BA French
About this course
BA (Hons) in French and Francophone Studies. Core topics include Research Methods. The four-year programme includes an extended project module and language options such as French, Catalan, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall with no score less than 4 including 5 at higher level in relevant language (no subject requirement for entry to Beginners’ Language) or pass the IB Diploma plus 5,5,5 in 3 HL subjects including 5 at higher level in relevant language (no subject requirement for entry to Beginners’ Language). BTEC: Applications encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits, entry to Advanced language with an A level or equivalent in relevant language (no subject requirement for entry to Beginners’ Language).
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 91%: 32 offers from 35 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 18 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: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 56%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 9%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- LANGUAGE AWARENESS: LINGUISTICS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
- INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
- INTRODUCTION TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD
- TEXTS AND THEIR ADAPTATIONS: PROJECT MODULE
- BEGINNERS FRENCH
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
- BEGINNERS CATALAN
- BEGINNERS CHINESE
- INTERMEDIATE CHINESE
- BEGINNERS GERMAN
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
- BEGINNERS ITALIAN
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN
- BEGINNERS PORTUGUESE
- BEGINNERS SPANISH
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
- GLOBAL FILM HISTORY: EARLY CINEMA TO THE 1950S
- EARLY MODERN WORLDS AND PEOPLES: 1400 - 1800
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE 1: PLACES AND LOCATIONS
- PEOPLE, POWER AND POLITICS: APPROACHES TO MODERN BRITISH HISTORY C. 1880-2016
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE 2: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- EXTENDED PROJECT IN MODERN LANGUAGES
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
- ADVANCED FRENCH
- THE CINEMATIC CITY
- ART AND VIOLENCE: VISUAL CULTURES AND THE MEDIA IN MODERN FRANCE
- FRANCOPHONE CITIES: SPACES, CULTURES, IDENTITIES
- GLOBAL PUBLIC SPACES: RESISTANCE, JUSTICE AND HERITAGE
- MULTILINGUAL LIVERPOOL: READING THE CITY
- PROPAGANDA AND CENSORSHIP
- MANGER! FOOD AND FRENCH CULTURE
- INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CINEMA
- LANGUAGE TEACHING: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- YEAR ABROAD SEMESTER 1 (STUDY IN EUROPE)
- YEAR ABROAD PORTFOLIO (SEMESTER 1)
- YEAR ABROAD SEMESTER 2 (STUDY IN EUROPE)
- YEAR ABROAD PORTFOLIO (SEMESTER 2)
- PROFICIENT FRENCH
- DISSERTATION
- FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE FILM: AESTHETICS AND MEDIA
- TERROR REMEMBERED: REPRESENTING TRAUMATIC HISTORIES IN LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA
- TRANSLATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
- REMEMBERING SLAVERY
- TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA
- FRENCH DRESSING: SIX CENTURIES OF CLOTHING AND CULTURAL HISTORY IN FRANCE
- TRANSLATION PROJECT
- COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS: MEMORY AND TRANSCULTURAL MOBILITY
- SCREENING TEXTS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA French at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £34,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £6,500 less than the UK median for French studies.
What do graduates of BA French at University of Liverpool do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA French at University of Liverpool?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA French at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 125 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA French at University of Liverpool?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 32 offers from 35 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA French at University of Liverpool include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA French at University of Liverpool?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.