1 SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGESBienvenido 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 LANGUAGESAn international School About 60 members of staff; 50 postgraduate students; 500 undergraduates We teach 10% of the UG Student Population 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 LANGUAGESA research-active School Four research institutes Lively postgraduate community Research-led teaching 1st in Scotland on quality of publications Teaching excellence& sense of community Language, literature, culture Middle Ages to 21st century Digital resources Native speakers and language teachers Staff at all levels teach

4 SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGESA 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

5 SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGESComparative literature COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Taught by subject specialists 1st in the UK for Student Satisfaction 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

6 SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGESThe 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)

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