24th October 2023

Removed "A selection of optional modules (one of which may be an approved outside option in another department or the Language Centre)." as it was replaced by content added on the 3rd October but not removed at that time.

3rd October 2023

Amendments to Core Module description, Optional Modules list and Assessment

Old:

Core modules

In your first year, you will take language classes to develop your knowledge and understanding of written and spoken French. You will also study the core module The Story of Modern France. This module examines primary texts from major periods and events in French history, literature, and contemporary politics, as well as introducing key critical approaches to enrich your analysis. You will then choose two further modules, one of which may be from another academic department or from the Language Centre.

New:

Core modules

In your first year, you will take language classes to develop your knowledge and understanding of written and spoken French. You will also study the core module The Story of Modern France. This module examines primary texts from major periods and events in French history, literature, and contemporary politics, as well as introducing key critical approaches to enrich your analysis. You will also complete an independent project to start to hone your research skills. You will then choose a further option which may be from another academic department or from the Language Centre.

Added to the Year One Module list:

Old:

Optional modules

Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

• French Presidents and the Media
• Gender and Representation in French Media since 1970
• Sex and Sexuality in Contemporary French Writing
• The City of Paris and the Modern Imagination
• The Left and Trade Unions in France
• The Right in France from the Dreyfus Affair to the Present
• Colonial Memory
• Slavery and After: Writing the Francophone Caribbean
• The Medieval World and its Others: Gender, Race, Religion
• Violence, Religion, and Revolt in Renaissance France
• The French Revolution
• Bestsellers of the Nineteenth Century
• French Cinema and Society from the First to the Second World War
• Representations of the Holocaust
• Crises of Identity in the French Novel
• Introduction to French Linguistics

New:

Optional modules

Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

• French Presidents and the Media
• Gender and Representation in French Media since 1970
• Sex and Sexuality in Contemporary French Writing
• The City of Paris and the Modern Imagination
• The Left and Trade Unions in France
• The Right in France from the Dreyfus Affair to the Present
• Slavery and After: Writing the Francophone Caribbean
• The Medieval World and its Others: Gender, Race, Religion
• Violence, Religion, and Revolt in Renaissance France
• The French Revolution
• Bestsellers of the Nineteenth Century
• French Cinema and Society from the First to the Second World War
• Representations of the Holocaust
• Crises of Identity in the French Novel
• Introduction to French Linguistics
• Occupation: Everyday life in Vichy France 1940-1944
• Reframing History: French Popular Revolt in the Graphic Novel
• In the Family Way: Birth, Sex and Death in Seventeenth-Century French Culture
• Modern French Thinkers
• Propaganda and Persuasion in Modern Europe
• Translation and Translators in the Contemporary World
• European Gothic

Added "Research projects" to Assessment

Old:

Assessment

We will track your progress through:

• Language assignments
• Essays
• Presentations
• Portfolio submissions
• Examinations (written and oral)

New:

Assessment

We will track your progress through:

• Language assignments
• Essays
• Presentations
• Portfolio submissions
• Research projects
• Examinations (written and oral)

13th October 2022

Optional modules changed from

"

• Literatures of the Great War Modern French Thinkers
• French Presidents and the Media
• Introduction to French Linguistics
• The Right in France, from the Dreyfus Affair to the Present
• Representations of the Holocaust
• Violence, Religion and Revolt in Renaissance France
• The Medieval World and its Others: Gender, Race, Religion
• The French Revolution
• Women and Madness in Nineteenth-Century French Writing
• Sex and Sexuality in Contemporary French Writing
• States of the Nation: French Cinema and Society from 1990 to the Present
• Slavery and After: Writing the Francophone Caribbean

"

to

"

• French Presidents and the Media
• Gender and Representation in French Media since 1970
• Sex and Sexuality in Contemporary French Writing
• The City of Paris and the Modern Imagination
• The Left and Trade Unions in France
• The Right in France from the Dreyfus Affair to the Present
• Colonial Memory
• Slavery and After: Writing the Francophone Caribbean
• The Medieval World and its Others: Gender, Race, Religion
• Violence, Religion, and Revolt in Renaissance France
• The French Revolution
• Bestsellers of the Nineteenth Century
• French Cinema and Society from the First to the Second World War
• Representations of the Holocaust
• Crises of Identity in the French Novel
• Introduction to French Linguistics

"

4th August 2022

Following University approval, we have made changes to the IB standard and contextual offer for this course on the Entry Requirements tab:

Previous content

IB typical offer

34 points to include 5 in Higher Level French.

IB contextual offer

We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level. The typical contextual offer is 32 including grade 5 in Higher Level French. See if you’re eligible.

Revised content:

IB typical offer

32 points to include 5 in Higher Level French.

IB contextual offer

We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level. The typical contextual offer is 30 including grade 5 in Higher Level French. See if you’re eligible.