Programme Requirements for 2020/21 Session


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B.A. French Studies and History Full-time

Year: 2
2020/21 Session

The following must be taken

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Group Research 09 23513 20 Semester 2

Students must choose both Advanced modules or both Beginners modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI French Core III - Advanced: French Cultures and Identities 09 30216 20 Semester 1
LI French Core III - Intermediate: French Cultures and Identities 09 30126 20 Semester 1
LI French Core IV - Advanced: French Cultures and Identities 09 30221 10 Semester 2
LI French Core IV - Intermediate: French Cultures and Identities 09 30132 10 Semester 2

Where the student is not taking a dissertation preparation module in the other JH subject – they must take the following module in French:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Core V - Student Research Project 09 30157 10 Semester 2

In addition to the core language modules, students follow additional Level I modules from French Studies to the relevant credit value for their respective programme, to a combined total of 120 credits. Depending on the number of credits students opt to take in each language, optional module choices may be restricted (please refer to the relevant language section in the BA Modern Languages handbook and language-specific module choice information).

French Optional Modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Translation in Practice III (French) 09 31450 10 Semester 1
LI Translation in Practice IV (French) 09 31451 10 Semester 2
LI Conflict, Identity and Absurdity in French Theatre 09 30943 10 Semester 2
LI Défis contemporains de la société française 09 34838 10 Semester 2
LI Rebels and the Restless: Turmoil and Transgression in French Texts 09 30740 10 Semester 2
LI Writing, Reacting, Adapting: from Humanism to Realism 09 30962 10 Semester 1

All students must choose 20 credits from the following:

With the approval of the programme leader students may also take an approved module or modules offered by a School or Department other than History.

Students wishing to take 60 credits in History also choose 20 credits from the following:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Professional Skills Module 09 28559 20 Semester 1

With the approval of the programme leader students may also take an approved module or modules offered by a School or Department other than History.

For any student wishing to take the 40 credit History Dissertation in their final year, 09 24845 Research Methods (Diss Prep) will be compulsory and replace one of the choices above. Students must be doing a minimum of 60 credits in History if they wish to do Reseach Methods.