2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and International Relations (French) (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-23.pdf?sfvrsn=3c71a881_10
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Politics and International Relations outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-politics-and-international-relations

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme:

BA Modern Languages and International Relations (French)

The BA in Modern Languages and International Relations will give you the opportunity to understand how states interact and co-operate in an increasingly globalised and interdependent world. At the same time, you will develop the language skills and cultural competence that will enable you to engage with and understand the interaction between different peoples and societies.

Studying for a Joint Honours degree allows you to gain an in-depth knowledge of two subjects, through first-class teaching and including a period of residence abroad.

This particular programme offers you the chance to learn about how states interact with each other, as well as the impacts and contributions of organisations such as the UN. You will combine core modules on key topics such as security and the concepts, theories and research methods of international relations with a range of optional modules. You can explore topics that interest them, from the politics of aid to the complexities of Middle Eastern politics and the rise of extreme right parties in Europe. This will be complemented by the study of a cultural and linguistic context outside the United Kingdom. You will gain an additional perspective on the United Kingdom’s position on the world stage by both the academic study of another culture and by the experience of living and working/studying elsewhere. This will enrich your understanding of the global context.

Having begun your studies with anything from beginner to post-A-level competence in their language of choice, you will graduate with the ability to communicate and defend their views clearly in this language, either orally or in writing. In addition, you will have strong research and organisational skills and be confident working independently or in a team. You will also have a strong understanding of cultural diversity, allowing you to work effectively with people whose backgrounds differ from your own. In the third and final year, you undertake a dissertation on an in-depth and specialised topic with advice from tutors.

The programme gives you a diverse skillset, useful for career development in a broad range of fields and professions, including journalism, research, advocacy, the civil service, and roles in local and national government. Other language-based careers such as translating or interpreting or training in these, will also be open to you.

Year1 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional modules:

Route A
Students on the French A (post A-Level) route must take the following compulsory modules:

Route B
Students on the French B (ab initio) route must take all the following compulsory modules:

Route A
Students taking FREN1010 may take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules from the list below.
Basket 1

Discovery modules:

Students taking FREN1010 may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year2 - View timetable

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

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 2 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 2 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 40 credits in IR and a minimum of 40 credits in French.

The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with French.

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Route A
Students who took FREN1010 in Year 1 (post A-Level route) must take the following compulsory module:

Route B
Students who took FREN1012 and FREN1013 (on the B/ab initio route) must take the following compulsory modules:

Route A
Students on the post A-Level route must take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from
the following optional modules:
- Self and Other (from 2025) - 20 credits

Route A
Students on the Post A-level route may take 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- Translation and Interpreting in a Professional Context - 20 credits
- Introduction to Professional French - 20 credits

Route B
Students on the post B (ab initio) route may take a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- Introduction to Skills in French Translation - 20 credits
- Writing the self in French - 20 credits

All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year3 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Year4 - View timetable

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

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in French and a minimum of 40 credits in IR. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with IR or French.

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 IR OR French).

Students will be required to study the following compulsory module

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

Students who take their FYP in French (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) are required to take 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2). Students can take only ONE module per Basket.

Basket 1:

Basket 2:
- Climate Change - 20 credits

Students who take their FYP in IR (PIED3750) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional module.

Students who take their FYP in French (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Basket 3
- From Algiers to Paris and beyond: protest from below - 20 credits
- Global Storytelling in French - 20 credits
- Visual Culture - 20 credits

Basket 4

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.

Last updated: 09/05/2024 11:10:41

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