BA Czech and French
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Previous study of a foreign language is preferred (not necessarily one of the named languages) but not required. Applicants may study two languages at beginner level and may seek advice from the departments concerned if needed.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Czech and French, a French and Francophone Studies and Russian Studies degree situated across the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the School of European Languages, Culture and Society. The course includes a compulsory year abroad spent studying or working. The first year covers language acquisition and cultural foundations through Use of French 1, The Making of Modern France, Czech Language Level 1, and War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema. The second year progresses with Use of French 2, Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture, and Writing from the Other Europe, alongside optional subjects like The Renaissance Period and French Film History. The third year consists of study or work abroad terms. The final year involves advanced study through modules such as French Oral 3, Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Czech and Slovak Literature 3, and Advanced Translation, with further optional modules including Comics in French and French Existentialism: Sartre, Coffee, and Cigarettes.
Modules
- Use of French 1
- The Making of Modern France
- Reading French Texts
- French Oral 1
- Czech Language Level 1
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Use of French 2
- French Oral 2
- Czech Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Czech Literature and Culture
- Writing from the Other Europe
- An Introduction to Literary Theory
- The Medieval Period
- The Renaissance Period
- Enlightenment and the Revolution: the 18th Century
- Romanticism and Modernity: the 19th Century
- Exploration of Self and Form: The Contemporary Period
- Citizenship and Nationhood in France Today
- French Film History
- Contesting Frenchness: Francophone Literatures
- A Century of Conflict and Crisis: France, 1870-1970
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- French Oral 3
- Use of French 3
- Czech Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Czech Language Level 3b - Production
- Czech and Slovak Literature 3
- Advanced Translation
- Comics in French
- Dominating Texts: Literary Power Relations in 20th Century Writing
- Legendary Histories
- Cultures of AIDS in France: History, Policy and Representation
- Gender, Race and Sexuality
- Fiction and the Archives: Rewriting Criminal Stories in Early Modern France
- Discourses of Equality
- Topics in Modern French History: À la guerre comme à la guerre: France and the First World War
- French Existentialism: Sartre, Coffee, and Cigarettes