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MA Language, Culture and History: French and Francophone Studies

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

Improve your French language skills and gain an in-depth understanding of French culture, ideal for future careers in professional or academic fields. The Language, Culture and History: French and Francophone Studies MA brings together a raft of interdisciplinary modules, enabling you to shape the direction of your degree. Taught at UCL, you’ll benefit from access to internationally renowned academics shaping the direction of this subject.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A knowledge of French at least equivalent to CEFRL C1 (Advanced) is required. Applications from students who do not have formal qualifications in French but who are competent in the language, will be considered.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

The course will be of interest to those who wish to enhance their knowledge of French culture for professional purposes – in the fields of education, media, commerce and tourism, for example – as well as to students wishing to subsequently pursue their studies at doctoral level.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Language, Culture and History
  • Cultures of AIDS in France: History, Policy and Representation
  • MA Dissertation
  • MA Dissertation (Research)
  • Gender, Race and Sexuality
  • Advanced Translation
  • Dominating Texts: Literary Power Relations in 20th Century Writing
  • Fiction and the Archives: Rewriting Criminal Stories in Early Modern France
  • Topics in Modern French History: À la guerre comme à la guerre: France and the First World War
  • Translation into French
  • Legendary Histories
  • Discourses of Equality

Optional modules

  • Cultures of AIDS in France: History, Policy and Representation
  • MA Dissertation
  • MA Dissertation (Research)
  • Gender, Race and Sexuality
  • Advanced Translation
  • Dominating Texts: Literary Power Relations in 20th Century Writing
  • Fiction and the Archives: Rewriting Criminal Stories in Early Modern France
  • Topics in Modern French History: À la guerre comme à la guerre: France and the First World War
  • Translation into French
  • Legendary Histories
  • Discourses of Equality
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

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