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Open Languages

Our brand new programme for 2026 is now online and ready for you to enrol.

Open Languages, the University of Liverpool’s Institution-Wide Language Programme, offers a suite of language modules including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, Ukrainian with a flexible learning system.

Open Languages (OL) is available to undergraduate students who can choose to study a language as part of their degree programme* and to those who wish to take a language in addition to it. OL is also available to staff and members of the public aged 16 and over. Regardless of the study mode, all Open Languages modules are delivered via weekly 2-hour seminars on campus, supported with asynchronous materials on Canvas.

*Currently, subjects offering Open Languages as electives are: Chemistry, Geography, History, International Business, International Relations and Maths.

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Open Languages for curricular students (as part of your degree: electives and minors)

Explore our range of global languages and register for your chosen modules.

A variety of language learning text books, for an assortment of different languages, laid out on a table

Open Languages for extracurricular students, staff, and the public

Open Languages provide short courses as extra-curricular study for students, staff and the general public.

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