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  • French Studies (Graduate Diploma)
  • 2013/2014 entry
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  • Assessment
    • For the language module, assessment is primarily by examination, including oral and unseen written examinations. For other modules, it is a combination of coursework and examinations.
  • Attendance
      • Two evenings a week.
  • Duration
      • One year part-time.
  • Entry requirements
  • Fees and funding
    • Fees (2013/14)
      • Part-time (home/EU students): £2650 pa

      • Part-time (overseas students): £5375 pa

  • Location
      • Central London.
  • Teaching

    • A combination of lectures, small-group and individual activities, discussions and presentations.

French Studies (Graduate Diploma) - 2013/2014 entry


  • Overview

    • This programme is designed for those who wish to undertake postgraduate study in French, and in particular those who would like to take the MA Modern Languages: French Studies at Birkbeck, but who need to bring their written French up to the right level, or who do not have a BA honours qualification in an appropriate discipline. It can also be taken by students with a qualification of or near BA level who would like to take a one-year qualification, with courses chosen from a diverse and challenging syllabus.

      Find out more about studying French at Birkbeck.

  • Why study this course at Birkbeck?
      • Provides a one-year qualification in French studies.
      • Designed for students wishing to take the MA Modern Languages: French Studies who require further training at undergraduate level.
      • Allows you to improve your French language skills and/or increase your knowledge of French culture, as well as improving your research and study skills.
  • Course structure

    • Take a high-level French language module, French VI – Dissertation en Français, and choose two from a range of option modules:

      • An Introduction to Modern French Poetry
      • Kith or Kin? Forms of Relation and Community in Contemporary French Literature and Cinema
      • La France Dechirée: Aspects de l'Histoire Contemporaine Francaise
      • La France des Années Noires
      • Le Roman Français Contemporain
      • Mémoire en Français
      • Montaigne
      • The French Novel of Disillusionment
      • Transgression in Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture
      • Translation from and into French.

      In addition, you may take one of our culture modules, for example:

  • Further study opportunities
  • Careers information

    • Graduates go on to careers in international organisations or businesses, in translating or teaching, and as researchers or journalists.

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