BA French and Management Studies NR21

University of Reading

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 4 Years
Gain a strong grounding in the main areas of business and develop your written and spoken French to a near-native level.
Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages.
Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in written and spoken French. You will master the fundamental elements of the language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of it. We’re proud of our small language classes, led by native speakers. Direct access to expert staff for help and feedback ensures you develop your language skills to the best of your ability.
You will be able to pursue your interests through a wide range of optional modules in French and francophone culture, history, literature, theatre, politics and film. You will have the opportunity to study with staff who are internationally recognised experts in French-speaking literature; history and culture, including the literature of the French Caribbean; French children’s literature and publishing; 20th century French history; Medieval literature, history and art, as well as translation and adaptation studies. One particular module focuses on French for management and business – an excellent way to prepare yourself for a future career in this area.
The management component of the course is provided by Henley Business School, which is part of an elite group of business schools - the top 1% in the world – to be triple-accredited for the quality and capability of our faculty and output. Modules look closely at the business environment, covering the cultural context, markets and the legal, financial and ethical constraints under which...

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Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

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On request

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Subjects

  • Staff
  • International
  • Translation
  • Advanced French
  • Marketing
  • Financial
  • Art
  • Financial Training

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
Year 1 Core modules include:
  • Advanced French (students with A level French) or Intermediate French language (students with an A at GCSE French)
  • Markets, Marketing and Strategy
  • Business Statistics
  • Introduction to Management Accounting
  • Introductory International Financial Accounting A
  • People and Organisations
Optional modules include:
  • The making of modern France
  • Introduction to French Culture

Comparative modules include:

  • The Making of Modern Europe (1): Europe to 1945
  • The Making of Modern Europe (2): Europe since 1945
  • Greats of European Cinema
  • Introduction to linguistics
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 2 Core modules include:
  • Advanced French translation and language skills
  • French Language for Management & Business I
  • International Business Management and Strategy
  • Management Skills
Optional modules include:
  • Introduction to the French Novel
  • Introduction à la littérature de jeunesse
  • French Literature Onscreen
  • An Introduction to the Management of Information Systems
  • Managing Small Enterprises
  • Marketing Management
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Practice of Entrepreneurship

Comparative modules include:

  • Society, thought, and art in Modern Europe
  • Unity, nationalism and regionalism in Europe
  • Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature
  • Love in Medieval Renaissance
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 3

You can choose from two options for your third year: studying at a partner institution through the Erasmus+ programme or undertaking a work placement.

Our French partner institutions include universities in Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Rennes, Poitiers and Grenoble, as well as prestigious business schools such as Paris-Dauphine and Montpellier. The Department of Modern Languages and European Studies has a study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one of these universities.

You can also talk to the Department's specialist year abroad team, who can provide you with support in securing and preparing for a placement. A placement related to management and business can be a good way for you to gain experience of using skills from both areas of the course within a professional environment. Past students have carried out roles with companies such as Knight Frank, Hewlett Packard, PSA Peugeot and PwC.

Year 4 Core modules include:
  • Advanced French translation and language skills
Optional modules include:
  • French Language for Management and Business
  • The Legend of Tristan and Iseult
  • La Belle Epoque: France 1880-1914
  • The French Caribbean: Language, Literature and Identity
  • Dissertation
  • Business Ethics 1
  • Comparative International Management
  • Informatics for E-Enterprise
  • International Marketing
  • Social Enterprise
  • Strategic Human Resource Management
  • Strategic Management and Business Policy 1
  • Strategic Management and Business Policy 2
  • The Evolution of Entrepreneurship

Comparative modules include:

  • EU Case studies I
  • EU Case studies II
  • EU Case studies III
  • Cinemas of the World
  • 19th Century European Novel
  • Language and Power
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

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