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STA Programme Requirements 2025/26

7. Modern Languages - French

7.5. French and Politics

First Year 2025-26 Second Year 2025-26 Final Year 2025-26
  • SML4006 Culture and Language (30 credits)
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • FRE4204 Introductory French (30 credits BEGINNER)
  • FRE4202 French I Intensive (30 credits POST GCSE)
  • FRE4200 French I (30 credits POST A-LEVEL/NATIVE SPEAKER)
  • POL110 Thinking Politically (30 credits)
  • EITHER:
  • POL105 Political Analysis (30 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL108 Background to British Politics (15 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL109 Global Histories (15 credits)
  • POL263 Modern Political Thought 1 (15 credits)
  • 45 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 5
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • FRE5206 French II Intensive (30 credits BEGINNERS)
  • FRE5202 French II (30 credits POST GCSE/POST A-LEVEL/NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 5
  • 30 credits of optional modules at Level 4, 5 or 6 from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • FRE6202 French III (30 credits ALL LEVELS)
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 6
  • 60 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 6
  • 15 credits of optional modules from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences modules at Level 5 or Level 6

    • All students are required to take 120 credits in each academic year. It is not possible to take less, or more than 120 credits.
    • Students should normally take a balance of 60-60 credits worth of modules in each semester. A 75-45 split might be accepted as an exception, but it will mean a workload-heavy Semester 1 that students may find challenging. A 45-75 split is not permitted.
    • Some programmes allow modules to be taken at a different level of the student’s programme of study (first year = Level 4, second year = Level 5, final year = Level 6), but we strongly recommend that students going into their second year choose all their credits to be at Level 5, and students going into their final year choose all their credits to be at Level 6. This is to ensure that students meet their progression and/or degree classification requirements as explained in the Academic Regulations.