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BA (Hons) French and International Communication with Foundation

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) French and International Communication with Foundation is a undergraduate Communications & Media course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 4 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 4 years · Full-time · Communications & Media · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

Our degree courses with Foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Enhance your language skills abroad – You'll have the option to spend a full academic year abroad in your third year, or shorter periods ranging from a few days to a full semester - Get career-ready – Our course strengthens your communication skills and gives you practice in transferring these to the world of work - Understand multiple forms of communication – You'll learn how to read between the lines and really understand how we're influenced by the messages around us – on TV, in advertising, and across other media - Multicultural focus – We use our students' different cultural experiences to discover what it means to be an intercultural communicator Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 4 or 5 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price for Foundation year only). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): French was the third most desired language by employers in 2019, according to a report by CBI/Pearson. Source: CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey report 2019. Graduate employers named on the course page: Artlife Translations, Netflix, Wordbank London, University of the Arts. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication (Year 1, Core)
• Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture (Year 1, Core)
• The French World and the Word (Year 1, Core)
• World Varieties of English (Year 1, Core)
• Introduction to Translation (available to intermediate students) (Year 1, Option)
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture (Year 1, Option)
• Difference and the Visual: Representation, Meaning and Identity (Year 2, Core)
• Expressions of French Culture (Year 2, Core)
• Language in the Public Space (Year 2, Core)
• Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs (Year 2, Option)
• Understanding Culture: Francophone Studies in Focus (Year 2, Option)
• Professional experience or study abroad year (Placement year)
• Final Year Project (Year 3, Core)
• Mediation in International Contexts (Year 3, Core)
• Professionalising International Communication (Year 3, Core)
• Themes in Contemporary French and Francophone Studies (Year 3, Core)
• Identities on the Move: Francophone Studies in Focus (Year 3, Option)
• Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice (Year 3, Option)
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest (Year 3, Option)
• Work Placement for Humanities (Year 3, Option)

Careers

• Brand managing and advertising expert
• Communication expert in business and marketing
• Global communication executive
• Interpreter
• Liaison officer
• Teacher