48 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This wide-ranging joint honours programme enables you to study two popular modern languages in their diverse cultural contexts.
Over one third of Europeans speak German as their first language, while French extends your career opportunities beyond Europe to the Americas and large parts of Africa.
Through intensive language study, including a year abroad, you will have the opportunity to acquire advanced spoken and written skills in both French and German.
In addition to your language classes, you will explore aspects of French-speaking (Francophone) and German-language culture from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
Courses cover:
- literature
- art and cinema
- political history
- social movements
- philosophical ideas
Why Edinburgh
As a world-leading festival and capital city, Edinburgh is a fantastic place to study languages in their cultural context, and both French and German have been taught at the University since 1919.
We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or build a work placement into your time abroad.
Today, graduating with a degree in French and German from Edinburgh gives you the blend of broad cultural education in the arts and humanities, and specialist knowledge of two modern languages, valued by employers worldwide.
Programme benefits
- Study over four years, giving you the choice and flexibility to try out different things.
- Go abroad for the first of your honours years - Year 3.
- Build up to fluency in two languages, and specialise in different aspects of Francophone and German studies as you move through your degree.
- Learn in an historic, capital city where we have taught both French and German for over a century.
- Delve into fantastic libraries and collections at the University and in the city.
- Join societies, attend events, and gain the skills and confidence for life after university.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This wide-ranging joint honours programme enables you to study two popular modern languages in their diverse cultural contexts.
Over one third of Europeans speak German as their first language, while French extends your career opportunities beyond Europe to the Americas and large parts of Africa.
Through intensive language study, including a year abroad, you will have the opportunity to acquire advanced spoken and written skills in both French and German.
In addition to your language classes, you will explore aspects of French-speaking (Francophone) and German-language culture from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
Courses cover:
- literature
- art and cinema
- political history
- social movements
- philosophical ideas
Why Edinburgh
As a world-leading festival and capital city, Edinburgh is a fantastic place to study languages in their cultural context, and both French and German have been taught at the University since 1919.
We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or build a work placement into your time abroad.
Today, graduating with a degree in French and German from Edinburgh gives you the blend of broad cultural education in the arts and humanities, and specialist knowledge of two modern languages, valued by employers worldwide.
Programme benefits
- Study over four years, giving you the choice and flexibility to try out different things.
- Go abroad for the first of your honours years - Year 3.
- Build up to fluency in two languages, and specialise in different aspects of Francophone and German studies as you move through your degree.
- Learn in an historic, capital city where we have taught both French and German for over a century.
- Delve into fantastic libraries and collections at the University and in the city.
- Join societies, attend events, and gain the skills and confidence for life after university.
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