SYLLABI & COURSES STRUCTURE- Go University- Ghana/Global

GO UNIVERSITY  Ghana/Global 2016/17/18/19

BA EUROPEAN STUDIES & FRENCH 3 Years

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• Overview

   

   

  Europe is not just a geographical space – it’s a cultural, political and social entity. European Studies allows you to adopt a range of approaches from different disciplines to deepen your understanding of this complex region. Core and optional modules will give you a good understanding of political ideas and the institutions and political systems that make up modern Europe, as well as specialist knowledge of topics that interest you, such as development or the rise of extreme right parties.

  French at Leeds allows you to become fluent in a major world language while gaining an insight into the literature, theatre, cinema, history and politics of the Francophone world. Core modules will develop your language skills and introduce you to key aspects of Francophone culture. You’ll then choose from an impressive range of optional modules on topics as diverse as medieval romances, the French Revolution, postcolonial cinema and Francophone Africa.

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• Course content

  A Joint Honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each Single Honours course, but you’ll take fewer options and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects. You’ll study one of our Cornerstone modules in Year 1 to draw your two subjects together, and apply your knowledge and skills to a major research project in either subject in your final year.

  European Studies 

  In your first year you’ll study core modules introducing you to political ideas and systems of government around the world. You’ll build on this knowledge in the following year, when you’ll study central government in the UK and policymaking in the EU, as well as choosing optional modules which span beyond European borders to the US, Asia and Africa. You’ll broaden your reach in the final year, studying not just the relationship between Britain and the EU, but the EU’s interactions with the rest of the world.

  French 

  You’ll improve your language skills in your first year and be introduced to French culture and history. In the following year you’ll develop this knowledge with further core language study and choose from a range of optional modules.

  Course structure

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  Year 1

  Compulsory modules

  • Language Awareness and Skills 20 credits

  • Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire) 20 credits

  • IT for LCS Students 5 credits

  Year 2

  Compulsory modules

  • Language in Contexts 20 credits

  • Politics and Policy in the EU 20 credits

  Optional modules

  Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Politics and Society in France since 1945 20 credits

  • The French Language Today 20 credits

  • Culture and Society in Early Modern France 20 credits

  • Security Studies 20 credits

  • Comparative Public Policy 20 credits

  • Beliefs and Attitudes in Politics 20 credits

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  Year 3

  Compulsory modules

  • Advanced Language Skills 20 credits

  • Britain and the EU 20 credits

  • Europe in the World 20 credits

  • Final Year Project

  Optional modules

  Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Bilingual Liaison Interpreting 20 credits

  • Francophone Cinema - Postcolonial Images 20 credits

  • French Culture and the First World War 20 credits

  • British Foreign Policy 20 credits

  • Culture and Community: Theoretical Perspectives 20 credits

  • Machiavelli and the Making of Modernity 20 credits

  For more information on typical modules, read European Studies and French BA in programme catalogue

   

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  Learning and teaching

  Our tutors are experts in their fields, and their teaching is informed by their own cutting-edge research.

  We use a range of teaching methods to help you benefit from their expertise, including lectures, seminars, tutorials or occasionally workshops. However, independent study is also central to this degree, since it allows you to develop your skills in research and analysis. You will be able to apply your skills and knowledge in a Final Year Research Project on a topic of your own choice.

  Assessment

   

  We also use different types of assessment. Usually we use a mixture of exams and essays, but you may also be assessed on oral presentations or group work in some modules.