2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA French
Programme code: | BA-FREN | UCAS code: | R120 |
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Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Catherine Kaiserman | Contact address: | c.a.kaiserman@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 485
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Language and Related Studies
Programme specification:
The programme will provide an environment that promotes our intention that students graduating from the Leeds French department should have developed the following:
- high quality linguistic skills in French (in oral and aural proficiency, in context-sensitive communicative skills, and in written language skills);
- familiarity with the diverse language varieties and cultures, both 'high' and 'low', of contemporary France;
- an understanding of the main issues of the past and future development of the country, and the important concerns of the present;
- a broad knowledge of the discipline of French Studies;
- specialist knowledge of aspects of French Studies;
- and the ability to undertake critical analysis of aspects of France and the Francophone world, their literature, language, history, society and culture, informed by the appropriate conceptual frameworks.
The distinctiveness of the Leeds French degree programmes compared with other Arts and Humanities programmes is therefore twofold. Firstly, given that the core rationale of the Leeds French programme is to further high-level knowledge of the language, history, society, culture, and literature of France and the French-speaking world, distinctiveness stems from the requirement laid upon students to acquire a high degree of intercultural competence. Secondly, the requirement to spend an extended period in a French-speaking country is manifestly a distinctive structural feature of the programme.
Distinctiveness at Leeds compared with other UK French degree programmes derives from the breadth and diversity of the option courses offered. This in turn reflects the size of the full-time established staff complement, which is among the largest in the UK. These options range from the possibility of study in medieval and Renaissance literature through to the new millennium, cultural studies, area studies, francophone studies, language studies and linguistics.
In addition to breadth, particular stress in Leeds is laid upon interdisciplinarity, which finds expression in synergies, not only between and within option courses, but also between language courses and option courses. These synergies in turn reflect the interrelatedness of teaching and research at Leeds. Examples of this are research in applied linguistics that feeds into the ongoing refinement of the language courses offered; and options at Levels 2 and 3 where teaching is informed by current staff research.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120-125 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
FREN1010 | Language Awareness and Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN1020 | Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN1041 | The Sounds of French | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FREN1042 | Evolution of the French Language | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FREN1061 | Critical Questions: Approaches to Reading and Interpretation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FREN1062 | Readings in Modern French Society | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
- Modules FREN1010, FREN1020, FREN1041, FREN1042, FREN1061and FREN1062 are required for progression to Level 2 French Single Honours.
- Modules FREN1010 and FREN1020 are required for progression to Level 2 of any French programme.
Optional modules:
In addition, candidates may choose to take the following optional module:
FREN1070 | Introduction to Skills in French Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
As part of your induction to academic work, and in order to provide you with additional support in key areas of your programme, students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to undertake the following 5-credit Study Skills module. This module resides above the required 120 credits students take in Level 1 and as such it is not compulsory, but it draws together key guidance that augments provision elsewhere.
MODL1500 | LCS Academic Essentials | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
- Candidates will be required to study up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
- Candidates may not take FLTU French modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
FREN2010 | French Language in Contexts | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 60 credits including at least 20 credits from option group one.
Option Group One
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits (but may choose more) from the following optional modules:
FREN2080 | Laughter, Love and Chivalry: Society and Culture in the French Middle Ages | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2120 | The Foundations of Modern French Thought | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2280 | Culture and Society in Early Modern France | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN2290 | The Short Form in French and Francophone Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN2320 | The Pleasures of French Poetry | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB: Not all modules will be available every year.
Option Group Two
Candidates may choose up to 80 credits from this module group to bring their total number of credits to the required 120 (including any discovery modules; see below).
FREN2060 | Aspects of French History 1789-1914 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2090 | Politics and Society in France since 1945 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2160 | Francophone Africa | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2190 | The Age of Extremes: Culture, Crisis and Commitment between the Wars | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2200 | The Seventh Art - Cinema in France | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2240 | The French Language Today | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN2260 | Black Atlantic: African and Caribbean Culture in French | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN2330 | Francophone Africa and the Caribbean | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN2340 | Twentieth and Twenty-First Century French Fiction | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN2350 | Introduction to Professional Translation and Interpreting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB: Not all modules will be available every year.
Discovery modules:
- Candidates may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules. No more than 20 of these credits may be level one modules.
- Candidates may choose to study FLTU2333 Introduction to Professional French, but no other FLTU-coded modules in French are suitable.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will spend the third year in France or a Francophone country.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be enrolled on the following module:
FREN9001 | Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
FREN3010 | Advanced French Language Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3310 | Final Year Project: Extended Essay | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3320 | Final Year Project: Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 60 credits from the following optional modules:
FREN3045 | Antiracism in France since 1945 | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3070 | French Bilingual Liaison Interpreting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3460 | The Art of Romance: Love, Marriage and Gender in Medieval France | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3480 | Twentieth Century French Literature and the Visual Arts | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3490 | Post-Holocaust Culture in France | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3585 | Camera Lucida: Theory, Practice and Writing of Photography | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FREN3591 | Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3611 | Francophone Cinema - Postcolonial Images | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3620 | Mémoires de guerre: France and the First World War | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3632 | Representing Empire | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FREN3641 | The Algerian War of Independence: From the Colonial to the Post-Colonial | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FREN3680 | The French Novel in the Nineteenth Century: From the Mill to the Mine | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3681 | The French Novel in the Nineteenth Century | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3691 | Representations of the City | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3711 | Francophone Voices - Textual and Cultural Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FREN3730 | French as a Professional Language | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3740 | Ecrire et s'écrire. Womens' Writing in France, 20th/21st Centuries | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3751 | Gender, Sex and Cinema in France | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FREN3770 | Theory and Practice in French-English Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3835 | Surrealism to Slam. Modern French Poetry and Protest | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FREN3840 | The Sublime and the Abject in French Literature and Thought | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3845 | The Sublime and the Abject in French Literature and Thought | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3860 | French Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FREN3865 | Paris in Revolt. The May 1968 events, past and present | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
FREN3880 | Introduction to Professional Translation and Interpreting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Please note the following modules are mutually exclusive: FREN3070, FREN3730 and FREN3770. Candidates may only enrol on one of these modules.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Discovery modules:
- Candidates may select up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
- Candidates may choose to study FLTU2333 Introduction to Professional French, but no other FLTU-coded modules in French are suitable.
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