French and Criminology BA (Hons)

French Studies (50% of your degree) combines advanced language learning with detailed cultural exploration. You will study French from either beginner or advanced level, working towards becoming proficient, while also completing cultural modules each semester alongside courses in your partner subject. These modules examine a range of topics, including literature, cinema, sociolinguistics, and the histories and societies of the French-speaking world. During your Year Abroad, you will spend time in France studying at a university, working as a language assistant in a school, or undertaking a professional placement in a French-speaking country. If French is studied alongside another language, the year abroad is divided between two countries.<br/><br/>Studying Criminology as 50% of your degree gives you an in-depth understanding the complex social, political and cultural issues that shape crime and criminal justice today. Our programmes are research-led and designed to develop critical and creative thinking, preparing you for a range of careers or further study. You’ll build a solid conceptual foundation through core modules exploring the history of crime and punishment, criminological theory, and criminal justice institutions. You can then tailor your degree through optional modules that reflect our department’s diverse research expertise, covering topics such as sentencing, institutional deaths, cyber crime, gender-based violence, and corporate crime.<br/><br/>Most Combined Degrees allow you to adapt the weighting of each by 25% after the first year, helping you to keep your options open. Please note, however, students studying either a Business or Economics pathway in combination with another subject cannot increase from 25% to 50% or from 50% to 75% and it is not possible to transfer from a 50% to 75% Law. To find out more about your programme choice, please go first to our Combined Degrees webpages: liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/combined-degrees.