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English Literature and French

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,B

Access to HE Diploma

D:21,M:18

Access to Humanities Course

We recognise the EPQ as an excellent indicator of success. If you are predicted a Grade B or above in the EPQ, you will receive an offer with a one grade reduction, to include your EPQ with a grade B.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSEs: English/Welsh Language Grade C, French Grade B

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

International students will also require a score of 4 at Higher Level English Language or Literature, or 5 at Standard Level English Language or Literature.

UCAS Tariff

120

Swansea University will accept the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate as fully equivalent to one A-Level.

About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

English literature

French studies

English Literature and French with a Year Abroad is an exciting and challenging course enabling you to focus studies across two languages. Explore over a thousand years of literature from the early Medieval period to the present day, including centuries of Welsh literature. Delve into some provocative questions that writing can unveil around gender, culture and more. You will also become a scholar of the rich language, history and culture and arts of France. The course covers French language, fiction, translation, and language teaching. Benefit from our excellent resources including language labs and our weekly language cafes, where you can meet and talk to native speakers and exchange students and practise your language skills. You will further enhance your career prospects by spending a Year Abroad in France. This four-year course covers both national and global literature from the Renaissance and Gothic genres, 19th century literature and contemporary fiction. You can also select modules around creative and professional writing. Our lecturers and professors are established writers whose works have been widely published, broadcast, and performed. They include chief poets and winners of the Welsh Book of the Year competition. Swansea is the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, widely regarded by many literary scholars as one of the twentieth century's most influential lyrical poets, and amongst the finest of all time. The university’s links to the legacy of Dylan Thomas remain with our annual Dylan Thomas Prize for Literature and through research conducted in our Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales (CREW). Throughout this course you can also get involved in projects with the Dylan Thomas Centre and the National Theatre Wales. Set in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the breathtaking Gower Peninsula, the university's location provides an excellent place to study. Students can enjoy both a thriving city and beautiful beaches and coastlines. Outside of their studies, our students benefit from our lively English Student Society, which organises a range of literary, social, and cultural events. Our degree programmes aim to support students prepare for their future world of work. You will access support and guidance through the university’s Careers Service and Work Placement Team and all students have access to events, workshops, and employer talks, including an annual conference for students in June to support final year students with the transition into employment or further study. English Literature at Swansea is ranked top 10 for Overall Satisfaction (NSS 2022) and top 20 in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2023). Modern Languages at Swansea is ranked top 10 in the UK (Guardian Good University Guide 2023). Graduates go on to enter careers in a wide range of sectors including education, marketing, media, translation and language planning, public services, politics and more. Please visit our course page for more information: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-literature-creative-writing/ba-english-literature-french/

Modules

Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including:
• Introduction to Culture and Linguistic Traditions
• French Language or French Language for Beginners

Your second and third years will comprise entirely optional modules from a large range of subject areas. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included:
• French Translation Workshop
• Dialogue Interpreting
• Medieval Encounters
• Crime Fiction since 1920
• Haunted Spaces/Haunting Texts: ghost stories and contemporary women's writing

Your final year will include an optional independent dissertation project.
For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-literature-creative-writing/ba-english-literature-french/

Assessment methods

We offer a variety of assessment methods within our programmes. In addition to traditional examinations and essays, examples of alternative assessment include:

• Presentations
• Group Work
• Oral Examinations

Throughout your undergraduate English Literature and French degree, you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing. For full breakdown of course structure and assessment please visit our course page https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-literature-creative-writing/ba-english-literature-french/ or get in touch with us at [email protected]

The Uni


Course location:

Singleton Park Campus

Department:

Interdepartmental

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

87%
English literature

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

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Teaching and learning

88%
Staff make the subject interesting
97%
Staff are good at explaining things
93%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
78%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

74%
Library resources
89%
IT resources
93%
Course specific equipment and facilities
77%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

97%
UK students
3%
International students
27%
Male students
73%
Female students
92%
2:1 or above
18%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
C

French studies

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

87%
UK students
13%
International students
43%
Male students
57%
Female students
82%
2:1 or above
10%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

D
C
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Literature in english

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,500
low
Average annual salary
99%
high
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

17%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
12%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
12%
Other administrative occupations

French studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,500
med
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

11%
Childcare and related personal services
10%
Business, research and administrative professionals
10%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

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French studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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