4-Term Pathway - International Foundation Year in Social Sciences and Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Arts - French Studies and Film

This program will prepare students for entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a wide range of subjects, including many based at the £10m LICA building. Popular subjects include law, film studies, sociology, linguistics and politics.

Lancaster’s joint French Studies and Film degree is taught by the Department of Languages and Cultures in conjunction with Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA).

The French Studies programme enables students to acquire high-level language skills while gaining a thorough understanding of the country’s historical, cultural, social and political background in a global context. In Film, students will examine cinema’s aesthetic, social and political importance in the context of an increasingly visual and media-orientated culture, while also investigating the intersections between contemporary art, theatre, design, sound and film.

The first year comprises an exploration of the French language and its cultural context as well as an introduction to Film Studies. Alongside this, students will study a minor subject of their choice.

Building on their language skills in Year 2, students will study the culture, politics and history of the French-speaking world in more depth, as well as selecting modules which are international in scope and promote a comparative understanding of Europe and beyond. Students will combine these with film modules.

Spending the third year abroad in a French-speaking country makes a major contribution to command of the language, while deepening their intercultural sensitivity. Students can study at a partner university or conduct a work placement.

In the final year, students consolidate their French language skills, and study specialist culture and comparative modules. Studets will also choose film modules.

Beginners Languages

Studying a language from beginners level is somewhat intense in nature so students are only allowed to study one language from beginners level. Please bear this in mind when looking at the first year module options. If students apply to study a degree with a language from beginners level, their optional modules will only include higher level languages and modules in other subject areas.