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Subject Areas

There are a number of reasons why you should choose to study a subject within Aston's School of Languages and Social Sciences:

  • Aston is 1st for graduate level jobs after 6 months for European Languages (unistats.com 2011)

  • Teaching in the target language by native speakers - enabling students to graduate with near native proficiency
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  • A focus on contemporary issues and the practical application of language to real-life settings and issues
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  • Professional and applied translation and interpreting tasks
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  • Translation at Aston is a member of the National Network for Translation, and part of exclusive Optimale and European Masters in Translation (EMT) Networks
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  • The German section boasts the only UK Test Centre for the Austrian Language Diploma (ÖSD). It has links with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and is a recognised onDaF Test Centre
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  • Spanish at Aston has the first and only Cervantes Institute Associate Centre in the UK
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  • French at Aston offers a multi-disciplinary environment bringing together research and teaching specialisms in history and politics, francophone cultures, social movements, literature and philosophy, film and media, language and linguistics.

Our Programmes: Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Research

Contact us

Undergraduate study

Phone: 0121 204 3777,
E-mail: lss_ugadmissions@aston.ac.uk

Postgraduate study

Phone: 0121 204 3762,
E-mail: v.soriano-chico@aston.ac.uk

General enquires

Dr Raquel Medina, Head of Languages & Translation Studies
Phone: 0121 204 3813
E-Mail: r.medina@aston.ac.uk

Emma Cook, Group Administrator
Phone: 0121 204 3344
Email: e.cook1@aston.ac.uk

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  • Aston is one of only a few UK universities to offer Undergraduate English Language programmes with a fully-integrated placement year  

  • Our BSc in English Language is one of only a few in the country to offer full Single Honours in English Language studies with an applied, professionally oriented focus 

          Our Programmes: Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Research

Contact us

Undergraduate study

Phone: 0121 204 3777
E-mail: lss_ugadmissions@aston.ac.uk

Postgraduate study

Phone: 0121 204 3762
E-mail: v.soriano-chico@aston.ac.uk

Research / general enquires 

Dr Judith Baxter, Head of English
Phone: 0121 204 3399
Email: j.a.baxter@aston.ac.uk

Oz Powles, Group Administrator
Phone: 0121 204 3876
Email: r.powles@aston.ac.uk

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  • Undergraduate courses incorporating key theories and issues of political science and international relations, with elective modules covering regional politics, political communication, leadership, nationalism and conflict. 

  • Postgraduate courses with small group sizes; covering European politics, international relations and global governance

  • Guest lectures and masterclasses with high-profile speakers on Europe, through a series of major academic conferences and lectures

  • Home to Aston Centre for Europe (ACE) which engages in a programme of rigorous, policy relevant research on Western and Eastern Europe

  • Our staff are leading experts in their field; their research expertise includes migration, regionalism, religion and politics, leadership globalization, local governance, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Balkans and East Asia.

          Our Programmes: Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Research

Contact us

Undergraduate study

Phone: 0121 204 3777
E-mail:
lss_ugadmissions@aston.ac.uk

Postgraduate study

Phone: 0121 204 3762
E-mail: v.soriano-chico@aston.ac.uk

Research / general enquiries

Dr Nathaniel Copsey, Head of Politics and International Relations
Email: n.copsey@aston.ac.uk
Phone: 0121 204 5170

Oz Powles, Group Administrator
Phone: 0121 204 3876
Email: r.powles@aston.ac.uk

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  • Social Policy at Aston has the highest overall satisfaction level within the UK (National Student Survey 2011)

  • Sociology at Aston is inside the top 5 institutions within the UK regarding overall satisfaction. (National Student Survey 2011)

  • Innovative integration of our high-profile research into teaching, for example in the areas of climate change and white working-class identities
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  • Strong track record of graduate employment success - Aston is ranked 51st in the world for graduate employability as judged by employers. (2012 QS Guide to Global Universities) f f
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  • Open events that contribute to the formation of a public sociology. Regular seminars and reading groups that address key issues in the discipline
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  • An engaged and high-profile staff group who include leading researchers in their fields

Our Programmes: Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Research

Contact us

Undergraduate study 

Phone: 0121 204 3777
E-mail: lss_ugadmissions@aston.ac.uk

Postgraduate study

Phone: 0121 204 3762
E-mail: v.soriano-chico@aston.ac.uk

Research / general enquiries

Dr Pamela Lowe, Head of Sociology and Policy
Phone: 0121 204 3807
Email: p.k.lowe@aston.ac.uk

Oz Powles, Group Administrator
Phone: 0121 204 3876
Email: r.powles@aston.ac.uk

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