French and an Asian or African Language

The French components of this four-year programme are taught and taken at UCL, and the Asian or African language components at SOAS University of London (the School of Oriental and African Studies), our near neighbour. There is a strong emphasis on spoken and written language work and the opportunity to undertake interdisciplinary study.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

The structure of the programme allows you to study core modules in French language (written and oral), literature, culture, history, politics and society. You will have some flexibility throughout your degree to focus on areas you find particularly interesting. These opportunities increase as you progress.
You may also take modules offered by the School of European Languages, Culture & Society (SELCS), allowing you to study literature, film, art and culture from outside your subject area(s). This will enable you to focus on broad cultural movements, issues and approaches from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on the full range of specialisms within the school.

Your African or Asian language will be taught by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

You will spend half of your third year in France or a French-speaking part of the world (for example, Québec or Martinique). You can choose whether to spend the term as a language assistant in a French school, as a student at a French-speaking university, or to undertake a work placement abroad.

You will spend the other half of the year in a country where the other language studied is spoken.

A levels

Grades

AAA

Subjects

French required.

GCSEs

English Language at grade B, plus Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

IB Diploma

Points

38

Subjects

A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects including French grade 6, with no score lower than 5.