University of Aberdeen
Master of Arts in English and French
The Master of Arts in English and French in Language and Culture Studies is offered by University of Aberdeen.
Program Length: 4 YEARS.
Master of Arts in English and French offered by the University of Arts
English and French at Aberdeen gives you all the advantages of the UK’s second most highly-rated research hub for English literature, language and creative writing. You will benefit from studying the subject from a European historical and contemporary context through top-rated study of the French language and literature, history and culture. This subject combination is ideal preparation for a career across the creative arts and media.Aberdeen is a leading centre for the study of literature, language and creative writing, rated second in the UK for its research output.You will study poetry and prose through the dynamic relationship between author, reader and literary text, covering every period from Chaucer to contemporary English, Scottish, Irish, European and American writing and the cultural and critical impact of powerful and controversial modern works.You will be inspired by enthusiastic teachers and researchers, themselves acclaimed authors and poets, and be encouraged to develop your own creative writing skills.French at Aberdeen has an outstanding reputation, gaining the highest possible rating of ‘Excellent’ in the last national Teaching Quality Assessment.You will add to your growing language skills with study of French literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, plus courses in film, contemporary civilization and culture, taught by experts in Renaissance studies to the politics of culture and difference in contemporary France.As an integral part of your 4-year programme, you will spend half of year three developing your language skills as a teaching assistant or visiting student in a French-speaking country.You will be ideally prepared for careers across the arts, publishing, or media, with the international dimension opening opportunities in European and international business, tourism and many other options.
What you'll study
Year 1
Compulsory CoursesAcademic Writing for Language & Literature (AW1008)Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD1002)Acts of Reading (EL1009)Controversial Classics (EL1513)
Optional CoursesSelect one of the following options:BeginnerFR1028: Beginners French Language 1FR1528: Beginners French Language 2FR1021: Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France 1 AND/OR FR1527: Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France in Context
QualifiedFR1029: Qualified French Language 1FR1529: Qualified French Language 2FR1022: Literature and Culture of Modern France 1 AND/OR FR1526: Literature and Culture of Modern France in ContextSelect further credit points from courses of choice to gain a total of 120 credits.
Year 2Compulsory CoursesEncounters with Shakespeare (EL2011)The Tragedy of Knowledge (EL2512)
Optional CoursesSelect one of the following options:Ex-beginnerAdvanced Introductory French Language 1 (FR2012)Advanced Introductory French Language 2 (FR2512)
Plus, select one of the following:(FR2014) Introduction to French Identities: Individual and Society AND/OR (FR2514) Introduction to French Identities: Centre and Periphery(FR2014) Introduction to French Identities: Individual and Society AND (FR2510) Introduction to French Linguistics**(FR 2514) Introduction to French Identities: Centre and Periphery AND **(FR2510) Introduction to French Linguistics
Intermediate/AdvancedAdvanced French Language 1 (FR2002)Advanced French Language 2 (FR2502)
Plus, select one of the following:French Identities: Individual and Society (FR2013) AND French Identities: Centre and Periphery (FR2513)French Identities: Individual and Society (FR2013) AND Introduction to French Linguistics (FR2510)**French Identities: Centre and Periphery (FR2513) AND **Introduction to French Linguistics (FR2510)NOTE: ** Level 2 students opting to take the combination FR 2513/FR 2514 and FR 2510 should be aware the credit weighting will be 45 credits in the first half session and 75 credits in the second half-session as opposed to the standard 60/60. This will result in a heavier workload in the second half session.
Year 3Compulsory CoursesSecond half session to be spent in a French speaking countryJunior Honours French Language (FR3089)Work Experience: Employability Skills Development (FR3597)
Optional CoursesSelect a total of two courses from the following groups, each from a different group:Medieval/RenaissanceEL30CP: Page and Stage: Renaissance Writings 1500-1640EL30DQ: Knights, Virgins and Viragos: Chaucer and Medieval Writing
Romantic/VictorianEL3009: American InnovationEL30QA Sympathy for the Devil: Scottish Short Stories
Contemporary/ModernEL30FF: Modernism: Make it NewEL30UT: Art and Atrocity: Representations of Violence and Trauma
Plus one course from the following:EL30EH: Classical EpicEL30VC: Fallen Women and Self-Made MenSecond half session to be spent in a French-speaking country studying or second half session to be spent in a French country working
Year 4Compulsory CoursesSenior Honours French Language (FR4089)
Optional CoursesSelect one of the following dissertation options:English Dissertation (EL4502)Dissertation in French (FR4097)Plus further courses of level 4 English and French to make up 60 credits in each discipline.