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BA French and Spanish

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
French and Spanish
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
RR14
Typical offer
IB 33

Entry requirements

A level: Post A-level French ABB including A-level French. Note: for applicants who have not studied A-level French then AS-level French grade B would be acceptable in lieu of A-level French. IB: 33 points overall, including 6(French),6(Spanish),5 at Higher Level

About this course

BA in French and Francophone Studies and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Language & Translation, and Research Methods. The four-year degree includes a residence period of approximately eight months in a Spanish-speaking or Francophone country.

Modules

  • Spanish 1
  • Spanish for Beginners
  • French 1
  • Beginners French Studies (Post GCSE Level)
  • Perspectives on France: moments of crisis
  • Introduction to Iberian Studies
  • Beyond the Hexagon: French language, politics and culture in a global frame
  • Introduction to Latin American Studies
  • Spanish 2
  • French 2
  • Linguistic Variation in French
  • World as Stage
  • Paris, City of Modernity
  • The Sociolinguistics of Modern French
  • Re-imagining Spain in the nineteenth century
  • The Fantastic in Latin America
  • Protecting Paradise
  • Algeria and France: Trauma, Forgetting, Re-Membering
  • International Placement: Languages Year Abroad
  • Working and Studying Abroad
  • Spanish 3
  • French 3
  • The Spanish Enlightenment
  • Contemporary Francophone Chinese Fiction
  • Romance and Realism in Media Cultures
  • 2666 by Roberto Bolaño
  • Well-versed in Spanish
  • Extra-muros: language, film and literature in the banlieues
  • Current Issues in French Linguistics