French Studies and Philosophy Degree Courses (RV15)

Course Overview

Lancaster's four-year combined French Studies and Philosophy degree is taught by our Department of European Languages and Cultures - ranked in the UK top ten by The Complete University Guide 2011 - and our Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion - ranked first in the Northwest in The Guardian University Guide 2011. This degree scheme also includes a year abroad.

Your French Studies programme focuses on developing fluency in the language, complemented by courses on the country's historical, cultural, social and political background. In Philosophy, you can choose from a range of options, including the history of Philosophy and its relationship to other subjects.

You'll begin your degree with courses including French Language (Intensive for Beginners or Advanced) and Introduction to Philosophy. You'll move on to language specific culture studies with second and final year modules covering Shaping Contemporary France: Culture, Politics and the Legacy of History, and Modern French Identities: Race and Nation. Your Philosophy options include Ethics: Theory and Practice; Philosophy of Science, and Western Philosophy and Religious Thought.

In your third year, you'll study or work in a French-speaking country and complete your Residence Abroad: Intercultural and Academic Reflection before returning to Lancaster to finish your degree.

For a list of compulsory modules, please see the tab above.

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Modules

Lancaster degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to compliment their degree. The following is an example list of modules which our previous students have studied. For a full list contact the European Languages and Cultures department.

Year 1

Part I French Studies (Intensive)
French Studies (Advanced)
Introduction to Philosophy

Year 2

French Language: Oral Skills
French Language: Oral skills (post-intensive)
French Language: Written Skills
French Language: Written Skills (post-intensive)
Shaping Contemporary France: Culture, Politics and the Legacy of History

Year 3

Residence Abroad: intercultural and academic reflection

Year 4

French Language: Oral Skills
French Language: Written Skills

Lancaster University offers the chance to follow a structured study programme or the option to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into 2 sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). In Part 1 you will take three modules of study which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects, a higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years. For more information about our teaching methods at Lancaster visit our Teaching and Learning section.

For further information about the department, staff and courses please visit the European Languages and Cultures department website.

Entry Criteria

A-level: AAB inc. French unless this is to be studied from beginners level, in which case we require evidence of language learning ability. 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 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

Careers

Play

Any degree with a language component is attractive to employers, especially when combined with the analytical, logical and communications skills developed through the study of Philosophy.

Our graduates have entered a wide variety of careers, ranging from accounting, computing and library work to journalism and interpreting. Others have taken up employment with major organisations such as the Diplomatic or Civil Service and the British Council. Teaching - in the UK or abroad - and joining businesses with a foreign-language element are among the most popular career paths.

A number of our graduates decide to continue their education and progress on to postgraduate study.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development. Visit our Employability section for full details.

Studying

Teaching and Learning Methods

At Lancaster we offer a broad range of learning environments designed to best support the requirements of your chosen degree programme. These may include lecture and tutorials, interactive workshops, laboratory sessions, other practical activities, student-led seminars and web-based elivery.

The modules which make up a programme of study are assessed using a variety of different methods, enabling students to demonstrate their capabilities in a range of ways. Typical coursework assignments include laboratory reports, essays, literature reviews, short tests, short and sharply focussed critical reports, poster sessions and oral presentations. Formal examinations include short answer questions, essays and data analysis. Multiple choice formats are also employed where appropriate. Students are supported in the production of final year project reports and dissertations. Details of the assessment methods for individual modules can be accessed via the university's online module catalogue. In addition to these learning and teaching methods we encourage independent study, meaning you take responsibility for your own learning. For more information visit our Teaching Approach page.

Assessment Methods

We offer you a variety of stimulating and effective approaches to teaching, learning and assessment. This enables you and your tutors to explore the very latest thinking within your subject and develops your skills in problem solving, analysis and critical reflection, communication, application of knowledge and modern technologies.

As a University, we commit to providing all our undergraduates with a minimum number of contact hours per week, providing you with timely feedback on your work and a maximum number of 15 students per seminar group.

Funding

Lancaster University has committed £2.7m in scholarships and bursaries to help with your fees and living costs. Our financial support depends on your circumstances and how well you do in your A-levels (or equivalent academic qualifications) before starting study with us.

Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. For students starting their study with us in 2013, over 600 each year will be entitled to bursaries and/or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses. For UK students entering in 2013 we will have the following financial support available:

An Academic Scholarship of £2,000 for the first year of study to any student from the UK entering with A*, A*, A or equivalent academic qualifications
An Access Scholarship of £1,000 per year for all UK students from households with an income of less than £42,600 who achieve grades of A*, A, A or the equivalent academic qualifications
A Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 per annum for all students from England with a household income of more than £25,000 but less than £42,600
As part of the National Scholarship Programme, a £1,000 Bursary, a £1,000 Fee Waiver and a £1,000 Accommodation Discount in the first year of study, for students from England with a household income of less than £25,000. Plus a Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 in subsequent years.

*All of the financial awards above are subject to approval by the Office for Fair Access July 2012.

For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our fees and funding page

View details of our current Undergraduate fees.

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