Study location	United Kingdom, Birmingham
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) A level Geography grade A. A level French grade B The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) should be provided.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. birmingham.ac.uk/..dies-and-geography.aspx

Overview

The French Studies and Geography Joint Honours degree programme gives you great freedom to pursue the areas which interest you most. You will study a range of modules from both subjects, giving you an excellent grounding for a wide range of careers. You will study alongside single honours students in both departments, in fact this joint honours programme is designed so that you will reach the same level of French as a single honours student. You will take the same amount of credits in total as your single honours classmates, however half your credits will be in Geography and half in French. The degree offers a broad range of French Studies modules, coupled with a mix of general and specific Geography modules.

Programme structure

The French Studies half of your programme is designed to give you an in-depth knowledge of the country’s language and culture, with an emphasis on small-group teaching and encouraging student participation. Staff have diverse research interests and this means we are also able to offer a very broad syllabus across a range of subject areas including: film studies, literature, politics, history, translation studies, cultural studies, sociology, and even economics.

The Geography half of your programme will address key issues of today and tomorrow, such as climate change, water and ecosystem pollution, energy security, global economic problems, population pressure and a rapidly urbanising world. All of these factors have an impact on our daily lives, making this a rewarding and fulfilling subject to study. Here at Birmingham we have one of the UK’s most exciting Geography departments, with a large number of staff with specialisms in human, physical and environmental geography.