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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Politics (French)

Programme code:BA-ML/FR&PLUCAS code:L2R1
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
Politics and International Relations: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-politics-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.
In level 1, students must take 120 credits in total. Students are required to take 40 credits of PIED modules, a 20 credit MODL module 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 Politics with advanced French will have 20 credits of Discovery modules (which can also be taken as further optional modules in French). 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:

MODL1100Politics, Culture and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED1110Comparative Politics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED1601Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

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

FREN1010French Language Awareness and Skills (Common European Framework B2)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN1020Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

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

FREN1012French for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FREN1013Pre-Intermediate French (A2 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FREN1023Ab Initio Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students taking FREN1010 and FREN1020 may choose to study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules (instead of Discovery modules).

FREN1070Introduction to Skills in French Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students taking FREN 1010 and FREN1020 may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules (or take further optional modules in French).


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 Politics and 40 credits in French. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either Politics or French; the final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in further Politics or French optional modules. 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 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:

FREN2010French Language in Contexts20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who took FREN1011, FREN1012 and FREN1023 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:

FREN20XX   PFP
FRENXXXX   

POLITICS:
Students will be required to study TWO of the following core Politics modules, one from each list.

List A

PIED2601Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2602Justice, Community and Conflict20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

List B

PIED2100British Central Government20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED2139The Labour Party Since 194520 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2161Media and Democracy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2301Politics and Policy in the EU20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2448Politics of Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2455State and Politics in Africa20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2463United States Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students may choose to take up to 40 credits of additional modules from the following list:

PIED2100British Central Government20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED2161Media and Democracy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2204Development Theory and Practice20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2220North-South Linkages20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2301Politics and Policy in the EU20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2403Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED2448Politics of Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2455State and Politics in Africa20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2463United States Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2501Theories of International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2558Security Studies20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2601Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2602Justice, Community and Conflict20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2704Beliefs and Attitudes in Politics20 credits 
PIED2711Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2721Approaches to Analysis20 creditsSemester 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 Level 2.

FREN2060Aspects of French History 1789-191420 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2080Laughter, Love and Chivalry: Society and Culture in the French Middle Ages20 creditsNot running in 202223
FREN2090Politics and Society in France since 194520 creditsNot running in 202223
FREN2120The Foundations of Modern French Thought20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2190The Age of Extremes: Culture, Crisis and Commitment between the Wars20 creditsNot running in 202223
FREN2200Cinema in France: The Seventh Art20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2260Black Atlantic: African and Caribbean Culture in French20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2290The Short Form in French and Francophone Literature20 creditsNot running in 202223
FREN2340Twentieth and Twenty-First Century French Fiction20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2350Introduction to Professional French Translation and Interpreting20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015Black Europe20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2075Global Environmental Humanities20 creditsSemesters 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 Politics 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.

FREN9001French Year Abroad
Pre-requisite for: Year 4
120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)


Year4 - View timetable

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

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a 40-credit Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in both French and Politics: the Final Year Project module can be taken in - and count towards - either of the two subjects. Any remaining credits should be taken as optional modules in either French or Politics, or as Discovery modules.

Compulsory modules:

Students must study the following compulsory module:

FREN3010Advanced French Language Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED3750Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.

Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:

PIED3158British Foreign Policy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3160Prime Ministers and British Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3170The End of British Politics?20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3171The Politics of national identity in the UK20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3172Parliaments and the Public20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3199The Labour Party Since 194520 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3207International Development and Social Policy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3261Violence and Reconciliation in Africa20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3302Extreme Right Parties in Contemporary Europe20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3304Extreme Right Parties20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3310Britain and the EU20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3325Europe in the World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3342Gender and Security in Global Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3402American Foreign Policy20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3408Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3503Crisis Diplomacy: Coercion, Sanctions and the Use of Force in International Relations20 credits 
PIED3504Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3565Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3609Radical Political Ideas: Marx, Nietzsche, Schmitt, Foucault, Kristeva20 credits 
PIED3617Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3702Introduction to Programming for Social Science20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3810Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.

Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:

FREN3073Theory and Practice of Interpreting (French and English)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN3093Iconic Images20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN3094The Kaleidoscope: Cultural Perspectives on Contemporary France20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FREN3641The Algerian War of Independence: From the Colonial to the Post-Colonial20 creditsNot running in 202223
FREN3751French Cinema, Sex and Gender20 creditsNot running in 202223
FREN3770Theory and Practice in French-English Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN3865Paris in Revolt. The May 1968 events, past and present20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410Contemporary World Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3610Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630Social Movements across Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 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 optional modules in Politics 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.

Last updated: 18/08/2022 12:23:51

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