French and History

Description

French and History enables you to learn the language and about the culture of France while undertaking a detailed study of the past.

French is one of the most beautiful romance languages. Outside of France it is spoken as far afield as Canada, the Seychelles, Madagascar and Mali. It is one of the official languages of the United Nations, and an important language in the EU.

The University of Kent is an ideal location to study French. Canterbury is the closest British university city to mainland Europe, and our proximity to the Channel ports and Ashford International station means you can be in Paris in just a couple of hours. There are also many French-speaking students on campus, so you have a better chance to immerse yourself in the language than at any other university in the country.

The School of History has established itself as one of the leading History departments in the country, recognised for its research excellence, flexible programmes and quality teaching. You are taught by passionate academics, active researchers and recognised experts. You can tailor your modules to your own interests, and use your expanding knowledge of French culture and language to focus on European history.

During your year abroad, as part of an Erasmus programme, you could begin to study for a French qualification (Licence), or alternatively you can gain work experience by becoming a language assistant in a French school or by following other career paths.

This degree programme therefore is ideal for those wanting to gain a broad and detailed understanding of our world, one that is international in scope and that spans across the years.

Independent rankings

In the National Student Survey 2014, French was ranked 8th for student satisfaction. And Modern languages were ranked 14th for student satisfaction in The Guardian University Guide 2014.

History at Kent was ranked 1st for research in The Complete University Guide 2014.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS
Credits Total Kent credits: 360
Duration full-time 48 months Partnership Joint Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

HI426 - Making History: Theory and Practice

FR301 - Writer and Genre in France I

FR302 - Writer and Genre in France II

FR308 - Questions of French Cinema

FR310 - Twentieth Century France in Crisis

FR331 - French Drama: Love, Marriage and Politics (in translation)

FR332 - French Narratives: Love, Marriage and Politics (in translation)

FR337 - Texts and Contexts 1

FR338 - Texts and Contexts 2

FR327 - Learning French 2A (Post GCSE)

FR328 - Learning French 2B (Post GCSE)

FR330 - Intensive French for Beginners

FR300 - Learning French 3 (Post A Level)

HI353 - Britain and the Second World War: The Home Front

HI359 - Empire and Africa

HI366 - Britain in the Age of Industrialisation 1700-1830

HI385 - Introduction to the History of Medicine

HI390 - The Emergence of America:From European Settlement to 1880

HI391 - The Rise of the United States Since 1880

HI397 - Cinema and Society, 1930 - 1960

HI410 - Early Medieval Europe

HI411 - Later Medieval Europe

HI416 - Victorian Britain: Politics, Society and Culture

HI419 - England in the Age of Chivalry: c1200-1400

HI425 - Revolutionary Europe 1700-1850

HI430 - Modern British History (Part Two)

HI431 - The English Renaissance: Society, Politics and Culture 1400-1600

HI432 - Early Modern History: The Age of Reformation c. 1450-1600

HI433 - Early Modern History: The Age of Enlightenment c. 1600-1750

HI434 - Introduction to the History of Science

HI435 - A Global History of Empires: 1500-1850

HI436 - A Global History of Empires: 1850-1960

HI437 - War and Diplomacy in Europe c1850-2000

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

FR589 - Learning French 4

HI5013 - Popular Religion and Heresy, 1100-1300

HI5023 - The American Civil War Era 1848-1877

HI5031 - African History since 1800

HI5035 - History of Modern Medicine and Medical Ethics,1800-2000

HI5041 - Gothic Art: Image and Imagination in Europe, c.1140-1500

HI5055 - Russia: 1855-1945 Reform, Revolution and War

HI5065 - British History c. 1480-1620

HI5075 - Marvels, Monsters and Freaks 1780-1920

HI5092 - Armies at War 1914-1918

HI5094 - Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies: The British and French Experienc

HI566 - History Dissertation

HI6002 - The British Army and Empire c1750-1920

HI6009 - Europe and the Islamic World, c 1450-1750

HI6018 - Victorian Science

HI6025 - Everyday Life in Early Modern Europe

HI6036 - Science Satirised

HI6042 - The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset

HI783 - Anglo-Saxon England

HI789 - The Art of Death

HI795 - Inviting Doomsday: US Environmental

HI6032 - Persecution, Repression and Resistance

HI6034 - Anglo-French Relations 1904 - 1945

HI6047 - Communist Eastern Europe, 1945-89

HI613 - Conflict in Seventeenth Century Britain

HI632 - The Tools of Empire 1760-1920

HI707 - Britain and The Falklands War

HI742 - The Cold War, 1941-1991

HI763 - How the West was Won (or lost): The American West in the Nineteenth Cen

FR638 - French Detective Fiction

FR566 - French: Second Year Extended Essay

FR620 - Memory and Childhood in 20th Century French Fiction

FR632 - Modern French Theatre 1

FR633 - Modern French Theatre (2)

FR593 - Paris: Myth and Reality in the 19th century

FR594 - Paris: Myth and Reality in the 20th century

FR598 - Occupation and Resistance in the French Novel

FR599 - Description of Modern French

FR546 - Short Narrative Fiction in French

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Year abroad

The University of Kent has Erasmus agreements with several universities in French-speaking countries.

Possible modules may include:

LA514 - Year Abroad Module

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

FR591 - Learning French 5

HI770 - From Blitzkrieg to Baghdad: Armoured Warfare in Theory, Practise and Im

HI747 - The Cold War, 1941 - 1991

HI6049 - The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the Atlantic World, c. 1500 - 1900

HI605 - Independent Documentary Study in History

HI6035 - Anglo-French Relations 1904 - 1945

HI796 - Inviting Doomsday: US Environmental

HI6044 - British Politics 1625-1642

HI6045 - Origins of the Second World War

HI6046 - Wolves, Walruses and the Wild

HI6037 - Science Satirised

HI6039 - The Rights Revolution: The 20th Century US Supreme Court & Society

HI6040 - The Discovery of the World c.1450 - 1800

HI6041 - The Crusades in the Thirteenth Century

HI6029 - The Great War: British Memory, History and Culture

HI6030 - Empires of Religion

HI6021 - Famine in Pre-Industrial Societies

HI6024 - Napoleon and Europe, 1799 - 1815

HI6012 - From Crisis to Revolution: France 1774-1799

HI6014 - Riders on the Storm

HI6016 - The English Reformation and the Invention of the Middle Ages

HI5095 - Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies: The British and French Experienc

HI5099 - The Wars of the Roses

HI5093 - Armies at War 1914-1918

HI5068 - War and Modern Medicine 1850-1950

HI5072 - The American Revolution

HI5024 - The American Civil War Era 1848-1877

FR550 - Images of Monarchy in French Classical Tragedy

FR561 - Contemporary French Cinema

FR601 - Mothers and Daughters in Women's Writing

FR613 - The Reader and the Text

FR615 - Sociolinguistics of French

FR637 - Travels to Japan in Modern French Culture

FR567 - French: Final Year Dissertation

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 75(Grade B) TOEFL paper-based test score : 580 TOEFL iBT® test : 85

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test.

Requirements

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.

Qualification Typical offer/minimum requirement A level

ABB including B in History

GCSE

C in a modern European language other than English

Access to HE Diploma

The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.

International Baccalaureate

34 points overall or 16 points at HL including a modern European language other than English 4 at HL or 5 at SL and History 5 at HL or 6 at SL

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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