MA French and Politics
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Politics and International Relations and French and Francophone Studies, combining political structures with language and culture. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The curriculum includes an assessed academic writing module alongside language proficiency tracks at beginner, qualified, and advanced levels.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Politics & International Relations 1: Democracy and Governance
- Politics & International Relations 2: Power and Conflict
- French Culture and Society: from Occupation to Decolonisation
- The Global City in Text and Film
- Qualified French Language 1
- Qualified French Language 2
- Beginners French Language 1
- Beginners French Language 2
- Ideas and Ideologies in Politics and International Relations
- Global Politics: Equality and Inequality
- Revolution and Revolt in Modern and Contemporary France
- Decentering France: Social Movements and Cultural Transformation
- Advanced Introductory French Language 1
- Advanced Introductory French Language 2
- Advanced French Language 1
- Advanced French Language 2
- Junior Honours French Language
- Research Methods in Politics and International Relations
- Work Experience: Employability Skills Development
- Junior Honours Project 1
- US Politics
- African Security
- Senior Honours French Language
- Dissertation in French
- Dissertation
- Comparative Constitutional Systems
- Extreme Right in Western Europe
- Maritime Security
- Political Islam: Islamist Ideologies and Practices
- International Migration and Europe
- Gender and Politics
- Northern Ireland: Small, Dirty War
- Corruption and Good Governance
- US Presidents