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French and Linguistics (with a year abroad) (BA) - Undergraduate, University of York

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HomeStudy at YorkUndergraduateCourses 2027/28French and Linguistics (with a year abroad) (BA)

BA (Hons) French and Linguistics (with a year abroad)

Combine a modern language with the study of linguistics. Develop complementary skills across the disciplines.

Year of entry: 2027/28

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Start date

September 2027

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4 years full-time

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Department of Language and Linguistic Science

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4th in the UK for linguistics

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027.

5th in the UK for linguistics

Complete University Guide (2027).

3rd in the UK for French

1st in the UK for 'academic support' in French studies

National Student Survey (NSS) 2026.

6th in the UK for French

Complete University Guide 2027.

Why study French and linguistics at York?

Develop your modern language proficiency. You'll be taught in the language you’re learning, with a focus on society, politics and culture. Guided by our supportive staff, many of whom are native speakers, you’ll rapidly develop your fluency and knowledge. If you choose a language as a beginner (ab initio), you’ll be amazed at how you progress.

Learn the science behind how we communicate. In linguistics, you’ll engage with language on a conceptual level and analyse linguistic data. You’ll have options to explore syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics and more, with academics who are leading researchers with a genuine passion for their subjects.

Explore specialist labs and facilities. Depending on the modules you choose, you’ll learn in dedicated spaces, including our e-lab. We’re also home to a premium multilingual interpreting and translation suite.

Enhance your experience with a year abroad. You’ll study at one of our partner universities, or take a work placement or internship. Your plans will be supported by our year abroad coordinators. If you prefer not to go abroad, we offer a 3-year Linguistics with French degree.

Choose elective modules across a wide range of languages

As part of your degree, you can choose to take a credit-bearing module in a variety of languages - from Medieval Latin to Japanese, to Arabic or Chinese.

Beginners welcome in French

You can take the French part of this programme from scratch, or with a qualification below A level.

Research excellence

We’re ranked 1st in the UK for the quality of our research - according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021).

In French this year we have around 40 students. It creates a real sense of community and everyone knows everyone else, making group work much more enjoyable.

Rebecca, BA French and Linguistics

During your degree, you'll study modules in French languages, cultures, and linguistics, and may have the option to study elective modules from our wide range of language programmes.

Your language modules will explore the rich society and cultures of French-speaking countries, and you'll be taught almost exclusively in French. These modules will develop the transcultural and linguistic knowledge you'll need to become a high-level communicator. You'll engage with languages and cultures from a transnational view, allowing a deeper reflection on the values and attitudes of different cultural identities and backgrounds.

Your linguistics modules will help you understand the nature of language itself: how it is structured, how it has evolved, and how we use and understand it within our society. These modules will enable you to think critically and approach your studies from an analytical point of view.

In your second and final years, you can tailor your degree to your interests. In the final year, you can choose from a range of advanced French modules designed to consolidate your critical skills through in-depth research and analysis. Many final-year linguistics modules offer you the opportunity to focus on French languages as the topic of research.

You’ll go abroad in your third year. You can choose a work placement, internship or studying at one of our partner universities. Our internship students have been to a wide range of areas including education, the heritage sector, NGOs, media and journalism, translation, marketing and finance around the world. Your plans will be supported by our departmental year abroad coordinators.

Year 3 (abroad)

If you have studied French to A level, you'll take the post-A level route.

If you are taking French ab initio (from scratch), you'll take the ab initio route.

Core modules

Post-A level core modules:

French Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate

Language and the Mind

Understanding Language in the Real World

Understanding French-speaking Cultures and Societies (post A-level)

Ab initio core modules:

Intensive French Language and Cultures: Beginner

Understanding French-speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio route)

Option modules

You will study two option modules. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.

English Past and Present

Phonetics and Phonology

Syntactic Structures

Academic integrity module

In addition to the above you will also need to complete our online Academic Integrity module.

This module covers some of the essential skills and knowledge which will help you to study independently and produce work of a high academic standard which is vital for success at York.

This module will:

define academic integrity and academic misconduct

provide interactive exercises to help you to assess whether you've understood the concepts

provide answers to FAQs and links to useful resources.

French Language and Cultures: Advanced

Foundations of Meaning

You will study at least one language option module. If you choose Plurilingualism, you must choose an additional language option. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.

World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures

Laicité: Religious Freedom or State Repression?

Plurilingualism, Multilingualism and Transnational Languages: Concepts, Strategies and Approaches

You'll also continue to deepen your theoretical knowledge in the core areas of linguistics that you choose to pursue. Second-year linguistics modules cover areas including phonetics and phonology, language variation and change, syntax, semantics, interaction, and psycholinguistics. In previous years, options have included:

Aspects of a Theory of Syntax

Acoustic Phonetics and Phonological Analysis

Sociolinguistics

Teaching English as a Foreign Language I

The options available to you will be confirmed later in the year. For further information please get in touch.

In your third year, you’ll go abroad for a year. You can choose to study at another university or complete a work placement/internship. You may also be able to complete a British Council English Language Assistantship. The year abroad is assessed on a pass/fail basis by the University of York.

Immersing yourself in the language and culture of another country will enable you to become fluent in the language, both orally and written. The skills you gain will prepare you for both your final year of study and your future career.

Find out more.

Elective modules

You may be able to replace one option module with an elective module, studying a complementary subject, a language or an interdisciplinary topic.

Your final year core module in French is designed to consolidate your critical skills through in-depth research and analysis. By this stage in your degree, you'll be able to demonstrate oral and written fluency, as well as accurate language use in its social and cultural contexts.

French Language and Cultures: Proficient

You will study five option modules, at least one of which has to be a Spanish option module. If you choose Translation: Methodology and Practice, you must also choose another language option. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible.

French modules:

Myths, Memories and the Legacy of the French Occupation (1940-44)

Independent Study in Languages and Cultures

Translation: Methodology and Practice

Linguistics modules:

Advanced Topics in Phonetics and Phonology

Multimodality: Language and the Body

Psycholinguistics: Language Processing

Topics in Language Processing

Neurolinguistics: Language and the Brain

Formal Approaches to Semantics

A Usage-based View of Language

English Place-names across Time and Space

Teaching English as a Foreign Language II

Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.

Real-world experiences

Find your edge by gaining practical experience that boosts your employability. Explore diverse opportunities to apply your knowledge and build vital professional skills, such as placements, internships and part-time jobs.

Learning outcomes

Every course at York has been designed to provide clear and ambitious learning outcomes. These learning outcomes give you an understanding of what you will be able to do at the end of the course. We develop each course by designing modules that grow your abilities towards the learning outcomes and help you to explain what you can offer to employers. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.

Learning outcomes for this course

Understand key aspects of linguistic phenomena and patterns, as well as of the societies and cultures of the studied languages based on critical evaluation of key positions, perspectives and data. (Language expert)

Select and deploy appropriate qualitative and quantitative research methods acquired through the study of the nature, use, and acquisition of language to gain a holistic and multifaceted understanding of a range of issues in the cognitive and social sciences. (Knowledgeable researcher)

Apply creatively and critically your understanding of languages and cultures in their transnational context in order to help negotiate and solve problems arising from social, cultural and linguistic diversity. (Creative problem solver)

Communicate effectively using the full range of your language resources to provide evidenced, structured and well-supported information on linguistic questions and controversies to mono- as well as multilingual audiences. (Multilingual communicator)

Mediate concepts and texts in a range of settings using your full repertoire of languages to facilitate the achievement of collective aims in trans- and intercultural contexts (Effective mediator)

Design, manage, and contribute efficiently and effectively to individual and collaborative projects using your knowledge and expertise, as well as leadership and negotiation skills. (Resourceful team worker)

Develop your expertise in the languages, cultures and societies as well as your language repertoire by recording, reflecting upon and evaluating your practices and identifying appropriate resources for your personal and professional learning needs. (Reflective practitioner).

Engage with confidence in multilingual and transcultural encounters based on your acquired awareness of, and sensitivity to, the relativity of social, cultural and linguistic norms. (Transcultural agent)

Learn directly in your language of study

At York, we teach all of our core language modules in their language of study. Our students develop fluency and confidence quickly, benefiting wholly from this approach.

Work and/or study abroad

Observe different transcultural practices and values first-hand, and gain valuable experience speaking in your language of study.

Teach English abroad

Take our in-house CertTESOL teaching qualification before you go abroad.

York, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial

Just four UK universities are rated Gold for teaching and top ten for research* in the latest national assessment exercises.

See why York is rated Gold for teaching

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* Awarded joint 10th in the Times Higher Education ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2021.

You’ll study and learn with academics who are active researchers, experts in their field and have a passion for their subjects. Our approach to teaching will provide you with the knowledge, opportunities, and support you need to grow and succeed in a global workplace. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.

Teaching format

We offer you extra study support in several ways. Our Peer Assisted Learning programme gives you the opportunity to work with other students.

Languages

Our focus at York is on effective communication in French, as we integrate the teaching and learning of content and language. That is why:

our core modules and most of our option modules are taught in the language of study

we teach mainly in small seminars

we emphasise issues of cultures and society, allowing you to develop a high level of transcultural awareness to underpin your language skills

many of our staff are native-speakers of the languages we teach

Linguistics

Core linguistics modules are taught through lectures, accompanied by sessions in smaller groups. With more advanced linguistics modules, you'll have interactive classroom activities, such as group presentations or practical sessions, in addition to lectures. In final-year linguistics modules, most teaching is in smaller groups.

Contact hours

In the first year of your degree, you will typically have between 9 and 11 hours of contact time per week per semester. You will spend 3 to 4 hours in lectures, and 6 to 7 hours in seminars or workshops.

Contact hours in the second and final year can vary depending on individual module choices.

Timetabled activities

In your first year, you can expect:

Lectures

4 hours per week

Seminars

8 hours per week

Workshops

These figures are representative of a typical week. Your contact hours will vary throughout the year due to your module choices, non-compulsory classes, exam periods and changes to scheduled activities.

Outside your timetabled hours, you'll study independently. This may include preparation for classes, follow-up work, wider reading, practice completion of assessment tasks, or revision.

In the UK, full-time students are expected to spend 1,200 hours a year learning. That's about 40 hours of classes and independent study each week during semesters. Everyone learns at a different rate, so the number of hours you spend on independent study will be different to other students on your course.

Facilities

We have our own e-Lab for teaching. Here, you'll have access to a variety of resources, including specialist linguistics software and online language-learning materials.

Teaching location

You will be based in the Language and Linguistic Science buildings on Campus West.

About our campus

Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can use the fast and frequent bus service. Take a campus tour.

Assessment and feedback

You'll be assessed in a variety of ways, including essays, projects, presentations, and written and oral exams. Assessments include formative work which will help you practise or develop skills, but will not count towards your final degree mark.

Instructors provide you with feedback in a variety of forms, for example: written feedback including annotations of your work, in-class discussion of common problems, model answers, one-on-one discussion of projects, or responses and comments to work submitted online.

Your year abroad is assessed. All students must complete two assessments in their language of study. If you are studying at a university, you must attend courses and sit the exams. If you are on a work or teaching placement, you must satisfactorily complete the duties set out in the placement agreement. However, your marks on the year abroad assessments do not contribute towards your overall degree mark.

Disability information

We can make reasonable adjustments to assessment procedures for students with disabilities. However, if you have dyslexia please note that it is not possible to make adjustments in the marking of work written in a closed language exam. This is because accurate spelling is one of the assessment objectives for language exams. Closed exams make up only a proportion of the assessment types used for languages. There are other assessment types such as coursework and oral presentations which are also used. As a student with dyslexia you could apply for extra time in closed exams, if this would be of assistance. See the University's disability support pages for further details.

The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2027/28 academic year.

If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year.

Annual tuition fees

UK (home)

International and EU

The UK government has announced its intention to increase tuition fees from £9,790 to £10,050 for the 2027/8 academic year. We expect this to apply to new UK (home) undergraduate students starting their studies in September 2027.

UK (home) or international fees?

The level of fee that you will be asked to pay depends on whether you're classed as a UK (home) or international student. Check your fee status.

Fees for subsequent years

UK (home) fees may increase within the government fee cap in subsequent academic years. We will notify you of any increase as soon as we can.

International fees are subject to increase in subsequent years in line with the prevailing Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate (up to a maximum of 10%).

More information

For more information about tuition fees, any reduced fees for study abroad and work placement years, scholarships, tuition fee loans, maintenance loans and living costs see undergraduate fees and funding.

Additional costs

Set texts are available from the Library or online, but you may wish to buy your own copy for some modules. These typically cost between £10 and £30. For ab-initio languages you may need to buy books with a total cost of £50 to £60. Second hand books are often available more cheaply.

We'll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2027/28 throughout the year.

UK government loans

UK scholarships and bursaries

International scholarships

Country-specific funding

US loans

Departmental funding

Find out more about funding specific to Languages and Linguistics.

Living costs

You can use our living costs guide to help plan your budget. It covers additional costs that are not included in your tuition fee such as expenses for accommodation and study materials.

You can get involved in volunteering, with the Linguistics Society, which involves running events for other students, or with an external company that works with people who need speech and language therapy-based support, for example.

Laura, BA Linguistics. Read Laura's blog post.

Careers and skills

The study of languages and linguistics at York equips you with effective communication, critical thinking and project management skills, which translate readily into any work context. This will help you to pursue careers in a range of fields. We'll enable you to become a highly sought-after graduate.

Hear from our students and graduates.

Career opportunities

Marketing and communications

Publishing

Broadcasting and journalism

Local government and public service

Business, finance and accountancy

Teaching

Translation and interpreting

IT and software development

Social work and justice

Transferable skills

Effective communication skills

Intercultural awareness

Critical thinking

Project management

Independent learning

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Ability to work with a variety of media and sources

Turn ambition into achievement with our expert guidance and connections. From your first day here to life after graduation, we'll help you find your career advantage.

Qualification

A levels

Access to Higher Education Diploma

Obtain Access to HE Diploma with 36 credits at Distinction and 9 credits at Merit or higher.

BTEC National Extended Diploma

We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example:

Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level

Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level

Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level

European Baccalaureate

80% overall average

International Baccalaureate

35 points

T levels

Distinction overall including grade A in the Core

T Level subjects in Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction; Digital Business Services; Digital Production, Design and Development; Digital Support and Services; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Health; Healthcare Science; Legal Services; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Marketing; Science

Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers

Scottish Highers - AABBB

Advanced Highers - not required for entry

We may also be able to consider three Advanced Highers or a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers, where an applicant does not meet the grade requirement through Highers alone. Please contact us to discuss your qualifications.

International foundation programme

Foundation Certificate from our International Pathway College or an appropriate alternative.

Other international qualifications

Equivalent qualifications from your country

Additional requirements

Ab initio or post-A level routes

You can take the language part of this programme ab initio (from scratch, or with a qualification at AS level or below), or you can study on a route designed for those who have an A level in this language.

Our language programmes are designed to develop fluency. For this reason we do not normally offer places to native or near-native speakers who wish to study their own language.

Alternative offers

Meeting the following additional criteria may qualify you for an alternative offer.

Criteria

Adjustment

Widening participation

This is conditional upon successful completion of the WP programme including the YorJourney module (Black Access Programme, Next Step York) or successful completion of Realising Opportunities More about widening participation.

Contextual offer

If you achieve C or higher in the EPQ, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer.

Core Maths

If you achieve B or higher in Core Maths, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer.

If you successfully complete our online course Accents, attitudes and identity, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer. Details about how to evidence completion of the MOOC will be sent in your offer letter. Please note: you do not need to pay for the certificate. More about MOOCs.

English language

If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:

Minimum requirement

IELTS (Academic)

6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component

Other English language qualifications

To see what other language tests we can accept and the scores required, visit our IELTS equivalences webpage and click on the IELTS requirement for your chosen course.

We also accept various school-leaving certificates to meet our English Language requirements. Please visit our country-specific information for further details.

For more information see our undergraduate English language requirements.

If you haven't met our English language requirements

You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses. These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.

The length of course you need to take depends on your current English language test scores and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.

After you've accepted your offer to study at York, we'll confirm which pre-sessional course you should apply to via You@York.

To apply to York, you'll need to complete an online application via UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service).

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