French and History Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

French is one of the most spoken languages in the world. It’s the only language other than English that is spoken on all five continents (Kochiva, Oct 2025). So there’s plenty of demand in many career sectors for French speakers.

### Immerse yourself in French language and culture

Our French degree builds your spoken and written French skills. You'll explore the history, culture and politics shaping the French-speaking world. You’ll:

* develop your French language abilities whether you’re a beginner or already advanced,

* study exciting modules like French literature, cinema and culture of the Francophone world,

* master translation and advanced grammar,

* learn in small interactive classes,

* develop professional skills that are highly valued in the global job market:  critical thinking, research, cross-cultural communication.

If you really want to understand the modern world, it’s essential to unlock the patterns of the past. History courses can help you do exactly that – and here at the University of Stirling, we take an innovative approach to guiding you through the major events and periods that have shaped us all.

Our History degree will equip you with a wide range of intellectual and personal skills. You’ll gain an awareness of how different societies across the world have changed over time, by exploring areas such as Scottish, British, European, American and African history. You’ll also engage with different types of history, including political, social, cultural, gender, race, computer and environmental.

History lecturers and staff at Stirling are leaders in their field. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework assessment, we are ranked in the top 15 universities in the UK for research impact in History and 3rd in Scotland for outputs and impact (Research Excellence Framework 2021). That expertise and passion feeds into every aspect of your course to ensure you reach your final year of study functioning as a fully-fledged historian in your own right. Along the way, you’ll enjoy the freedom to not only focus in on specialty areas of history that interest you most, but also to combine your studies with a range of other subjects that broaden your professional possibilities – from journalism to teaching, politics and sociology.

For more of a flavour of what we teach, our approach, and why we’re so passionate about History, check out our [History Research at Stirling pages](https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/arts-humanities/history-politics/history-research/).