French Studies University of Warwick

Overview

Throughout the French Studies degree offered at the University of Warwick you will have access to outstanding facilities and resources. This includes flexible collaborative and individual learning spaces, as well as a vast selection of print, digital and multimedia learning materials. Our French Studies BA offers the possibility to take a range of optional modules in other departments.

Key Facts

You will graduate as a highly qualified linguist, with advanced intercultural skills and a sophisticated understanding of key concepts and debates in French-speaking cultures. The specialist communication, research, critical and evaluative skills you will gain are all highly sought after by employers.

Explore the remarkable breadth and depth of French and Francophone language and culture at Warwick.

Our French Studies degree enables you to collaborate with academic specialists to develop your language skills and intercultural competence. Together, we will examine the historical, cultural, geographical, and political contexts in which French is spoken across the world. Our flexible course covers cultural topics such as philosophy, literature, politics, history, linguistics, media and film. Core language modules develop an in-depth understanding of the French language and its links to the cultural contexts where it is spoken. You can then choose optional modules to develop your academic interests in cross-school topics, a second language or Translation Studies.

You will normally spend a year studying abroad in France or a French-speaking country. This is an invaluable opportunity to immerse yourself in the linguistic and cultural contexts where French is spoken, enhance your language skills and build international connections.

You will have access to outstanding facilities and resources. This includes flexible collaborative and individual learning spaces, as well as a vast selection of print, digital and multimedia learning materials.

You will graduate as a highly qualified linguist, with advanced intercultural skills and a sophisticated understanding of key concepts and debates in Francophone cultures. The specialist communication, research, critical and evaluative skills you will gain are all highly sought after by employers.