Modules

Your year one French modules will depend on your entry level - beginners' or post-A level. As a beginner all your language modules will be core this year. If you are taking French post-A level you will take 40 credits of compulsory core modules. You will also choose further 20 credits of optional modules focusing on literature, French history or contemporary France In philosophy your core modules will introduce you to philosophical study at university level, and guide you through principles of good reasoning, argumentation, and writing. If you started French as a beginner, in year two you will continue to work intensively on key skills in the French language in preparation for the year abroad. You will also take a core Introduction to French and Francophone Studies module. If you started at post-A level, you will consolidate your knowledge of French in preparation for your year abroad. You will also choose from a range of modules in French and Francophone literature, culture and society, history, politics, linguistics and film. Your year two philosophy modules typically cover social issues, the mind, ethics, freedom, Asian philosophy, the nature of reality, meaning, and understanding science. You will spend your third academic year in France or a Francophone country either on a programme of studies in a higher education institution, working as an assistant in a school or on a work placement. Your final year is back in Nottingham. Whether you started French with us as a beginner or post-A level, you will take the same core language module. You will develop your command of French to a high level and use it in increasingly sophisticated contexts. You will also study optional modules drawn from the areas of literature, culture and society, history, politics, visual culture and linguistics. Your final year philosophy modules will reflect the research expertise of members of staff in the department, including in criminal law, ethics, logic, metaphysics, Buddhist philosophy and advanced topics in the philosophies of art, mind, science, and social philosophy. Although French and Philosophy are taught separately you may choose a uniting theme for your final-year dissertation. Placement and volunteering opportunities are available in the Department of Philosophy and the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies, as well as via the Nottingham Advantage Award.