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French and Philosophy BA

University Park Campus, Nottingham, UK

Course overview

Do you dream of learning French, spending time in the Francophone world and getting to grips with the diverse cultures of various French-speaking countries? Yet, are you also driven by a curiosity to better understand society and make sense of your place in the world?

If your answer to these two questions is yes, then this is the degree for you. The departments of French and Philosophy allow you to develop understanding and skills in these two highly complementary subjects.

With Philosophy modules ranging from ‘Gender, Justice and Society’ to ‘Mind and Consciousness’ and French modules taking you from ‘Enlightenment Literature’ to ‘Sociolinguistics’ – you’re able to truly personalise this degree around your personal interests or career aspirations.

Many of our students say the year abroad is their course highlight. 

Indicative modules

Mandatory

Year 1

Reasoning, Argument, and Logic

Mandatory

Year 1

Mind, Knowledge, and Ethics

Optional

Year 1

French 1

Optional

Year 1

Introduction to French and Francophone Studies

Optional

Year 1

French 1: Beginners

Optional

Year 1

France: History and Identity

Optional

Year 1

Introduction to French Literature: Landmarks in Narrative

Optional

Year 1

Contemporary France

Optional

Year 1

Introduction to French Literature: Representations of Paris

Optional

Year 1

French Texts in Translation

Optional

Year 1

Philosophy and the Contemporary World

Optional

Year 1

Metaphysics, Science, and Language

Optional

Year 1

Gender, Justice, and Society

Optional

Year 1

Philosophy of Religions

Optional

Year 1

History of Philosophy: Ancient to Modern

Optional

Year 2

French 2

Optional

Year 2

French 2 - Beginners

Optional

Year 2

Introduction to French and Francophone Studies

Optional

Year 2

Introduction to French Literature: Landmarks in Narrative

Optional

Year 2

French Cinema: The New Wave

Optional

Year 2

Contemporary Translation Studies

Optional

Year 2

Contemporary Francophone Cinema and Social Issues

Optional

Year 2

On Location: Cinematic Explorations of Contemporary France

Optional

Year 2

Literature and Politics in Modern France

Optional

Year 2

Introduction to Contemporary Science Fiction

Optional

Year 2

Huit Tableaux: Art and Politics in Nineteenth-Century France (1799-1871)

Optional

Year 2

Literature and Politics in Modern France

Optional

Year 2

Sociolinguistics: An Introduction

Optional

Year 2

Enlightenment Literature: An Introduction

Optional

Year 2

La France en guerre: Memoires de la Premiere Guerre Mondiale

Optional

Year 2

Varieties of French

Optional

Year 2

Nineteenth Century French Narrative

Optional

Year 2

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Optional

Year 2

The Nature of Meaning

Optional

Year 2

Normative Ethics

Optional

Year 2

Mind and Consciousness

Optional

Year 2

Knowledge and Justification

Optional

Year 2

An Introduction to Metaethics

Optional

Year 2

Social Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Freedom and Obligation

Optional

Year 2

Being, Becoming and Reality

Optional

Year 2

Philosophy of Art

Optional

Year 2

Topics in Asian Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Intermediate Logic

Optional

Year 2

Continental Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Space, Time and Motion

Optional

Year 2

Islamic Theology and Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Arts Work Placement Module

Optional

Year 2

Employing the Arts

Mandatory

Year 3

Year abroad

Mandatory

Year 4

French 3

Optional

Year 4

La République Gaullienne: 1958 to 1969

Optional

Year 4

The Everyday in Contemporary Literature and Thought

Optional

Year 4

People and Propaganda: Representing the French Revolution

Optional

Year 4

Citizenship, Ethnicity and National Identity in Post-War France

Optional

Year 4

French Documentary Cinema

Optional

Year 4

Dissertation in French Studies

Optional

Year 4

Subtitling and Dubbing from French into English

Optional

Year 4

Communicating and Teaching Languages for Undergraduate Ambassadors

Optional

Year 4

Difficult Women: 1789-1945

Optional

Year 4

Language Contact and French

Optional

Year 4

Contemporary Francophone Cinema: The Personal and The Political

Optional

Year 4

Language Attitudes and French

Optional

Year 4

Dissertation in Philosophy

Optional

Year 4

Marx

Optional

Year 4

Environmental Ethics

Optional

Year 4

Advanced Logic

Optional

Year 4

Communicating Philosophy

Optional

Year 4

Philosophy and Mortality

Optional

Year 4

Play, Games and Recreation

Optional

Year 4

Advanced Topics in Aesthetics

Optional

Year 4

Buddhist Philosophy

Optional

Year 4

Knowledge, Ignorance and Democracy

Optional

Year 4

Mind, Psychology and Mental Health

Optional

Year 4

Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

Optional

Year 4

Authenticity and Existentialism

Optional

Year 4

Equality

Optional

Year 4

Dirty Talk: Feminist Philosophy of Language

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About modules

The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated on Wednesday 4 September 2024. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations.

My [language] studies have helped me to develop excellent communication skills, as well as helping me to hone my reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for both my target languages.  I have also become a much more resilient learner, being able to persevere when things start to get tough and independently solve issues where possible.

Charlotte Allwood

French and Contemporary Chinese Studies BA

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Open Day June 2022