BA Politics and French (4 years)

University of Southampton

Bachelor's degree

In Southampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Southampton

  • Start date

    September

Introducing your degree
Dream of a career that sees you changing not just your future but the future of a nation? Want to boost your career with a second language that's spoken in over 29 countries? Then choose to study a degree in Politics and French at the University of Southampton and open the doors to a host of exciting careers in the UK and across the globe. Graduates can go onto pursue careers in teaching, translating, government and business.

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Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Credit
  • Teaching
  • International
  • University

Course programme

Year 1

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

In each semester you will be required to follow four modules (a total of eight modules over the year). Two modules in each semester will be taken in Politics, the other two in each semester will be your French language course.

French:
Choose one optional Modern Languages module (FREN / LING / LANG) in each semester.
Politics:
All modules are compulsory in year one

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language

Compulsory

LANG1017

Academic Skills for ML students

PAIR1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Political Systems

PAIR1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Political Ideas

Optional

FREN1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Modern French Culture

FREN1016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Making of Modern French

FREN1017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language

Compulsory

PAIR1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to International Relations

PAIR1005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Political Inquiry

Optional

LANG1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Reading Culture

LANG1013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Reading the City

LING1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applications of Linguistics

Year 2

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

French:
Choose one optional Modern Languages module in each semester (FREN / LING / LANG / FILM2007). You must choose at least one FREN module in the year.

Politics:
Choose one optional Politics module (PAIR) in semester one and two optional Politics modules in semester two. For information about the modules available please see the Options PDF

LANG2010 is a compulsory fifth module for all second year students taking a Modern Languages degree, whether single or joint honours.

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language

Optional

FREN2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Post-War French Thought

FREN2018Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Exploring French Linguistics

LANG2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Globalisation: Culture, Language and The Nation State

LANG2005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Learning about Culture: Introduction to Ethnography

LING2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Psycholinguistics

LING2003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Syntax: Studying Language Structure

LING2004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Discourse Analysis

LING2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Sound and Voice (see also ISVR2016: Speech Sciences and Lip-Reading)

PAIR2001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Theories of International Relations

PAIR2014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

International Security

PAIR2020Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Foundations of International Political Thought

PAIR2023Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Politics of the Media

PAIR2024Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Chinese Politics

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language

Compulsory

PAIR2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Democracy & the Modern State

Optional

LANG2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The EU and European Identity

LING2007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

LING2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Multilingualism

FREN2021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Identities in Crisis: Post-war French Literature and Film

PAIR2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Political Thinkers

PAIR2004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Research Skills in Politics & International Relations

PAIR2005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Development and International Relations

PAIR2021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Politics and Governance of the EU

HUMA2007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Humanities University Ambassadors Scheme (Modern Languages)

Year 3

You will spend the year abroad in a country where one of the chosen languages is spoken, either as:

  • an English language assistant
  • studying on a university course
  • on an approved work placement

Investigative Project:
Independent study project (6,000 words) supervised by a member of staff

Further information:
Year abroad

Year 4

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

French:
Choose one Modern Languages module (FREN / LING / LANG / FILM 3008) in each semester. At least one optional module in the year must be a FREN unit / FILM3008.
Politics:
Choose two optional Politics modules (PAIR) in each semester. For information about the modules available please see the Politics and International Relations 2nd /3rd Year Options Booklet.

Students should pick either LANG3003 (Dissertation) or PAIR3003 (Dissertation in Politics & International Relations)

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language

Optional

LING3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Second Language Acquisition

LING3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Advanced Syntax

LING3005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Language Teaching Theory and Practice

FREN3024Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Flaubert's France

FREN3025Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

An ambivalent asylum: the histories and memories of refugees in early twentieth-century France

LANG3007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Translation: Theory and Practice

PAIR3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

International Security

PAIR3014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Globalisation and World Politics

PAIR3021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Chinese Politics

PAIR3032Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Politics of the Media

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language

Optional

FREN3028Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Sex, Gender and Desire in French Literature and Culture

FREN3030Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

French Sociolinguistics: Challenges to Francophonie

FREN3034Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Travel Writing, Cultural Encounter, Identity in Post-War France

LANG3006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Public Service Interpreting

LANG3008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Audiovisual Translation

LING3006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Writing in a Second Language

PAIR3005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Development and International Relations

PAIR3018Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Global Governance

PAIR3030Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Politics and Governance of the EU

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