BA Dutch 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 Dutch and French, a French and Francophone Studies and German degree focusing on language acquisition alongside the history and culture of the Netherlands, Flanders and France. A compulsory year abroad immerses students in the societies of both languages. The first year establishes language proficiencies and cultural contexts through modules such as An Introduction to Dutch Language and Culture, The Making of Modern France and Reading French Texts. The second year continues linguistic development with Intermediate Dutch Language and Culture and Use of French 2, while offering optional modules spanning Dutch history, literary theory and French society. The third year consists of a compulsory study abroad period split across two terms. The final year involves advanced linguistic study through modules like Advanced Dutch Language and Culture and French Oral 3, alongside optional choices covering cinema, literature and independent project work.
Modules
- An Introduction to Dutch Language and Culture
- Introduction to Dutch Studies 1
- Introduction to Dutch Studies 2
- Use of French 1
- The Making of Modern France
- Reading French Texts
- French Oral 1
- Intermediate Dutch Language and Culture
- Use of French 2
- French Oral 2
- Born out of Rebellion: The Netherlands from the Dutch Revolt to the Eve of World War I
- Modern Dutch Literary Texts
- Multiculturalism and Identity
- 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
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Advanced Dutch Language and Culture
- French Oral 3
- Use of French 3
- At the Crossroads of Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- The Contemporary in Dutch Literature
- Project in Dutch
- Advanced Translation
- Low Countries Cinema
- 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