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Philosophy and Modern Languages

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• A-levels: AAA

• Advanced Highers: AA/AAB

• IB: 38–40 including core points

or any other equivalent (see details of international qualifications


For Philosophy
Candidates are not required to have any experience of studying Philosophy, though some background reading is highly recommended.

For French, German, Russian and Spanish
Candidates would usually be expected to have the language to A-level, Advanced Higher, Higher Level in the IB or another academic equivalent. 

For Czech, Italian, Modern Greek and Portuguese
Please note there are different course codes for these languages, depending on whether you are applying with an A-level or equivalent in the relevant language, or if you are applying for a beginners’ course. Beginners’ courses allow students to start studying one of these languages from scratch.

For Celtic
We generally expect all students applying for Celtic to be beginners, though those with experience are also very welcome to apply.

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