Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Strathclyde offers a BA Joint Honours degree in French and Spanish, allowing students to focus on contemporary language and culture. French is a major international language, and speaking French and Spanish will help students conduct business more confidently in countries that are becoming increasingly important in world markets.

Why This Course?

This course allows students to become fluent linguists and spend up to two years abroad living, working, and/or studying in another country. The program is initially broad-based, with students studying three subjects, including their chosen subject(s), in the first year.

What You'll Study

The course structure includes language work, cultural classes, and the opportunity to write a dissertation in Spanish. Students will compare and contrast the roots and structure of each language, increasing their understanding of how words and sentences are formed.

Year 1

• Two streams are offered in the first year: one for students with Higher French and Spanish or equivalent qualification and another for those without.
• Students in both classes study contemporary French and Spanish language and aspects of the country's culture and society.

Year 2 & 3

• Students continue to develop their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
• In the cultural class each year, students learn more about the history, politics, literature, and cinema of France and Spain and French and Spanish-speaking countries.

Year Abroad

• Honours students spend a year abroad after Year 3, usually working as an English teaching assistant, gaining experience on a work placement, or studying at a foreign institution.

Year 4

• In the final year, students concentrate on translation, written and oral language, and interpreting.
• They also have the chance to write a dissertation in Spanish or take two cultural classes.

Student Competitions

The Stevenson Exchange Scholarship is a competitive award that offers students funding towards a project they wish to undertake while on their year abroad.

Single & Joint Honours Information

• English, English and Creative Writing, History, Politics and International Relations, and Psychology may be studied to Single or Joint Honours level.
• Education, French, Spanish, Law, Journalism, Media and Communication, and Social Policy are available only as Joint Honours Programmes.

Course Content

The course content includes:

• Year 1: French 1A, French 1B, Introduction to French 1A, Introduction to French 1B, Spanish 1A, Spanish 1B, Introduction to Spanish 1A, Introduction to Spanish 1B
• Year 2: French Language 2A, French Language 2B, French Culture and History 2, Spanish 2A, Spanish 2B, Spanish and Latin American Studies II
• Year 3: French Language 3A, French Language 3B, France at War, Writing the Body in French and Francophone Contemporary Literature, Black France, Spanish 3A, Spanish 3B, What are you looking at!? - Visual Culture in Spain, Latin America through Indigenous Eyes
• Year 4: French Honours Spoken Language, French Honours Written Language, Translation Studies (Level 4): Key debates and Theory (French), Student Placement (French), France at War, Writing the Body in French and Francophone contemporary literature, Black France, Dissertation in French, Spanish Honours Written Language, Spanish Honours Spoken Language, Latin America through Indigenous Eyes, Translation Studies: Key debates and Theory (Spanish), What are you looking at!? - Visual Culture in Spain, Student Placement

Assessment

Written examinations include translations from and into French, writing for a specific purpose, and essay questions. Continuous assessment includes online grammar tests and group projects, allowing students to conduct research, prepare a presentation, and produce a poster.

Learning & Teaching

The university focuses on the four important language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. They make great use of technology in the classroom and outside, through the use of web-based learning and streamed French television.

Entry Requirements

• Highers: AAAA (1st sitting), AAAAB (2nd sitting)
• A Levels: ABB-BBB
• International Baccalaureate: 32-30
• Irish Leaving Certificate: Two H2 passes and three H3 passes including English
• HNC: A in Graded Unit; Maths National 5 B, or equivalent
• International students: View the entry requirements for your country

Fees & Funding

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £9,535
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status
• International: £21,550
• University preparation programme fees: International students can find out more about the costs and payments of studying a university preparation programme at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre

Careers

Modern language graduates are in high demand across a range of areas. Some language graduates become teachers or translators, while others work in multilingual or international environments. Many of the university's students now work in journalism and broadcasting.

Glasgow is Scotland's Biggest & Most Cosmopolitan City

The university's campus is based right in the heart of Glasgow, next to the Merchant City, both of which are great locations for sightseeing, shopping, and socializing alongside studies.