Bachelor’s Programme French and Francophone Studies
Would you like to enter a new culture and broaden your horizons with basic cultural techniques and extensive cultural knowledge?
French is spoken worldwide – for example, in Canada and in the Maghreb – and serves as an important means of communication in diplomacy, international relations and foreign trade. The programme therefore focuses not only on France but also on the entire French-speaking world and equips students with practical language skills as well as expertise in linguistics, literature, culture and area studies. Students analyse French-language literature within its historical and social context and use linguistic methods to understand the variety and diversity of the French language. They reflect on current developments in French-speaking regions and acquire the ability to engage in intercultural communication.
Please note: the language of instruction for this programme is German.
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The Bachelor´s Programme French and Francophone Studies deliberately and specifically focuses not only on France, but on the French-speaking world. This involves a theoretical and practical exploration of French-speaking cultural regions both within and outside Europe (including through field trips), their literatures, and their linguistic variety and diversity.
Graduates are able to elaborate, evaluate and implement scientific developments in linguistic, literary and cultural-science fields and to apply them in interdisciplinary contexts. They possess scientifically well-founded theoretical and methodical problem-solving skills, interdisciplinary competences and soft skills.
Apart from the transfer of in-depth knowledge, the Bachelor's Programme French and Francophone Studies focuses on the following key qualifications:
- communicative competences (written and oral expression)
- mental flexibility and critical faculty (logical thinking and argumentation, fast comprehension of complex contexts, development of creative solution strategies)
- intercultural and cross-cultural comptence (dealing with different traditions of thought)
Subject-specific competences:
- Language proficiency
Command of the foreign language at level C1 based on CEFR, skills in text reception and text production, improvement of language skills by stays abroad (e.g. ERASMUS). - Linguistics
Awareness for the structures of French as well as its functions and effects in different regional, social, situative and historical contexts. - Literary studies
Critical discussion of texts of different origins (also film, chanson); awareness for the interrelations between culture and text; special attention to literatures/cultures outside the Romance core countries (e.g. Canada, Maghreb). - Regional Studies
Awareness for political, social and economic aspects of the French-speaking world in their relevant historical context. - Wide range of elective and specialisation options
To help students develop their academic profile in line with their interests, students may choose 60 ECTS credits from elective modules (including work placements and field trips).
Based on the transfer of these competences and skills, graduates are prepared for a wide range of activities and careers in different fields: international relations, culture, media, public relations, translation, tourism, publishing, administration, advertising, economy, science.
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