2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA French

Total credits: 485

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:
Languages, Cultures and Societies

Programme specification:

The programme will provide an environment that promotes our intention that students graduating from the Leeds French department should have developed the following:
- high quality linguistic skills in French (in oral and aural proficiency, in context-sensitive communicative skills, and in written language skills);
- familiarity with the diverse language varieties and cultures, both 'high' and 'low', of contemporary France;
- an understanding of the main issues of the past and future development of the country, and the important concerns of the present;
- a broad knowledge of the discipline of French Studies;
- specialist knowledge of aspects of French Studies;
- and the ability to undertake critical analysis of aspects of France and the Francophone world, their literature, language, history, society and culture, informed by the appropriate conceptual frameworks.

The distinctiveness of the Leeds French degree programmes compared with other Arts and Humanities programmes is therefore twofold. Firstly, given that the core rationale of the Leeds French programme is to further high-level knowledge of the language, history, society, culture, and literature of France and the French-speaking world, distinctiveness stems from the requirement laid upon students to acquire a high degree of intercultural competence. Secondly, the requirement to spend an extended period in a French-speaking country is manifestly a distinctive structural feature of the programme.

Distinctiveness at Leeds compared with other UK French degree programmes derives from the breadth and diversity of the option courses offered. This in turn reflects the size of the full-time established staff complement, which is among the largest in the UK. These options range from the possibility of study in medieval and Renaissance literature through to the new millennium, cultural studies, area studies, francophone studies, language studies and linguistics.

In addition to breadth, particular stress in Leeds is laid upon interdisciplinarity, which finds expression in synergies, not only between and within option courses, but also between language courses and option courses. These synergies in turn reflect the interrelatedness of teaching and research at Leeds. Examples of this are research in applied linguistics that feeds into the ongoing refinement of the language courses offered; and options at Levels 2 and 3 where teaching is informed by current staff research.

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 with prior knowledge of French will be required to take 80 credits of compulsory optional modules and 40 credits of Discovery modules. Those students with no prior knowledge of French must take 60 credits of compulsory optional modules, at least one optional MODL module and 40 credits of either further optional MODL modules and/or Discovery modules.

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

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

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

Students taking FREN1013 and FREN1012 will be required to study between 20-60 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may not take FLTU French modules.

Students taking FREN1010 and FREN1020 are required to study 40 credits of Discovery modules;
Students taking FREN1013 and FREN1012 may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules and/or take further optional MODL 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 80 credits of French/MODL modules and the remaining credits should be taken either as Discovery modules and/or as further French/MODL modules, or FOAH2020.

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students who took FREN1010 in year 1 will be required to study the following module:

Students who took FREN1013, FREN1012 and FREN1023 in year 1 will be required to study the following modules:

Students taking FREN2010 will be required to study 60-100 credits from the following optional modules;
Students taking FREN20XX will be required to study 40-80 credits from the following optional modules:

Students taking FREN2010 may also choose the below optional module:

Students taking FREN20XX may also choose the below optional module - Introduction to Skills in French Translation:

Students may also choose to study the below module, as long as they are not already enrolled onto Linguists into Schools.

Discovery modules:

- No more than 20 credits of Discovery modules may be at level one.
- Students may choose to study FLTU2333 Introduction to Professional French, but no other FLTU-coded modules in French are suitable.

Students may choose to study up to 40 credits of discovery modules and/or take further optional French/MODL modules or FOAH2020.

Year3 - View timetable

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

Candidates will spend the third year in France or a Francophone country.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be enrolled on the following module:

Year4 - View timetable

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

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

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:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Modules taught over one semester may – from year to year – be taught in different semesters.

Please note: not all modules are available every year.

Discovery modules:

- Candidates may select up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
- Candidates may choose to study FLTU2333 Introduction to Professional French, but no other FLTU-coded modules in French are suitable.

Last updated: 19/10/2022 09:39:51

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