MA English and French (5 years)
About this course
MA in English and French and Francophone Studies, combining literature with modern European culture. Core topics include Communication & Writing and Research Methods. Students spend a full academic year abroad studying in a French-speaking country.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 100%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 96%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 45 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 15%
- South East: 5%
- Scotland: 65%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Acts of Reading
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Beginners French Language 1
- Beginners French Language 2
- Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France 1
- Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France In Context
- Qualified French Language 1
- Qualified French Language 2
- Literature and Culture of Modern France 1
- Literature and Culture of Modern France in Context
- Rethinking Reading
- Controversial Classics
- Encounters with Shakespeare
- The Tragedy of Knowledge
- French Culture, Politics and Society i
- French Culture, Politics and Society II
- Advanced French Language 1
- Advanced French Language 2
- Advanced Introductory French Language 1
- Advanced Introductory French Language 2
- Junior Honours French Language
- Page and Stage: Renaissance Writings 1500 - 1640 (EL30CP)
- Knights, Virgins and Viragos: Chaucer and Medieval Writing (EL35DQ)
- Modernism: Make IT New (EL30FF)
- American Voices: Self and Society, 1850 - 1930 (EL30RD)
- Creative Writing: Creativity and Craft (EL30YB)
- Fallen Women and Self - Made Men (EL30VC)
- Art and Atrocity: Representations of Violence and Trauma (EL30UT)
- Haunted Texts (EL35KN)
- Art and Atrocity: Representations of Violence and Trauma (EL35UT)
- Bildungsroman to Alien Invasion (EL35VB)
- Images Adequate to Our Predicament: Art for the Anthropocene (EL35ZF)
- Celtic Encounters: the Gaelic World in Irish and Scottish Literature
- Senior Honours French Language
- English Dissertation
- Dissertation in French
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA English and French (5 years) at University of Aberdeen earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £36,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of MA English and French (5 years) at University of Aberdeen do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA English and French (5 years) at University of Aberdeen?
100% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA English and French (5 years) at University of Aberdeen?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 181 UCAS points.
Does MA English and French (5 years) at University of Aberdeen include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MA English and French (5 years) at University of Aberdeen?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.