over recent decades our world has become more interdependent and, with these deeper connections, comes an enhanced need for enlightened citizenship; our degree in dutch and english offers expert teaching and learning in both language acquisition and intercultural contexts that will equip students to thrive in today’s global society. your degree will be studied on a 50/50 ratio between dutch and english. over the four years, you will deepen your knowledge of the dutch language while also developing valuable skills in cultural literacy and critical thinking alongside your chosen discipline, english. in years 1, 2 and your final year, you will take language modules in dutch and the literature, culture, history and linguistics related to it, as well as modules in english (see ucl english department's modern language and english pages for further details about english modules). you will spend your third year abroad in a country where dutch is spoken, studying at a university, or doing a work placement. you will achieve the same linguistic competence regardless of whether you start a language from beginner level or have previous knowledge of it.