2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and Philosophy (French)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/FR&PH | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Chiara La Sala | Contact address: | M.C.LaSala@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
Philosophy: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-philosophy-15.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 40 credits in Philosophy, a 20 credit cornerstone module and a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in French, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. The remaining credits for students with prior knowledge of French may consist of Discovery modules in a third subject or further modules in French or Philosophy.
Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| PHIL1250 | How to Think Clearly and Argue Well | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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 (B1 CEFR) 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 will be required to study ONE of the following cornerstone modules:
| MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1150 | Worlds of Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1401 | Discourse, Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional Philosophy modules:
| PHIL1080 | The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1090 | Knowledge, Self and Reality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students may choose to study up to 20 credits from the following optional Philosophy modules:
| HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1046 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL1005 | The Mind | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1007 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL1009 | Introduction to Philosophy of Science | 10 credits |
Students who have taken FREN1010 and FREN1020 may choose to study up to 20 credits of the following optional modules instead of a Discovery module.
| FREN1070 | Introduction to Skills in French Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students with prior knowledge of French (who have taken FREN1010 and FREN1020) may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or pursue additional optional modules in either French or Philosophy.
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 Philosophy and French. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either Philosophy or French. The final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or as further modules in either Philosophy or French.
Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
Students who took FREN1010 and FREN1020 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 FREN1021 will be required to take the following modules:
| FREN20XX | PFP | |||
| FREN2XXX |
Students will be required to study a minimum of 40 credits of the following Philosophy optional modules, including at least one module from each list.
List A
| PHIL2121 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2122 | Formal Logic | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2232 | History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PHIL2405 | Introduction to Epistemology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2542 | Introduction to Metaphysics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2600 | Philosophical Issues in Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2611 | How Biology Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
List B
| PHIL2221 | Ancient Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2295 | Ethics of Life and Death | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2321 | Political Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2322 | Moral Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2532 | Philosophy of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2999 | Philosophy Students into Schools | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PRHS2333 | Thinking About Race | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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 following 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 including FREN2010.
| 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) | |
| 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 Philosophy 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) |
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 Philosophy 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 module:
| FREN3010 | Advanced French Language Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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) | |
| PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3700 | External Placement: Beyond the University | 40 credits | Not running in 202223 |
Students will be required to study between 40-80 credits in Philosophy. The number of credits you have available for options modules will depend on whether you choose to take your Final Year Project in Philosophy or your other subject. If you take your Final Year Project in Philosophy, you will be able to take fewer option modules in this subject.
Candidates can choose to study further credits from the following optional Philosophy modules:
| PHIL3112 | Kant | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3320 | Philosophy of Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3321 | Metaethics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3322 | Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3421 | Philosophy of Mind | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3700 | Feminist Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3723 | War, Terror and Justice | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3865 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PRHS3100 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 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 Philosophy. If you take your Final Year Project in French, you will have fewer options in this subject.
Candidates will be required to study up to 60 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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.
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Philosophy 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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