2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Linguistics (French)

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

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:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies outlined here: 

https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-languages-cultures-and-societies

The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Linguistics outlined here:

https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-linguistics

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: href="https://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.asp?Y=202425&P=BAL%2FFR%26LI-R">BA Modern Languages and Linguistics (French)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Combine your passion for speaking languages with a fascination for how they work, by studying linguistics alongside one of ten languages. You'll develop the spoken and written skills in your chosen language and explore the cultures and histories of the countries where the language is spoken.

Developing expertise in linguistics will help you navigate the uniquely complex phenomenon of language. You’ll explore language acquisition, structure and change, the mental and social processes that shape and sustain human interaction, as well as phonetics – the study of how speech sounds are physically produced.

Studying a language will complement this expertise as you’ll be able to use these linguistic concepts and theories to enhance your language learning. Your year abroad will further enhance your language learning.

In your final year, you'll develop a project on a topic of your choice to demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you have gained during this four-year degree.

This joint honours degree offers you teaching of the highest standard, in a research-intensive environment where enthusiastic experts and students come together to explore linguistics and languages. You’ll also be encouraged to get involved in a range of activities organised by the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and Language@Leeds.

We offer the following languages at two entry levels: beginners or with prior experience (e.g. A-level or equivalent). If you have prior experience in Arabic, please contact us before applying:

* Arabic (from beginners' level only)

* Chinese

* French

* German

* Italian

* Japanese

* Portuguese

* Russian

* Spanish

* Thai

You must include your chosen language in the ‘Further Details’ section of your UCAS application.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 1, students must study 120 credits.

Students on Route B must take 120 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 60 credits in Linguistics and 60 credits in French.

Overall, students on Route A must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students on Route A are required to take 60 credits in Linguistics and 40 credits in French. Students on Route A may take the remaining 20 credits as discovery modules or as further options with Linguistics or French.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Route A

Students with prior knowledge of French (B1 of the CEFR) will be required to study the following modules: 

Route B

Students with no prior knowledge of French will be required to study the following modules:

Route A
Students with prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1010) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1012 AND FREN1013) are required to take 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Route A

Students with prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1010) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Route A

Students with prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1010) may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Linguistics and a minimum of 40 credits in French. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either Linguistics or French; the final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in further Linguistics or French modules. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students who took FREN1010 and FREN1020 in level 1 will be required to study the following module:

Students who took FREN1012, FREN1013, FREN1023 in level 1 will be required to take the following modules:

Students may choose to study up to two further modules from the following Linguistics options.

Students taking FREN2010 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules;
Students taking FREN2017 may choose to study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules (but only FREN2060, FREN2200 and MODL2015 are available to you)
Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their French options must take a minimum of 60 credits in French in Level 2.

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Linguistics or French.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you. Where you are able to choose locations, you must have these approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.

Discovery modules:

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Linguistics and a minimum of 40 credits in French.  Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects.  
All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER Linguistics OR French).   

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:

All students will be required to study the following compulsory module: 

Optional modules:

All students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules:

Students who take their FYP in French are required to take a minimum of 40 credits and may take up to 60 credits from the list of Linguistics optional modules.   

Students who take their FYP in Linguistics may take up to 40 credits from the list of Linguistics optional modules.

Students who take their FYP in Linguistics are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 60 credits from the list of French optional modules.   
  
Students who take their FYP in French may take up to 20 credits from the list of French optional modules. 

The following modules can be taken in and count towards either Linguistics or French credits. Students may take up to 20 credits from the modules below instead of Linguistics or French optional modules.   

- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their French options must take a minimum of 60 credits in French in the final year including FREN3010.

Discovery modules:

All students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Linguistics or French.
- Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

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