Entrance requirements for degrees involving French in other Colleges may be obtained through the Admissions Office of Queen s University. French Studies performed exceptionally well in recent teaching and research assessment exercises, putting it in a high ranking position with respect to other major universities. French Studies at Queen s offers a very broad range of courses at degree level. Central to our programme is the development of high-level communicative language skills in French, as well as the study of French culture and society through such media as literature, film and painting. Course content Teaching is mostly done in small groups such as seminars and language classes, which are complemented by lectures.
Extensive use is made of video material and computer-aided learning.
The two modules offered at Level 1 aim to broaden and deepen students appreciation of the French language and French culture, and to introduce them to non-school aspects of French. Grammatical and communicative skills in the language are developed, and the texts studied are both literary and non-literary. The core course taken by all students develops more advanced linguistic and critical skills, and embraces a range of topics such as French society, language in action and the literature of ideas. Students written and oral competence in French is enhanced in preparation for residence abroad, and is then further refined in Level 3. Outside the core course, and subject to their degree programme, students are free to pursue their own intellectual interests by choosing from a wide range of elective modules.