MA French and English Literature
Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to AAB (required: a language other than English at B, English Literature or combined English at B) IB: from 36 points with 665 at HL to 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in French and English Literature, a joint honours degree in English Literature and French and Francophone Studies. The curriculum includes a full academic year abroad spent studying or working in one or two destinations. The first year covers core subjects such as poetry, drama, prose, and linguistics and English language. Year 2 introduces thematic studies through modules including Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, Crime and Detection in Literature, and Gender and Culture. In the third year, students undertake a period abroad through study at a partner institution, working, or volunteering. Students may arrange placements independently or apply to established schemes such as the British Council's English Language Assistants programme.
Modules
- poetry
- drama
- prose
- linguistics and English language
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- arrange to work or volunteer with a private company or charity
- apply to an established placement scheme, such as the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)