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Description
French and Film enables you to learn the language and culture of France, alongside the study of films from all genres, including French-language films. As well as studying films in class, you can join Kent's Francophone Society, which runs regular film nights.
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.
Studying at our Canterbury campus gives you a good opportunity to immerse yourself in the language. There are many French-speaking students on campus, and our proximity to airports, the Channel ports and the Eurostar terminals at Ashford and Ebbsfleet make it quick and easy to get to Paris, Brussels and Lille.
We also offer you the opportunity to spend a year studying or working abroad in a French- speaking country, where you can immerse yourself in the language and culture and, on your return, use your improved French language skills to assist you in researching your dissertation perhaps on French films.
Kent is one of the three major universities in the UK for film studies, and one of the most highly regarded departments in Europe. Film at Kent engages with cinema's rich scope and history, from silent classics and mainstream Hollywood to world cinema and the avant-garde. We have a thriving film culture, with 10-20 films screened on our courses each week, the Gulbenkian Cinema (the Universitys arts cinema) based on campus and a lively student film society.
In 2014, the University opened a dedicated 62-seat cinema named after the pioneering female film director Ida Lupino, which students can enjoy as part of their experience during their studies. The Lupino has state-of-the-art digital projection and sound, and has been created to provide an intimate atmosphere for film viewing.
French and Film is therefore an ideal combination for those wanting to gain linguistics skills and develop cultural insights that transcend national boundaries.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
- GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)
- Total Kent credits: 360
- Total ECTS credits: 180
- Total Kent credits: 360
- Total ECTS credits: 180
- English
Course Content
Course structureThe 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:
FI313 - Film Form
FI315 - Introduction to Film Theory
FR327 - Learning French 2A (Post GCSE)
FR328 - Learning French 2B (Post GCSE)
FR330 - Intensive French for Beginners
FR300 - Learning French 3 (Post A Level)
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
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Stage 2
Possible modules may include:
FR589 - Learning French 4
FI565 - British Cinema
FI621 - Television Series: Narration, Engagement and Evaluation
FI618 - Introduction to Screenwriting
FI619 - Images of War and Violence
FI611 - New York & The Movies
FI537 - Postwar European Cinema
FI594 - Film Authorship
FI595 - Film Genre (Horror)
FI597 - Animated Worlds
FI598 - Cognition and Emotion
FI599 - The Gothic in Film
FI600 - Film Criticism
FI602 - Documentary Film
FI606 - Avant-Garde and Experimental Cinema
FI607 - Storytelling and the Cinema
FR638 - French Detective Fiction
FR620 - Memory and Childhood in 20th Century French Fiction
FR632 - Modern French Theatre 1
FR633 - Modern French Theatre (2)
FR566 - French: Second Year Extended Essay
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 France, Switzerland, and Canada.
Stage 3
Possible modules may include:
FI608 - Film Authorship
FI555 - Introduction to Screen Writing
FI573 - Animated Worlds
FI577 - Cognition and Emotion
FI582 - New York and the Movies
FI584 - The Gothic in Film
FI585 - Film Criticism
FI615 - Film Genre (Horror)
FI616 - Postwar European Cinema
FI617 - History of British Cinema
FI501 - The Documentary Film
FI506 - Avant Garde and Experimental Cinema
FI527 - Storytelling and the Cinema
FI620 - Images of War and Violence
FI622 - Television Series: Narration, Engagement and Evaluation
ART500 - Independent Project
FR637 - Travels to Japan in Modern French Culture
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
FR567 - French: Final Year Dissertation
FR591 - Learning French 5
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Requirements
Home/EU studentsThe 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 requirementA level
- ABB
- C in a modern European language other than English
- 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.
- 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.
- 34 points overall or 16 points at HL including 4 at HL or 5 at SL in a modern European language other than English
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
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- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
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