Visual Cultures of the French-Speaking World: The University of Manchester

Visual Cultures of the French-Speaking World MA (Pathway of MA European Languages & Cultures)

Course description

The MA Visual Cultures of the French-Speaking World pathway is a modular course, with a free choice of course units from those offered within French.

This new pathway has arisen as a direct result of the recent establishment (2007) within the French Subject Area of a Centre for the Study for Visual Cultures in the French-Speaking World. Very few MA programmes in modern languages across the UK and Ireland are genuinely orientated towards visual studies. This pathway draws its strength from the expertise  of the majority of colleagues in French, where Visual/Screen/Performance Studies is the dominant research strand and is the focus of lively research activity. Recent conferences/symposia in the field include 'History Painting in Nineteenth-Century France' (2002), 'Visualising the City' (2005) and 'L'affiche dans la littérature et la culture françaises de 1870 à nos jours' (2006).

Students on this pathway will be supported in their development by the research activities of the new Centre, which will include a rotating programme of conferences, exhibitions and film screenings, and visiting artists.

Module details

The MA comprises:

• Research Methods I and II (30 credits)
• Optional course units (90 credits)
• a dissertation (60 credits)

Students on the MA in Visual Cultures of the French-speaking World will normally include Critical Concepts I and Critical Concepts II.

Optional course units typically include:

• Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary French Cinema
• Delacroix and Literary Painting
• Visual and Material Features of French Texts
• Identities in French Popular Music
• French Theatre in the 18th Century: Theory and Practice

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: The normal requirement for admission to the MA is an Upper Second class Honours degree, or higher, or its overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject, usually the language(s) to be studied.

English language: Students whose first language is not English require an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with 7.0 in the writing component or TOEFL 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based test).