BA French and German
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 French and German, a modern languages degree centred on French and Francophone Studies and German. The course includes a compulsory third-year period abroad spent across two terms. The first year covers language foundations through Use of French 1, The Making of Modern France, Reading French Texts, French Oral 1, Introduction to German Studies 1, and Introduction to German Studies 2, alongside optional choices such as Modern German Language and Culture and German for Beginners 1. The second year continues linguistic training with Use of French 2 and French Oral 2, while offering optional modules spanning literary theory, historical periods from the medieval era onwards, French film history, and contemporary social studies. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes the programme with advanced language study through French Oral 3, Use of French 3, and Discussion and Essay in German, alongside numerous optional modules addressing topics such as political and social thought, advanced translation, specific literary movements, and historical analyses.
Modules
- Use of French 1
- The Making of Modern France
- Reading French Texts
- French Oral 1
- Introduction to German Studies 1
- Introduction to German Studies 2
- Modern German Language and Culture
- German for Beginners 1
- Use of French 2
- French Oral 2
- 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
- French Oral 3
- Use of French 3
- Discussion and Essay in German
- German Political and Social Thought
- 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