language and Culture | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following compulsory Final Year Project modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL3005 | Textual Editing Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| ENGL3041 | Final Year Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL3050 | Final Year Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Students who take their FYP in English (ENGL3005 or ENGL3041) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules (EITHER basket 1 OR basket 2):
Students who take their FYP in Thai (MODL3050) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules (EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2):
BASKET 1: THAI AND EAST ASIAN STUDIES OPTIONAL MODULES
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| EAST3016 | East Asian Performing Arts | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3018 | Death in Japanese Society and Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3156 | Nature and Technology in Japan: Cultural Images | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3707 | Buddhism: A Lived Tradition | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
BASKET 2: TRANSNATIONAL CULTURE AND SOCIETY OPTIONAL MODULES:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOAH3230 | Transnational Feminism and Creative Practice | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Students who take their FYP with English (ENGL3005 or ENGL3041) may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules (EITHER Basket 3 OR Basket 4:)
Students who take their FYP in Thai (MODL3050) are required to take 40 credits and may take up to 60 credits from the following list of optional modules (EITHER Basket 3 OR Basket 4:)
BASKET 3: SEMESTER 1 ENGLISH OPTIONAL MODULES
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL3031 | Sex and Suffering in the Eighteenth-Century Novel | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3033 | Writing and Gender in Seventeenth-Century England | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3034 | Romantic Lyric Poetry | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3046 | Parts, Periodicals, Newspapers: Literature and the Nineteenth-Century Press | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3073 | Turks, Moors and Jews: Race and Identity in Early Modern Drama | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3114 | Forming Victorian Fiction | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3321 | Angry Young Men and Women: Literature of the Mid-Twentieth Century | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3477 | Cursing and Courtesy: (im)politeness in English | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3479 | Forensic Approaches to Language | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3482 | Language Policy, Planning, and Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3491 | Language of the Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3579 | Law and Literature: Transgression, Justice, and Interpretation | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3680 | Postcolonial London | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOAH3001 | Global African Writing | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
BASKET 4: SEMESTER 2 ENGLISH OPTIONAL MODULES
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL3008 | Writing Modern Sexualities | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3027 | Shakespeare | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3061 | Heart Disease in Contemporary Literature | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3062 | Charles Dickens Then & Now | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3065 | Page, Publication and Audience | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3068 | African American Narrative | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3072 | Narratives of Witchcraft and Magic | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3164 | Imagining Posthuman Futures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3181 | Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL32111 | Gender, Culture and Politics: Readings of Jane Austen | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3391 | September 11 in Fact and Fiction | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3394 | Bowie, Reading, Writing | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3396 | Fictions of the End: Apocalypse and After | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3462 | Slavery and Antislavery in the Atlantic Imagination | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3475 | Children, Talk and Learning | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3476 | Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3481 | Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3485 | Trial Discourse: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3489 | Dialect Hunting | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
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