According to the International Student Barometer 2011:
International students report satisfaction levels of more than 97% with the expert lecturers in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
International students in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures report more than 90% satisfaction with their learning at Glasgow.

According to the Times 2012 League Table:
French
at the University of Glasgow is ranked number 1 in Scotland and is in the top 10 in the UK.
German at the University of Glasgow is ranked 2nd in Scotland.
Italian at the University of Glasgow is ranked first in Scotland.

According to the Guardian University guide 2013 for modern languages and linguistics:
Modern Languages
 at the University of Glasgow is ranked number 2 in Scotland and number 8 in the UK with 92% course satisfaction and 94% teaching satisfaction.


More than 1500 undergraduate students are studying languages at Glasgow.

We offer undergraduate programmes in French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Russian and Spanish. These programmes offer not only expertise in language but also in the literature, culture, history, music and film of the countries in question.

We also offer programmes of study in Comparative Literature and Slavonic Studies which allow the optional study of a foreign language. Other languages including Catalan, Czech, Polish and Portuguese can be studied as part of the programmes listed above.

The following subject areas form the School of Modern Languages and Cultures: