French and Communication & Society - BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Nottingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Nottingham

  • Duration

    4 Years

It enables you to shape your study according to your strengths, interests and career ambitions. Combining two subjects can give your degree an international or industry perspective that will make you stand out in the graduate employment market.

Our flexible curriculum has been designed to create some amazing opportunities for you. You have the opportunity to spend your third year studying at a partner university in France or working in a French-speaking country. It’s also possible to opt for a short work placement module in the second half of your second year.

By choosing French and Communication & Society you’ll enjoy the freedom to choose from a wide range of modules, depending on your own preferences and interests. Many of our graduates are now pursuing exciting careers in different countries and regions around the world.

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Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
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About this course

This is a major part of the curriculum. Key transferable skills are emphasised and there are opportunities to develop links with organisations and potential employers. As a result we have an outstanding record of graduate employment.

Joint honours courses develop a wide range of skills. These include:

written and oral communication skills
critical analysis
the ability to work independently and in groups
time management
self-motivation
a variety of IT skills.

104 UCAS tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent, including A-level French grade C)
GCSEs - English and Maths grade C / 4.
If you are unsure whether the qualifications you have, or are currently studying for, meet the minimum entry requirements for this course, please contact us before submitting an application through UCAS.

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Subjects

  • Communications
  • Media
  • French language
  • French Politics
  • Society
  • Culture
  • Psychology
  • Advertising
  • Public Relations
  • Journalism

Course programme

Year One
  • French Language One
  • Introduction to French Politics, Society and Culture
  • Face-to-Face to Facebook: Understanding Communication in an Age of New Media
  • Introducing Media Communications: Publicity, Persuasion and Propaganda
  • Media Communications and Digital Cultures
  • Psychology of Communication
Year Two
  • French Language Two
  • Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Explorations of Identity and Selfhood (core module)
French optional modules
  • Film, Novel and Social Transformation in France (1950-1980)
  • Le Cas 68
  • Languages At Work
Communication & Society optional modules
  • Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism 1: The New Creativity
  • Communications and Creativity Toolkit
  • Digital Identities
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Media and Culture in Asia
Year Three

In Year Three, you can spend time working or studying in France. Our partner universities are found in Aix-en-Provence, Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Strasbourg, Nice, Besançon, Montpellier, and Versailles.

Final Year
  • French Thematic Capstone Project
  • OR
  • Real-Life Work Project
  • OR
  • Communication & Society Dissertation
  • French Language Three
French optional modules
  • Contemporary France: texts in transition
  • La France et l’Europe
  • Translation and Interpreting
  • The Limits of Representation: Text and image in French Culture and Society
Communication & Society optional modules
  • Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism 2: Convergence and Creativity in the Digital Age
  • Self in Crisis: Power, Prejudice and Otherness
  • DJ Cultures: History, Theory and Technique
  • Trans-National and Alternative Media
  • Humanity in the Natural World
  • Political Communication and Society

French and Communication & Society - BA (Hons)

Price on request