French Joint Major (Modern Languages) (FRJ2)

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ, Credits )
Academic Year 2024/2025

Study Abroad

Duration:: 3 Year(s)
Next Intake:: 2024/2025 September
Country Specific Entry Requirements:: Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.

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In studying French at UCD, you will: develop your communication skills and critical thinking by exploring the language and cultures of France and other French-speaking countries; broaden your understanding and command of a language that is both European and global; and equip yourself for today's increasingly diverse society and workplace by enhancing your cultural awareness and intellectual flexibility.

About this Course

You will study the French language and French and francophone literature and culture, developing your linguistic and critical skills across a three-year or four-year degree.

French is taught in lectures, classes and through independent study. Assessment is by continuous assessment, in-class tests, mid-term written assignments, project work and end-of-term exams.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
FR10070	French Grammar & Expression	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options
FR10060	French Grammar & Comprehension	Autumn	5
FR10120	Reading Short French Texts: Literary Analysis	Autumn	5
FR10130	French Fictions	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options
Stage 2 Core Modules
FR20020	French language II a: Grammaire et syntaxe françaises	Autumn	5
FR20040	French Language II b: Expression française écrite et orale	Spring	5
FR20180	La France d'aujourd'hui	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options
FR20130	French New Wave	Autumn	5
FR20220	World War 2 in French Culture	Autumn	5
FR20260	Reading Prose in the Early Modern Period	Autumn	5
FR20160	The Realist Novel	Spring	5
FR20250	Social Networks: Experiments in Early Modern Friendship	Spring	5
SLL20030	Perceptions of Europe in the Twentieth Century	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options
Stage 4 Core Modules
FR30310	French Language 3a: Expression avancée	Autumn	5
FR30320	French Language 3b	Spring	5
Stage 4 Core Modules
Stage 4 Options
FR30040	Literature of Quebec	Autumn	5
FR30290	Qu'est-ce que l'individualisme	Autumn	5
FR30370	Equality and Feminisms in C17 France	Autumn	5
FR30390	Postcolonial Narratives in French	Autumn	5
SLL30050	Adaptations	Autumn	5
FR30210	Research in French	Spring	5
FR30270	The Object in Postwar French Culture	Spring	5
FR30350	Narratives of Place	Spring	5

Students of the joint honours degree, are encouraged to apply to spend an additional year abroad at one of our thirteen partner universities across France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada, graduating with a four year BA (International). Places may be limited and preference will be given to those with better results.

The communication skills, critical awareness, cultural sensitivity and intellectual flexibility fostered by the study of French make it a good foundation for careers in a wide range of areas. Graduates have pursued careers in fields including:

International business

International relations

Public administration

Education

Translation and interpreting

Tourism

Careers in the EU

A BA in French is also a platform for further study in the field, such as the UCD MA in Modern Languages, or in other disciplines such as European studies, international relations or translation.

The following advice is for Non-EU applicants. For Irish/EU/UK students, please apply via MyUCD.

The following entry route(s) are available:

BA Arts (BAU5) Undergraduate Degree (Non EU)	Entry in Sep 2024	Full Time - 3 Year(s)	Apply from Oct 2023	Apply