BA Film Studies and French
    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 36,941 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    BA Film Studies and French

    About

    The Joint Honours in Film Studies provides you with a thorough grounding in film history and key theoretical approaches to studying film as well as the opportunity to develop specialist areas of interest alongside your education in French language and culture.

    Film Studies

    • You will expand your experience of film through taught units and screenings that focus on both classical and contemporary films, covering a wide range of film cultures from around the world.
    • You will study mainstream and non-mainstream films in order to broaden your understanding of the history of film, as well as the debates and issues that are informing and generated by current practice in film and shaping its future.
    • As you enhance your skills of close analysis, you will also develop an understanding of how film engages with socio-cultural and political concerns, placing the films you study in their historical context as well as thinking about current debates and future challenges for cinema as a medium.
    • The course emphasises historical and theoretical approaches to studying film rather than practical production.

    French

    • Over 70% of our staff are native speakers, teaching you in French language classes as well as most culture classes.
    • You will experience between 3 and 6 hours of French grammar and conversation every week (at post A-Level or beginners' level), in order to reach near-native precision and fluency. This will run in parallel with optional course units on French and Francophone history, politics, literature, popular culture and/or linguistics, from the Early Modern period to the present.
    • You will benefit from our long-established partnership with the Alliance Francaise de Manchester with cultural events throughout the year, such as film screenings, talks, plays, concerts, exhibitions and intensive language classes.
    • You will also benefit from our collaboration with the Institut de Touraine in the Loire Valley, which hosts Easter and Summer French language classes that are appropriate for ab initio students and finalists.
    • Our range and quality of courses are regularly cited for praise by external examiners and three colleagues have won University and Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards.

    The course unit details listed below are those you may choose to study as part of this programme and are referred to as optional units. These are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this programme. Although language units may show here as optional, they are a mandatory part of your modern languages degree and you will take the units relevant to your level of language in each year of study. It is compulsory to study language at all levels of your modern languages degree.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    34 points overall. 6,5,5 in Higher Level subjects including an essay-based subject (such as English Literature, History or Politics).

    English Program Requirements

    All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:

    • GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade C/4 or;
    • IELTS 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in any one component, or;
    • An acceptable equivalent qualification.

    Please note that if you hold English as a second language iGCSE qualification, we may also require you to offer one of our acceptable equivalent English Language qualifications or achieve a higher grade in your iGCSE than the one stated above. Please contact the academic School for clarification.

    The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requires that every student from outside the UK and the EU must show evidence of a minimum level of English Language in order to be granted a UK visa (Tier 4 visa) to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level. This level is often referred to as the 'B2 level'.

    Additionally, our individual Schools may ask for specific English Language proficiency levels that are necessary for their academic programmes. In most cases these requirements are likely to be higher than the B2 level. Further information about our English Language policy, including a list of some of the English Language qualifications we accept, can be found here .

    Career

    Career opportunities

    Study with us and you'll learn to interpret and critically analyse different forms of screen media, create original work for audio-visual production, and demonstrate a high level of transferable skills - especially in interpersonal communication, group work, leadership, and creative problem solving.

    You'll find our graduates in a broad range of occupations - a fact that underlines their considerable adaptability and aptitude for collaborative work, effective communication, and negotiation.

    These include roles in the theatre, film, television and radio, journalism, teaching, and applied theatre.

    Some of our most recent graduates are currently pursuing further study in Film Studies, Creative Writing, and Screenwriting. Our graduates have gone on to work in a variety of industries, including positions in:

    • applied theatre;
    • television and radio;
    • theatre;
    • film and broadcast;
    • journalism;
    • teaching at schools, colleges, and universities;
    • community arts and arts administration;
    • law and business management.

    Our award-winning careers service provides a wealth of tools, advice, development opportunities, and industry links.

    You'll have access to dedicated, subject-specific support throughout your studies and for up to two years after graduation.

    Our undergraduate courses are also designed to provide an easy transition into postgraduate study, if desired.

    We offer a wide range of specialist master's courses within the University and even offer fast-tracked enrolment to high-achieving undergraduate students.

    Our students can take part in our Stellify programme alongside their degrees, developing professional and leadership skills while contributing to their local and global communities through volunteering.

    Employers who have taken on graduates of our French courses in the past include KPMG, Deloitte, L'Oreal, BT, Louis Vuitton, Rothschild, Hilton Hotels, British Council, Teach First, Barclays, and the BBC.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    36,941 / year

    BA Film Studies and French

    The University of Manchester

    The University of Manchester

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Manchester