French and Italian

This wide-ranging joint honours programme enables you to study two complementary European languages in their diverse cultural contexts.

Through intensive language study, including a year abroad, you will have the opportunity to acquire advanced spoken and written skills in both French and Italian. No previous knowledge of Italian is needed.

In addition to your language classes, you will explore aspects of French-speaking (Francophone) and Italian culture from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.

Courses cover:

• literature

• art and cinema

• political history

• social movements

• philosophical ideas

Why Edinburgh

As a world-leading festival and capital city, Edinburgh is a fantastic place to study languages in their cultural context, and both French and Italian have been taught at the University for over a century.

We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you study or build a work placement into your time abroad.

Graduating with a degree in French and Italian from Edinburgh gives you the blend of specialist skills and intercultural awareness valued in a range of careers around the globe.

How long it takes to complete this degree programme

This programme is studied over 4 years, including a year abroad. This enables us to build choice and flexibility into your studies, giving you time to explore options, find what you like and build your skills.

Your first two years will be your pre-honours years. They will give you a good grounding in your subjects. In addition to studying core courses, you will broaden your education and skill set by choosing option courses. This may enable you to change the focus of your programme.

Your final two years will be your honours years. You will spend Year 3 abroad, gaining a lived experience of Italian and Francophone cultures. Year 4 will be tailored to your interests in specific topics or approaches to French and Francophone Studies and Italian.

Programme benefits

• Learn in an historic, capital city where both French and Italian have been taught for over a century.

• Study over four years, including one abroad.

• Become fluent in two languages.

• Try out different subjects in your first two years.

• Delve into fantastic libraries and collections.

• Try your hand at creative writing and publishing.