BA French and Swedish
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 Swedish, a French and Francophone Studies and German degree focusing on modern European languages and cultures. The curriculum includes a compulsory year abroad spent immersed in the societies of both language regions. Students undertake practical language training alongside academic study of literature, history, and culture. The first year covers core language acquisition and regional studies through Use of French 1, The Making of Modern France, and Introduction to Swedish Language and Culture. The second year continues language progression with Use of French 2 and Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture, while offering optional modules such as The Medieval Period, French Film History, and Citizenship and Nationhood in France Today. The third year consists of a year abroad across two terms. The final year concludes studies with advanced language components including Use of French 3 and Advanced Swedish Language and Culture, alongside options like Advanced Translation, French Existentialism: Sartre, Coffee, and Cigarettes, and a mandatory advanced project.
Modules
- Use of French 1
- The Making of Modern France
- Reading French Texts
- French Oral 1
- Introduction to Swedish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Use of French 2
- French Oral 2
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture
- 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
- Advanced Swedish Language and Culture
- Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- 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