French and Politics (Hons) Queen Mary University of London

Overview

Throughout the French and Politics (Hons) BA programme from Queen Mary University of London you'll divide your time equally between the two subjects, with the flexibility to tailor your degree with a wide choice of modules. You'll gain an excellent grounding in French language and culture, taking core modules in written and spoken French. You’ll also learn to engage with political theories, ideas and ideologies, governments and institutions, and comparative politics.

Studying French will give you an appreciation of the global diversity of the French-speaking world. You'll learn about metropolitan France, its role on the world stage, and the variations of French spoken in Canada, Belgium and North Africa. You’ll spend your third year studying or working in a French-speaking country, immersing yourself in its rich language, culture, politics and history.

Career opportunities:

French and Politics (Hons) graduates at Queen Mary University of London from are highly employable, with invaluable political knowledge and research, analytical and communication skills that open doors to a huge variety of roles. They move into domestic and international careers in government, translating, policy research, education, journalism, media, marketing and business.

As French is an official, procedural and major working language of the EU, knowledge of French gives our graduates an additional advantage in European job markets.

Recent French, Politics and International Relations graduates have been hired by:

• British Council
• House of Commons
• Labour Party
• PwC
• Scodie Deyong
• UK Home Office.