Program Overview

French and Linguistics BA Honours

Overview

Our French and Linguistics BA trains you to be a competent linguist ready to enter graduate employment. Our degree offers the exciting combination of the study of French language and culture alongside the wider study of the forms, structures and varieties of language itself.

Course Details

• UCAS Code: RQ11
• Institution Code: W50
• Attendance: Full-time - September 2026
• Duration: 3 or 4 years
• Campus: Regent, Central London
• UK Fees: £9,535 (Price per academic year)
• International Fees: £17,600 (Price per academic year)

Course Structure

• Year 1:
  • Exploring Language
  • Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
  • Introduction to Translation (available to intermediate students)
  • Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
  • The French World and the Word
  • World Varieties of English
• Year 2:
  • Child Language Acquisition
  • Expressions of French Culture
  • Language in the Public Space
  • Language Structure and Meaning
  • Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
  • Understanding Culture: Francophone Studies in Focus
• Placement Year:
  • Professional experience or study abroad year
• Year 3:
  • Applied Language Studies
  • Final Year Project
  • Identities on the Move: Francophone Studies in Focus
  • Language Contact and Change
  • Language Form
  • Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
  • Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
  • Themes in Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
  • Work Placement for Humanities

Entry Requirements

• UK:
  • 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
• International:
  • International Baccalaureate – 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
  • Other international qualifications – country-specific entry requirements
  • International Foundation courses – Kaplan International College London
• English Language Requirements:
  • IELTS score of 6.0 overall, with a score of 5.5 in each component

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching Methods:
  • Scheduled hours: lectures, seminars, practical classes, workshops, supervised time in a studio
  • Placement: placement opportunities, live projects, or virtual activity involving employers
  • Independent study: preparation for scheduled sessions, follow-up work, wider reading or practice, completion of assessment tasks, or revision
• Assessment Types:
  • Practical: presentations, videos, podcasts, lab work, creating artefacts
  • Written exams: end of semester exams
  • Coursework: essays, reports, in-class tests, portfolios, dissertation

Supporting You

• Student Hub: study support, personal tutors, student advice team, extra-curricular activities
• Course Location: Regent Campus, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

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