Modules – what topics can I study?
Level 1
Our Level 1 core modules meet the needs of students coming from a broad range of backgrounds. All students follow both a language skills module and a French Studies module.
The language skills module improves your speaking, reading and writing through the study of contemporary French source materials. Grammar work uses our in-house guides and exercises, while your conversation classes are taught by our native French lecteurs and lectrices.
The French Studies module introduces you to the high-level study of French culture. Amongst other things you will learn how to study French theatre, poetry and life writing. This module broadens your knowledge of French society and culture, as well as providing you with the study and research skills needed for your academic career.
Sample modules
- Language and Communication Studies I and II
- French Studies I and II
- Optional modules from across the University
Level 2
Level 2 core modules help you develop expertise and confidence in your language use. Topics for discussion and composition are more complex than in your first year, and will encourage you to consider the issues you will face on your year abroad.
The core Actualités françaises module introduces you to French current affairs. Recent topics studied include protest movements; France and the EU; Americanisation of French culture; and French film stars.
Optional modules at Level 2 allow you to explore your interests and personalise your degree. The range of expertise among our lecturers means that you can explore fields such as literature, film, history, politics and sociology.
Sample modules
- French Documentary Film
- Luxembourgish Language and Culture
- La Bande Dessinée (French cartoons)
- Nineteenth Century Voices (poetry, music, painting, letters)
- New French Theatres 1950-1970
- L'Exclusion en France (Political and Social Exclusion in France)
Level 3
At Level 3 your core language modules will build on your previous study and year abroad experience to help you develop sophisticated and idiomatic language use across a range of topics.
Optional modules allow you to explore your own areas of interest in real detail. You can become a skilled language practitioner via Translation and Subtitling classes, study Gender, Society and Economy in France or explore the Literature and Politics of the Postcolonial era. If you choose to study Contemporary Visual Arts in France you will explore the work of practising artists before designing your own 3-D virtual exhibition.
Sample modules
- Film Studies
- Transcription, Translation and Subtitling
- Contemporary Visual Arts in France
- Gender, Society and Economy in France
- Literature and Politics of the Postcolonial