BA French R120

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 4 Years
Expand your horizons and achieve fluency in French by immersing yourself in the history and cultures of the French-speaking world.
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.
A wide range of optional modules in French and francophone culture, history, literature, theatre, politics and film enhance your learning, and provide you with an in-depth knowledge of the country. 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.
You will also be able to explore a specific topic beyond the language you're learning through comparative modules. If you really enjoy French cinema, for example, then you can opt to take modules in European and World cinema and gain an even broader knowledge of the medium.
An integral part of the course is the opportunity for you to spend up to a year in a French-speaking country, either studying at a university, working on a placement, or as a British Council language assistant in a school....

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Location

Start date

Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Staff
  • French Speaking
  • Cinema
  • Translation
  • Advanced French
  • Art

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)
Optional modules include:
  • The making of modern France
  • Introduction to French Culture

Department-wide optional 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
Optional modules include:
  • Introduction to the French Novel
  • Introduction à la littérature de jeunesse
  • French Literature Onscreen

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 three options for your third year: studying at a partner institution through the Erasmus+ programme, undertaking a work placement or working as a British Council language teaching assistant.

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. 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

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.

BA French R120

£ 9,250 + VAT