Politics and French: University of Southampton

Course overview

As an undergraduate student in French at Southampton, you will have considerable choice in the composition of your degree, although language learning will be a core component throughout your course.

In year one you will be allocated to a stage of language proficiency in our unique system of seven language levels, designed to place you at the stage most appropriate to develop your spoken and written skills, enabling you to make rapid progress in your chosen language.

You can spend your year abroad as an English language assistant in a school, studying at one of their partner universities or on a work placement. Most students choose a European country, but many go further afield – to Québec or La Réunion, for example. The administrative organisation of your year abroad is carried out by their International Exchange Administrator, and you will be assigned a supervisor who will look after you during this year.

They place great importance on the development of graduate skills vital for future employment, through the integration of transferable skills into learning and teaching, in particular the language skills and strategy training for all first-years.

Entry requirements

• A levels: ABB including grade B in French
• IB: 30 points including 15 at Higher Level with 6 in Higher Level French

Main University Contact

• Postal Address: University of Southampton
  University Road
  Southampton
  SO17 1BJ
• Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 5000
• Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 3131
• Email: admissns@soton.ac.uk
• Website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/