Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in French with International Relations

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in French with International Relations

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

French

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

The programme of study in French at an undergraduate level will give you an academic lens of the history, culture, language and literature of France. During the course we will instil within you a deep appreciation towards the language in both a linguistic and Literary perspective, as we will help you refine and hone your spoken, auditory and reading prowess in the language. By understanding the influence that the language and nation has had on an international level through the eyes of authors, poets, and countries, you will be more au courante with the history that the contemporary country holds onto and upholds. In your final year of studies, you may have the chance to present a research-based dissertation in which you will carry out a research topic of your choice. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a multicultural and diversified learning journey.


Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.

Information for International applicants

French

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better in French.


International Relations

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better, in either Arabic, or Economics, or French, or German, or History, or Russian, or Spanish, or a pass in Chinese obtained in the Chinese University/College Entrance Examination (Gaokao).


French

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


International Relations

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


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French

 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FRE1002 Perfectionnement de la langue/ Further Progress in Written and Oral French 4 ECTS      
FRE1024 Corpus littéraire/ Literary Corpus 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FRE1021 Pratique de la langue/ Language Practice 4 ECTS      
FRE1023 La dissertation Littéraire 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FRE1011 Littérature et cinéma/ Literature and Cinema 4 ECTS      
FRE1022 Culture, art et civilisation/ Culture, Art and Civilization 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in French
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FRE2028 Littérature française du XIXe siècle/ 19th Century French Literature 4 ECTS      
FRE2034 Littérature française du XVIIIe siècle/ 18th Century French Literature 4 ECTS      
FRE2039 Poésie et société/Poetry and Society 6 ECTS      
FRE3027 Méthodologie de la recherche (Première partie) / Methodology of Research 2 ECTS      
FRE3042 Autrices françaises/French female authors 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FRE1001 Linguistique théorique 1: phonétique et phonologie/Theory in linguistics 1: Phonetics and Phonology 4 ECTS      
FRE2014 Linguistique théorique 2: linguistique fondamentale/ Theory in Linguistics 2: Fundamental Linguistics 4 ECTS      
FRE2035 Littérature française des XXe et XXIe siècles/ 20th and 21st Century French Literature 4 ECTS      
FRE2038 Paralittérature/Paraliterature 4 ECTS      
FRE3007 Théorie et littérature / Theory and Literature 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
46 ECTS credits in French
10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FRE2041 Genres litteraires/Literary Genres 6 ECTS      
FRE3044 Littérature francophone et culture/Francophone literature and culture 6 ECTS      
FRE3045 Dramaturgies francophones contemporaines/Contemporary francophone theatre 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FRE2033 Littérature française du XVIIe siècle/ 17th Century French Literature 4 ECTS      
FRE3009 Mémoire (Dissertation) 12 ECTS   (NC)    
FRE3018 Linguistique théorique 4: énonciation et discours/ Theory in linguistics 4: Utterance and Discourse Analysis 4 ECTS      
FRE3041 Synoptique 2 - Langue, linguistique et culture/Synoptic 2 - Language, linguistics and culture 6 ECTS   (NC)    
FRE3051 Synoptique 1 - Littérature/Synoptic 1 - Literature 6 ECTS   (NC)    
LLT2812 Introducing Qualitative Research Basics for Linguistics 2 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
FRE3005 L’avant-garde littéraire/ French Literary Avant-Garde 4 ECTS      
FRE3006 Littérature du Moyen âge et de la Renaissance/ Medieval and Renaissance French Literature 4 ECTS      
FRE3046 Pratique de l'oral - interactions avec et sans enjeux motivationelles 4 ECTS      
TTI3000 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits

Requirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in French: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
132 ECTS credits in French
36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
12 ECTS credits optional study-units

International Relations

Should there be the need, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of either 4 ECTS or 8 ECTS as applicable from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL1025* Introduction to Economics 4 ECTS      
IRL1082 Introduction to Political Studies 6 ECTS   (NC)    
IRL1193** Introduction to Modern Europe 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
HST1126*** The Mediterranean in Modern Times 2 ECTS      
IRL1091 Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture 4 ECTS      
LIN1063 Academic Reading and Writing in English 2 ECTS      
PHI1014 Political Philosophy 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit IRL1025 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. Students with an Advanced Level in Economics must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.

** IRL1193 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. Students with an Advanced Level in History must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.

*** HST1126 cannot be taken by students following either Bachelor of Arts in History or Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History.
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL1081 The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives 4 ECTS   (NC)    
IRL1088 Introduction to Foreign Policy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
IRL1089 Theories of International Relations 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in International Relations
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
IRL3096* Contemporary European Studies 8 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
BKF3341 Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing 4 ECTS      
INL2004 International and Public Law for International Relations 6 ECTS      
IRL2002 Security Studies 4 ECTS      
IRL2012 Foreign Policy of Russia 4 ECTS      
IRL2014 An Introduction to Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa 4 ECTS      
IRL2064 Asia-Pacific in the World 6 ECTS      
IRL2074 The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times 4 ECTS      
IRL2089 Further Studies in Diplomacy 4 ECTS      
IRL2093 Comparative Politics 4 ECTS      
IRL3196 The Politics and the Government of the European Union 4 ECTS      
PBL2025 Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
HST2005 Contemporary Mediterranean History 6 ECTS      
IRL2010 International Economics 4 ECTS      
IRL2011 Foreign Policy of USA 4 ECTS      
IRL2013 Political Economy of War 4 ECTS      
IRL2058 Terror: Ideas and Realities 4 ECTS      
IRL2084 The International Relations of Small States and Territories 4 ECTS      
IRL2092 Political Movements and Parties 4 ECTS      
IRL3006 Politics and Government in the Persian Gulf 4 ECTS      
IRL3010 Norms, Rights and Climate Justice 4 ECTS      
IRL3065 The Media and International Relations 4 ECTS      
IRL3296 External Relations of the European Union 4 ECTS      

* Students who register for study-unit IRL3096 cannot register for study-units IRL30196 and IRL3296.

 

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

French

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Read, write and speak fluently in French.
  • Recall important literary and linguistic theories in relation to their publications.
  • Have a refined understanding of the history, society and culture of France, and its impact on an international level.
  • Engage in critical discussions in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary manner.
  • Carry out and conduct academic research related to the subject matter.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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French

As a French graduate, you will have a number of local and international career paths available. These professions include; translator, archivist, author, community worker, immigration officer, travel agent, researcher, public policy analyst, speech writer, journalist, mediator, non-profit administrator, editor, cultural interpreter, community worker and paralegal. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering to pursue an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our postgraduate programmes of studies for a more holistic and honed academic experience.


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