B.A. Media Studies with French (Hons)

Course Content Module structure Year 1Major modules Media StudiesIntegrative modules Media StudiesMinor modules French

• Introduction to Research Methods
• Qualitative Field Methods
• Media Communication and Society
• Media in the 21st Century

• Interdisciplinary research

• French Language I
• French Language II
• Contemporary France I

Year 2Major modules Media StudiesIntegrative modules Media StudiesMinor modules French

Compulsory modules:

• Analysing Media
• Media, Power and Control

plus 30 credits from:

• Migration and the Politics of Identity
• Visual Culture
• TV Entertainment
• Internet and Society
• Sociology of the Arts
• Sociology of Gender
• Crime and Media

• Enhancing interdisciplinary skills

Compulsory modules:

• French Language III
• Contemporary France II

Plus 15 credits from:

• Translation French to English II
• Translation English to French II

Professional Training Placement (optional)

Professional Training placement year, taken as a professional work placement and / or period of study abroad. Your activities during this period will be relevant to your Major subject (unless otherwise stated).

• Personal and Professional Development
• Evaluation of Placement Learning
• Transfer of Placement Learning

Year 3Major modules Media StudiesMinor modules French

Compulsory modules:

• Dissertation

Plus 30 credits from:

• Cultures of Race and Racism
• Media, Gender and Sexuality
• Cultural Organisations and Industries
• Hate Crime
• Popular Music and Society
• Understanding Youth Culture

• Language Diversity
• French in a Business Environment
• Translation French to English III
• Interpreting (French - English)
• Translation English to French III
• French Sociolinguistics
• The Arts in France

How you'll split your time

You'll find your lectures and tutorials extremely stimulating, but a Surrey degree is so much more than just your classroom learning.

The information below details some of the extra opportunities and advantages of becoming a Surrey student. Naturally, many of these will be defined by your choice of Major (such as where you spend your Professional Training placement), but don't forget that your Minor will also add a valuable dimension to your Surrey experience.

Professional Training

Our pioneering Professional Training placements are an opportunity to experience a work environment and apply all the knowledge and skills you have acquired during your first two years of study. Placement students tend to return for their final year significantly more confident and focused, likely to perform better, and with enhanced career aspirations and prospects. After graduation, many take up permanent posts with their professional placement employer.

Placements are selected according to your interests, career plans and location preferences. Some of our placements are paid, usually in the region of £12,000–£15,000 per annum, while others are unpaid. If you choose to take an unpaid placement, you can claim additional financial support and may also work a reduced amount of time.

Examples of past Professional Training placements undertaken by students in Media Studies include radio stations, record companies, marketing companies, public relations agencies, computer companies, social research organisations, business organisations and educational establishments.