BA French and Politics

The dual degree in French and Politics is a four year course which provides the opportunity to study a wide range of theories related to contemporary issues, political theory and the discipline of political studies, alongside the language, society, culture and thought of France.

The course provides an opportunity to gain valuable intellectual training within the context of a closely focused study of the culture and the history of a nation whose influence has played and continues to play, a defining role in European and world affairs. Our students gain a range of personal transferable skills, including communication and presentation skills, working in groups, writing reports and essays, gathering information and planning projects. Our aim is to equip our graduates with the qualities for which employers in all sectors are expressing need: namely, a high level of linguistic proficiency together with a professional, flexible expertise and broadly based knowledge and understanding enabling them to operate and feel at home in the interconnected cultures of today's Europe.

Level One

• One core Politics option worth 20 credits (POL113 Introduction to Political Analysis) and two further Politics options worth 20 credits each
• Two core language modules worth 40 credits
• Unrestricted modules worth 20 credits

Level Two

• One core module in Politics worth 20 credits (POL229 Political Analysis: Research Design and Data Analysis)
• Two option modules in Politics worth 40 credits
• Four core language modules worth 40 credits
• Option language modules worth 20 credits

Level Three

• One core module in Politics worth 20 credits (POL3018 Advanced Political Analysis)
• One of the following options worth 40 credits:
  One Politics module with the associated project module
  or
  A Dissertation in Politics:
  POL3104 Dissertation in Political Analysis
• Two core language modules worth 20 credits
• Option language modules worth 40 credits