Bachelor's Degree in French and Music
University of Southampton
About this program
Bachelor's Degree in French and Music
With this French and Music degree you’ll develop strong language skills and an understanding of French culture. You’ll also be able to follow your passion and immerse yourself in our vibrant music department, where you can make and study the music you care about.
You’ll have the freedom to tailor your degree to areas that interest you. You could, for instance:
- take a second language
- take modules from other subject areas
- focus on many different areas of music
explore more about French linguistics, history and culture
Following our system of language development, you’ll start at a level of French that matches your ability. This means we can personalise your learning so you make the best progress.
You’ll spend a year living and working abroad, building your fluency and considerably boosting your employment prospects.
- In your year abroad you can choose to:
- work as an English assistant in a school
- study at a university
- take a work placement
You could choose to go to France, Switzerland or Belgium. Some of our students go further afield to Canada, Guadeloupe, Martinique or La Réunion.
Admission requirements
A-levels
ABB including French and Music and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Pass, with 32 points overall with 16 points at Higher Level, including 5 at Higher Level in French and Music, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
BTEC
- Distinction, Distinction in the BTEC Extended Diploma in Music plus B in A level French, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
OR
- Distinction in the BTEC Extended Diploma plus AB in A level French and Music, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
- Distinction, Distinction in the BTEC Diploma in Music plus B in A level French, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
OR
- Distinction in the BTEC Diploma plus AB in A level French and Music, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
- Distinction in the BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Music plus AB in A level French and one further A level, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
OR
- Distinction in the BTEC Subsidiary Diploma plus AB in A level French and Music, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard
Other requirements
GCSE requirements
Applicants must hold GCSE English language (or GCSE English) (minimum grade 4/C) and mathematics (minimum grade 4/C)
International Students
English language requirements
If English isn't your first language, you'll need to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to demonstrate your competence in English.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Program content
Year 1
- Academic Skills for ML students
- Exploring Music 1
- French Language Stage 4
- Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
- Performance Skills A
You must also choose from the following modules in year 1:
- Applications of Linguistics
- Composition Fundamentals
- Elements of Linguistics - Sound, Structure and Meaning
- Exploring Music 2
- Global Transformations in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Music
- Performance in Practice B
- Reading Culture
- Reading the City
Year 2
- French Language Stage 5
- Managing Research and Learning
You must also choose from the following modules in year 2:
- 19th Century Italian Opera: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi
- Collaborative Music Project
- Conducting
- Conflicts, Crisis and Identities in the Francophone Context
- Discourse Analysis
- Explorations in Composition
- Globalisation: Culture, Language and The Nation State
- How the Arts Work: A Practical Introduction to Cultural Economics
- Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in France
- Issues in Latin American Popular Music and Culture
- Jane Austen's Playlist: Entertainment in Georgian Britain
- Jazz Theory
- Language, Ideologies and Attitudes
- Learning about Culture: Introduction to Ethnography
- Multilingualism
- Music Therapy 1: Fundamentals
- Music and Sound Production 1
- Music and the British Empire
- Musical Theatre Songwriting
- Orchestration and Arranging
- Performance Tuition (Single Study)
- Post-War French Thought
- Psycholinguistics
- Sound and Voice
- Syntax: Studying Language Structure
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- The EU and European Identity
- The Producer as Composer: digital sound & songwriting in practice
- Variation and Change in English
Year 3
- Year Abroad Research Project YARP
Year 4
- French Language Stage 7
- Seeing and being seen: Study Abroad re-entry
You must also choose from the following modules in year 4:
- 19th Century Italian Opera: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi
- Adventures in Musical Research
- An ambivalent asylum: the histories and memories of refugees in early twentieth-century France
- Audiovisual Translation
- Collaborative Music Project
- Commercial Composition
- Composition Portfolio
- Conducting
- Explorations in Composition
- Fragmented France: Cultures and Identities in Transition
- French Sociolinguistics: Challenges to Francophonie
- How the Arts Work: A Practical Introduction to Cultural Economics
- Issues in Latin American Popular Music and Culture
- Jane Austen's Playlist: Entertainment in Georgian Britain
- Jazz Theory
- Language Teaching Theory and Practice
- Language Testing and Assessment in Society
- Modern Languages Dissertation
- Music Therapy 1: Fundamentals
- Music and Sound Production 1
- Music and the British Empire
- Musical Theatre Songwriting
- Orchestration and Arranging
- Performance Tuition (Single Study)
- Research Project
- Second Language Acquisition
- Sex, Gender and Desire in French Literature and Culture
- Sociophonetic Project Module
- The Producer as Composer: digital sound & songwriting in practice
- Translation: Theory and Practice
- Writing in a Second Language
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Tuition
- The full tuition price for local/UK students is £9,250
- The price for International/Non-UK students is £19,300
Qualification
- Final award: Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA (Hons))
- Name of award: French and Music
- Interim Exit awards:
- Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)
- Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
- FHEQ level of final award: Level 6
Career paths
Previous graduates have gone on to careers including:
- translation
- interpreting
- teaching
- marketing
- publishing
- international development
- advertising, film and television
Many of our graduates go on to further study. Subjects taken include interpreting and translating, law, accountancy, management and international relations.
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