Program Overview

French and English BA Honours

Overview

The French and English BA Honours course at the University of Westminster offers students the opportunity to combine the study of French with English, enabling them to achieve proficiency in French, develop linguistic and cultural knowledge of both languages, and build knowledge and understanding of linguistic, literary, and cultural studies.

Course Structure

The course is structured over three or four years, with the option to undertake a professional placement year in industry or a period of study abroad at one of Westminster's partner institutions.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, seminars, and workshops, as well as independent learning conducted beyond the classroom.

Assessment Methods

Assessment methods include essays, exams, individual and group presentations, projects, and critical analysis.

Course Content

The course covers a range of subjects, including:

• Introducing English Language
• Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
• Introduction to Translation (available to intermediate students)
• Language and Text
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
• The French World and the Word
• What is Literature?

Year 1

• Introducing English Language
• Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
• Introduction to Translation (available to intermediate students)
• Language and Text
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
• The French World and the Word
• What is Literature?

Year 2

• Expressions of French Culture
• History of the English Language
• Language in the Public Space
• Making Memory: Culture, History and Representation
• Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
• Spoken Discourse Analysis
• The Novel
• Understanding Culture: Francophone Studies in Focus

Placement Year

Between Years 2 and 3, students have the opportunity to undertake a professional placement year in industry or a period of study abroad at one of Westminster's partner institutions.

Year 3

• Final Year Project
• Identities on the Move: Francophone Studies in Focus
• Issues in Culture
• Language and Power
• Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
• Reading the Present
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
• Sexualities in Literature and Culture
• Studies in Literary Language
• Themes in Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
• Work Placement for Humanities

Professional Recognition

The University of Westminster is a Higher Education Language partner of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.

Entry Requirements

• A levels: BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels: 104 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate: 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
• BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM
• BTEC Diploma: D*D
• Access: 104 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course
• GCSE English Language: grade 4/C - IB grade 4 Higher Level
• GCSE Maths: grade 4/C - IB grade 4
• IELTS: 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £9,535 (Price per academic year)
• International tuition fee: £17,600 (Price per academic year)
• Funding available for undergraduate students
• Scholarships available for eligible undergraduate students

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods: lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, seminars, and workshops
• Assessment methods: essays, exams, individual and group presentations, projects, and critical analysis

Supporting You

• Study support: workshops, 1-2-1 support, and online resources
• Personal tutors: support in fulfilling academic and personal potential
• Student advice team: specialist advice on funding, benefits, and visas
• Extra-curricular activities: volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events, and more

Course Location

• Regent Campus, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

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• French and Linguistics BA Honours
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