Course Overview
Lancaster's four-year combined French Studies and German Studies degree is taught by our Department of European Languages and Cultures, ranked in the UK top ten by The Complete University Guide 2011.
Our distinctive approach gives you the opportunity to acquire high-level language skills in two languages while gaining a thorough understanding of France and Germany's historical, cultural, social and political backgrounds in a global context.
You'll begin your degree with courses including French Language (Intensive for Beginners or Advanced) and German Language (Intensive or Advanced). You'll be introduced to language specific culture studies and move on to second-year subjects such as Shaping Contemporary France: Culture, Politics and the Legacy of History and Becoming German: Identity Formation in Modern German Society and Culture.
You will spend your third year working or studying in a country where French or German is spoken, or split the year between the two. You'll finish your degree with final-year modules such as Francophone Voices: Literature and Film from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and Canada and Images of Austria: National Identity and Cultural Representation.
For a list of compulsory modules, please see the tab above.
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Career opportunities
Foreign languages are among the most marketable skills on any CV and language graduates are highly-valued as trained communicators. Lancaster's language graduates have found work in areas from journalism, advertising, teaching and librarianship to accountancy and IT.
Languages are an excellent route into careers in the Diplomatic or Civil Service, the British Council and other international organisations. Any area of business with European or global connections will have openings for language specialists. Many graduates also choose to teach, either in the UK or abroad.
A number of graduates prefer to continue their studies and find Lancaster has varied opportunities for postgraduate research.
Modules
Here are some of the current modules which are available during your studies at Lancaster:
PartI
- French Studies (Advanced)
- German Studies Part I (Intensive German for Beginners)
- Part I French Studies (Intensive)
- Part I German Studies (Advanced)
PartII (Year 2)
- Culture, Politics and the Legacy of History
- Oral Skills
- Oral Skills
- Oral Skills (post-intensive)
- Oral skills (post-intensive)
- Post-War German-language, Culture and Identities
- Written Skills
- Written Skills
- Written Skills (post-intensive)
- Written Skills (post-intensive)
PartII (Year 3)
- intercultural and academic reflection
PartII (Year 4)
- German Language Oral Skills
- German Language Written Skills
- Oral Skills
- Written Skills
For more detailed module information please visit the European Languages and Cultures department website.
Entry Requirements
A-level: AAB inc. French or German. We normally expect three A-levels.
General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels
Key skills: Not included in offer
Scottish Highers: ABBBB
Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
International Bacc: 35 pts overall with 16 pts from best three HL courses
BTEC: DDD/DDM
Mature students: Applications welcomed from mature students who can provide evidence of language-learning ability. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
IELTS: 6.5
For details of how we evaluate international qualifications, please click here.
Financial Support
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. In addition to government maintenance loans, grants and national scholarships, Lancaster University offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds. Many students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses.
The Lancaster Scholarship package is designed to reward the hard work and natural ability of full-time UK students applying to study with us regardless of their household income. Students achieving A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications) will receive a £1,000 per year Lancaster Scholarship during their undergraduate studies if they place us as their firm choice institution. Continuation of the Lancaster Scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progression.
Our combined £5,000 bursary package will help students from England whose household incomes are less than £25,000 per year with fees and living costs.
Students from England eligible for our £5,000 bursary package will also be awarded a £3,000 Lancaster Scholarship if they achieve A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications). This totals £8,000 of support for students during their studies.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our
fees and funding page.
