French & Management with a year abroad

A French & Management degree in London with study across a range of French and Francophone language and literature from the Middle Ages to today. Management subjects include: economics, organisational behaviour, accounting, marketing, resource management and business strategy. The degree includes a year in French-speaking country.
KEY BENEFITSFrench:

• Recognised as one of the leading French departments in the UK, distinguished for its world-leading and internationally excellent research.
• Teaching features innovative approaches to French language, literature, cultural, political and historical studies.
• The year abroad offers students the unique opportunity for immersion in French culture. We have exchanges with a number of partner universities in France and French speaking countries including Sorbonne Paris IV, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, The University of Provence, The University of Montpellier III, Université de Montréal, The University of Cergy-Pontoise, University of Poitiers, University of Lyon, Institut d'études politiques (IEP) and the University of Geneva. French & Managment students may also choose to study at Ecole Supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales. The year abroad also offers students the opportunity to work as an English Language Assistant on a programme run by the British Council.
• Opportunity to study abroad offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in French culture and society and achieve language fluency.
• Combination of language skills, cultural literacy and critical thinking means graduates from King's are highly employable.
• All students follow core modules in French language to a high level of proficiency in written and spoken French.

• Offers a broad, balanced approach to management that provides both a foundation of core modules in the principal disciplines and the opportunity to specialise in areas of particular interest.
• Research-led curriculum encourages critical analysis and debate on a wide range of contemporary management issues.
• Students from over 50 countries create an international environment for learning, bringing a diverse range of perspectives to the course.
• Central location offers students the closer links to the business world in the heart of London.
• Graduates are highly employable, entering into careers that include banking, consultancy, accountancy, marketing, advertising and management.

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTIONKing's has one of the rare French departments where you can take modules across the whole range of French and Francophone language and literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, as well as modules in French history, contemporary French institutions, film, politics and philosophy. In Management you will study core modules in organisational studies, accounting, marketing, and international business, as well as a range of specialist options. The programme includes a year in a French-speaking country.

For more information about the departments contributing to this combined programme, follow the department contact links.

Click here to read about the Department of French
ABOUT THE Department of French
CAREERS Many students remain to pursue graduate degrees whilst others go on to take further training in law, finance or the media. A wealth of opportunities are open to French graduates and King’s has an excellent record for employment after graduation. The highly desirable combination of language skills, cultural literacy and critical thinking means that French graduates from King’s are in strong demand in today’s job market. Recent graduates have found employment as…. • Lecturer, Goldsmiths College • Medical Recruitment Administrator, London Deanery • Research Fellow, University of Oxford • International Data Clerk, ES-Three • Recruitment Consultant, Chapman Black • Tenant Manager, Regents Group
TEACHING STYLE Most teaching takes place in small-group classes and seminars supported by lectures. Modules in the French language are focused on high level skills in written and oral French and involve intensive contact with native speakers of French. We offer specialised modules in translation, while training all students to write and speak French at a high level of sophistication. Modules in French literature, culture, history and politics are taught by lecturers internationally recognised for their expertise in these fields, and aim to develop a broad and deep knowledge of French culture, as well as an advanced capacity for critical thinking and analysis.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT All students of French follow a core language module each year and choose optional modules in the French language, French literature, thought, film, history and politics. Students on all French programmes take a balance of language and content modules. Modules are assessed either by coursework, desk examination, or a combination of both. The final classification you obtain for your degree is based on the modules you take in each of the three or four years of your degree.
LOCATION Located in the heart of London, the department is close to unparalleled resources for students of French, specialist libraries, the Institut Français, unrivalled galleries, theatres and cinemas. All teaching takes place at the Strand Campus.
SPECIAL NOTES The single honours four-year French degree, like all other joint and major/minor honours programmes, includes a third year spent studying abroad. If you take joint honours in French and another language your year abroad will usually be split between a French-speaking country and a country speaking your other language. If you combine French with a subject that is not another language your whole year abroad will be spent in a French-speaking country. We have exchanges with many different universities in places as diverse as Paris, Montpellier, Montreal, Geneva and Martinique among others. King’s is also one of the few French departments in the country to offer a three-year French degree including six months spent at the University of London Institute in Paris.
Click here to read about the Department of Management
ABOUT THE Department of Management
CAREERS Students from the programme are highly employable, going into a range of careers including banking, consultancy, accountancy, marketing, advertising, human resource management and general management. Recent graduates have found employment as…. • Analyst (Consultancy), Accenture • Audit Trainee, BDO LLP • Business Studies Teacher, Norfolk County council • Company Director, Khalis Group of Industries • Corporate Finance Trainee, Deloitte • Legal Assistant, a legal company • Performance Manager, a digital media company
TEACHING STYLE Sitting within the School of Social Science & Public Policy, the Department of Management has an interdisciplinary, social science ethos that cultivates a highly stimulating intellectual environment attracting leading scholars. A research-led curriculum encourages critical analysis and debate on contemporary management issues. A variety of teaching methods are used on the programme. Most modules use lectures accompanied by small-group tutorials.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT The Department of Management offers a single honours programme in Business Management and joint-honours programmes in French & Management. Modules are assessed through a range of techniques, including examinations, coursework and tutorial participation.
LOCATION The Department benefits from being situated right in the heart of London, one of the most exciting cities for business in the world. We are very close to the Square Mile - the hub of international commerce & finance, and such attractions as the London Eye and the South Bank Centre. Most teaching takes place in the Franklin-Wilkins Building, part of the Waterloo Campus and one of London’s largest university buildings.
SPECIAL NOTES As part of the King’s exchange programme, single honours students have the opportunity to take the second year abroad at the University of Toronto and the University of Hong Kong.

ABOUT THE Department of French
CAREERS Many students remain to pursue graduate degrees whilst others go on to take further training in law, finance or the media. A wealth of opportunities are open to French graduates and King’s has an excellent record for employment after graduation. The highly desirable combination of language skills, cultural literacy and critical thinking means that French graduates from King’s are in strong demand in today’s job market. Recent graduates have found employment as…. • Lecturer, Goldsmiths College • Medical Recruitment Administrator, London Deanery • Research Fellow, University of Oxford • International Data Clerk, ES-Three • Recruitment Consultant, Chapman Black • Tenant Manager, Regents Group
TEACHING STYLE Most teaching takes place in small-group classes and seminars supported by lectures. Modules in the French language are focused on high level skills in written and oral French and involve intensive contact with native speakers of French. We offer specialised modules in translation, while training all students to write and speak French at a high level of sophistication. Modules in French literature, culture, history and politics are taught by lecturers internationally recognised for their expertise in these fields, and aim to develop a broad and deep knowledge of French culture, as well as an advanced capacity for critical thinking and analysis.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT All students of French follow a core language module each year and choose optional modules in the French language, French literature, thought, film, history and politics. Students on all French programmes take a balance of language and content modules. Modules are assessed either by coursework, desk examination, or a combination of both. The final classification you obtain for your degree is based on the modules you take in each of the three or four years of your degree.
LOCATION Located in the heart of London, the department is close to unparalleled resources for students of French, specialist libraries, the Institut Français, unrivalled galleries, theatres and cinemas. All teaching takes place at the Strand Campus.
SPECIAL NOTES The single honours four-year French degree, like all other joint and major/minor honours programmes, includes a third year spent studying abroad. If you take joint honours in French and another language your year abroad will usually be split between a French-speaking country and a country speaking your other language. If you combine French with a subject that is not another language your whole year abroad will be spent in a French-speaking country. We have exchanges with many different universities in places as diverse as Paris, Montpellier, Montreal, Geneva and Martinique among others. King’s is also one of the few French departments in the country to offer a three-year French degree including six months spent at the University of London Institute in Paris.