French and Linguistics MA (Hons)

French is a major world language, spoken in many parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas. <br/><br/>This flexible programme gives you the opportunity to study French while developing your social scientific understanding of language. <br/><br/>French and Linguistics make an excellent joint honours choice by combining the study of:<br/><br/><br/>* a modern language in its global cultural context<br/><br/><br/>* the expression and creation of meaning <br/><br/><br/>Linguistics courses of particular relevance to language students cover:<br/><br/><br/>* the speech sounds of the worlds languages <br/><br/><br/>* variation in the languages of the world <br/><br/><br/>* the structure and history of world languages <br/><br/><br/>**French**<br/><br/>You will have the opportunity to acquire near-native fluency in this widely-spoken modern language, while gaining the broad cultural education valued by graduate employers. <br/><br/>We will introduce you to the extraordinary richness and variety of the francophone world through the study of:<br/><br/><br/>* literature and cinema <br/><br/><br/>* political history and social movements <br/><br/><br/>* philosophical ideas <br/><br/><br/>Our courses cover material from the Middle Ages to the 21st century and include specialist options taught by leading experts in key disciplines, including post-colonial studies and gender studies. <br/><br/>**Linguistics**<br/><br/>Linguistics examines how language works, describing how sounds, words, sentences and conversations combine to express and create meaning. <br/><br/>You will also study:<br/><br/><br/>* the uses of language in everyday life <br/><br/><br/>* the ways in which it varies across society and evolves over time <br/><br/><br/>* how it is mastered by children <br/><br/><br/>As you progress through the programme, you will have the opportunity to plan and test scientific hypotheses about linguistic phenomena using specialist linguistics and phonetics equipment. <br/><br/>**Why Edinburgh?**<br/><br/>As a world-leading festival city, Edinburgh is a fantastic place to study a global language in its cultural context.<br/>Studying over four years gives you the blend of specialist skills and Intercultural Competence needed for a range of careers around the globe.<br/><br/>In Years 1 and 2, as well as your core subjects, you will choose option courses from a broad list of disciplines. You will then specialise as you progress through your honours years.<br/><br/>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 working.