2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and Film Studies (French)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/FR&FS | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Chris Homewood | Contact address: | lcsstudentoffice@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit: 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:
Languages, Cultures and Societies:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Languages-Cultures-and-Societies-15.pdf
Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Communication-Media-Film-and-Cultural-Studies-16.pdf
Programme specification:
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must ensure that they enrol on the correct French language pathway. Those students with prior knowledge of the language should ensure that they meet the pre-requisites for Advanced French - see Coursefinder for specific requirements.
In level 1, students must take 120 credits in total. Students are required to take 60 credits in Film Studies and a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in French, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. Students who have prior knowledge of French are required to take 40 credits in French. Students who have no prior knowledge of French are required to take 60 credits in French. Students combining Film Studies with advanced French will have 20 credits of Discovery modules (which can also be taken as further optional modules). Students with no prior knowledge of French will have no space available for Discovery modules at level 1.
Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| MODL1050 | Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1700 | Introduction to Film Studies I | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1800 | Introduction to Film Studies II | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students with prior knowledge of French (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:
| FREN1010 | French Language Awareness and Skills (Common European Framework B2) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN1020 | Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students with no prior knowledge of French will be required to study the following modules:
| FREN1012 | French for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FREN1013 | Pre-Intermediate French (A2 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FREN1023 | Ab Initio Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students studying FREN1010 and FREN1020 may choose one of the following modules instead of a Discovery module:
| MODL1900 | Directing World Cinemas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS1824 | Film Music: From Text to Interpretation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students who have taken FREN1010 and FREN1020 may choose to study 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 both Film Studies and French. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken as optional Film Studies or French modules and the final 20 credits may be taken either as Discovery modules or in further optional Film Studies or French modules.
Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory module:
| MODL2055 | Critical Approaches to Screen Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| ARTF2044 | Cinema and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS2450 | Screening Antiquity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2850 | Cinematic Themes | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | ||
| MODL2020 | Adaptation and Interpretation: Film and Intermedial Storytelling | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL2030 | Introduction to German Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2110 | Cinema in France: The Seventh Art | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2115 | Film Programming and Exhibition: Curating for Cinemas and Festivals | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL2202 | Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2230 | Questioning Genre in World Cinemas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2511 | Realism and the Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL2515 | Issues in Hispanic Cinema | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who took FREN1010 and FREN1020 in level 1 will be required to study the following module:
| FREN2010 | French Language in Contexts | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who took FREN1011, FREN1012 and FREN1023 in level 1 are required to take the following modules:
| FREN20XX | PFP | |||
| FREN2XXX |
Students taking FREN2010 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules; Students taking FREN20XX may study up to 40 credits from the optional modules.
Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their French options must take a minimum of 60 credits in French in Level 2.
| FREN2060 | Aspects of French History 1789-1914 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2080 | Laughter, Love and Chivalry: Society and Culture in the French Middle Ages | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| FREN2090 | Politics and Society in France since 1945 | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| FREN2120 | The Foundations of Modern French Thought | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2190 | The Age of Extremes: Culture, Crisis and Commitment between the Wars | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| FREN2200 | Cinema in France: The Seventh Art | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2260 | Black Atlantic: African and Caribbean Culture in French | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2290 | The Short Form in French and Francophone Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| FREN2340 | Twentieth and Twenty-First Century French Fiction | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2350 | Introduction to Professional French Translation and Interpreting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Film Studies 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.
| FREN9001 | French Year Abroad Pre-requisite for: Year 4 | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Discovery modules:
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in both Film Studies and their chosen language. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining credits should be taken in either of the named subjects or taken as Discovery modules. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects. Please note that not all modules will be available every year.
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:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| FREN3010 | Advanced French Language Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3055 | Current Enquiries into Film Studies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 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 (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students will be required to study between 40-80 credits in Film Studies. The number of credits you have available for options modules will depend on whether you choose to take your Final Year Project in Film Studies or your other subject. If you take your Final Year Project in Film Studies, you will be able to take fewer option modules in this subject.
| ARAB3190 | Performing Islam: Piety and Environment in Dialogue | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| CLAS3450 | Screening Antiquity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3120 | Film Theory and Aesthetics | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL3026 | Contemporary German Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL3027 | Post-War European Cinema: History, Politics and Aesthetics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3040 | Hollywood and its Others | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL3230 | Cinema in the Digital Era | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3510 | French Cinema, Sex and Gender | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 |
Students will be required to study between 40-80 credits in French. The number of credits you have available for optional modules will depend on whether you choose your Final Year Project in French or in Film Studies. If you take your Final Year Project in French, you will take fewer options in this subject.
Candidates will be required to study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| FREN3073 | Theory and Practice of Interpreting (French and English) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN3093 | Iconic Images | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN3094 | The Kaleidoscope: Cultural Perspectives on Contemporary France | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FREN3641 | The Algerian War of Independence: From the Colonial to the Post-Colonial | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| FREN3751 | French Cinema, Sex and Gender | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| FREN3770 | Theory and Practice in French-English Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN3865 | Paris in Revolt. The May 1968 events, past and present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- 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.
The following modules can be taken in and count towards either French or Film credits. Students may choose to study up to 40 credits from the modules below instead of FREN/Film optional modules.
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- 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:
Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Film Studies or their chosen language.
- 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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