Program Overview

Romance Philology and Cultures (French Studies), BA

Faculty and Academic Discipline

• Faculty: Humanities
• Academic discipline: Humanities

Qualification and Starting Date

• Qualification: Philologist in Romanistics
• Starting date: September 2022

Language and Academic Requirements

• Language requirements: French language proficiency (B2)
• Academic requirements: high school certificate; entrance examination in French (oral, via electronic communication)

Program Duration and ECTS

• Duration: 6 semesters
• ECTS: 180

Tuition Fee and Other Fees

• Tuition fee: 6,000 USD/year
• Other fees: application fee 150 USD, entrance procedure fee 350 USD

Short Description

The aim of the program is to provide our students with a range of practical skills and theoretical tools in the area of French language, cultures and literatures so that they can utilise and adapt their acquired knowledge in relevant fields in their future job.

Lecture, Seminar, and Practice

• Lecture, Seminar: 25%
• Practice: 75%

Main Subjects

• Main subjects typically include:
  • Introduction to Philology, French Civilization, French Descriptive Grammar, Developing Skills in French Usage, French Phonetics, Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Literature, The Arts in France: Visual Arts and Music
  • French Descriptive Grammar, XVIIth and XVIIIth-Century French Literature, Grammar-Text-Usage, Developing Skills in French Usage, XIXth-century French Literature, French Theatre, Linguistics Analysis of Texts
  • Main Trends in French Linguistics, Variets of French, XXth-century French Literature, French Cinema, Applied Linguistics, The French Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Developing Skills in French Usage

Career Prospects

Graduates are able to work in business and governmental organizations, media, publishing, tourism, diplomacy, etc. Graduated students holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in French studies are eligible for admission to the French studies MA program.