Course contact details
University of Leeds
Email:study@leeds.ac.uk
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Course summary
This course provides you with the skills to become a versatile, inter-culturally aware and professional graduate able to speak, write and read French with confidence. You’ll combine language studies with exploring culture and society, learning about the diversity of French, to equip you for working with native speakers. You’ll enrich your study, and tailor your course, by choosing from optional modules in translation and interpreting, the conflicts of history, visual culture and cinema.
Whether you are learning as a beginner or have a more advanced understanding of French, you’ll study the language of the media, commerce and cultural expression. You’ll gain a thorough knowledge of the global language, which is enhanced with a year abroad in a French-speaking context (in places such as Belgium, Canada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Senegal and Metropolitan France).
Additional Highlights
French staff are involved in the following specialist groups:
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Centre for Translation Studies | School of Languages, Cultures and Societies | University of Leeds
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Centre for World Literatures | School of Languages, Cultures and Societies | University of Leeds
Specialist Facilities
Our Language Zone gives you access to free learning resources, including space for personal study, language learning software, and video, audio, books and magazines. You'll also have access to our translation computer labs equipped with specialist software and our interpreter training booths to explore different career options.
With four libraries on campus, you’ll find space for study, group work and research. The world class Brotherton Library holds a wide variety of archival and printed material in its Special Collections – valuable assets for your independent research. You’ll have access to free classes and workshops where you can learn how to use them.
Our Martin Thomas Translation Labs feature state-of-the-art computing facilities for translation studies as well as Interpreter Training Suites – ideal if you are considering a career in interpreting.
Modules
Course Modules
Information on modules can be found on the University website.
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Main Site
Study options
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • Time abroad (mandatory) • 4 Years
Start dates
Application codes
- Institution code:
- L23
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
University of Leeds has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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How to apply
Application codes
- Institution code:
- L23
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.
Course optionsEntry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
A levelABB
Where the post-A level language route is taken, a B grade in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Other course specific tests:
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A levels, this would be BBB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Other course specific tests:
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A levels, this would be BBB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
Scottish Higher
BB in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers or B in Advanced Highers and AAABB in Highers or AABBBB in Highers.
Where the post-A level language route is taken, B in Advanced Higher in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Where the post-A level language route is taken, B in Advanced Higher in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Access to HE DiplomaDistinction: 30 Merit: 15
Pass diploma with 60 credits overall, including at least 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. An interview and a piece of written work may also be required. This course has additional subject specific requirements. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammeOffer: 34
34 points overall with 16 at Higher Level.
Where the post-A level language route is taken, 5 in Higher Level in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Where the post-A level language route is taken, 5 in Higher Level in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
The WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales is accepted in place of a third A-level subject at the same grade.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
We will consider the level 3 QCF BTEC at Subsidiary Diploma level and above in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalM1M1M2
Where the post-A level language route is taken, M2 in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H2H2H2H3H3H3
Where the post-A level language route is taken, H3 in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Other Qualifications:
European Baccalaureate: 75%.
Where the post-A level language route is taken, 8.0 in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
Entry requirements for students joining after Year 1: Successful completion of Year 1 of a relevant degree course. https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/202627/315/french-ba#entry
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications. |
If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this course, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.http://www.leeds.ac.uk/projectleeds/info/123100/admissions/143/entry_requirements
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
If the most common grade accepted is higher than our entry requirements, this is due to the attainment of our applicants. If you have been made an offer and you meet or exceed the grades of your offer, you will be accepted.
If grades lower than our entry requirements have been accepted, in most cases this is because we operate contextual admissions as part of our decision making, which considers factors beyond grades. For more information about contextual admissions, please visit our website.
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.
Course optionsHistorical entry grades report
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
For further information please see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduatefees
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