Joint honours language degree based in the heart of London. The year abroad is normally split between French and Portuguese-speaking countries, usually Portugal or Brazil. If at foundation level, you take an additional intensive language module in Portugal prior to the second year.
KEY BENEFITS
French- 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 and society and achieve language fluency. We have exchanges with a number of partner universities in France and French-speaking countries currently 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. The
year abroad also offers students the opportunity to work as an English Language
Assistant on a programme run by the British Council. - 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.
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies- Programme taught by world-class lecturers in a friendly environment.
- Wide range of modules is unique in the UK.
- King’s library contains the most complete collection of material on Portugal, Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa available in any UK university.
- Central location offers students the opportunity to make use of the library of the Luso-Brazilian Council.
- Opportunity to study abroad for a year offers students the chance to immerse themselves in culture and society and achieve language fluency.
UCAS code
RR15
Programme type
Joint honours
Duration
Four years
Location
Strand Campus
Year of entry 2014
Offered by
School of Arts and Humanities
Department of French
Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Closing date
Please refer to the
UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice
Fees & funding
For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ug/funding/ CONTACTS
Address
Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin-American Studies
King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
Contact name
Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions
Email
Tel
020 7848 2350/2374
Fax
020 7848 7200
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The French component in this joint programme offers the possibility of study across the whole range of French and Francophone language and literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. The study of Portuguese embraces the language, history and culture of four continents: Europe, America, Africa and Asia, and we are able to offer an unrivalled choice of modules in the literature, cultural history and history of the Lusophone world, together with the opportunity to gain a high level of linguistic proficiency.
The year abroad will normally be split between French- and Portuguese-speaking countries (usually Portugal or Brazil). If you are a beginner in the language (Foundation level), you additionally take an intensive language module in Portugal prior to your second year.
For more information about the Departments of French and Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies, follow the department contact links.
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.
ABOUT THE Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
CAREERS
Recent graduates have gone on to gain employment in a variety of areas including business and commerce, finance, marketing, accountancy, law, the Civil Service, the media, charitable and non-governmental organisations, while others have remained in higher education to gain a teaching qualification or continue their studies at postgraduate level. Recent graduates have found employment as…. • Events Intern, Mexican Chamber of Commerce • Operations Support Assistant, an environmental consultancy • Political Researcher • Member Services Executive, Streetcar
TEACHING STYLE
Our department is active in all fields of Hispanic and Lusophone language, literature and cultural history from the earliest times to the present day. Our particular strengths are in medieval and early modern studies, modern literature, history and culture, and the modern Spanish and Portuguese languages. You will be studying with staff who are experts in their fields and whose advanced research is reflected in the optional modules available. Some of our lecturing staff also teach across disciplines in the History, European Studies and Comparative Literature programmes.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
Our programmes offer students a flexible yet coherent structure within which to explore the richness of the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds. Each year, you will follow a core language module and take options in literature, culture and history, covering a wide range of historical periods. Our programmes enable you to build incrementally upon your knowledge and develop areas of individual interest which form the basis of your final-year modules (which include a dissertation option). Progression from year to year depends upon passing the required number of credits and the compulsory language module.
LOCATION
We are located in the heart of London, within easy access to a wide range of institutes and centres (eg the Instituto Cervantes, Camoes Institute) that promote Hispanic and Lusophone culture including theatre, music, and art. The Maughan Library contains an extensive collection of material on the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds, including several in the Rare Books collection. Within London there are other important complementary collections in the libraries and research institutes of the University of London and the British Library.
SPECIAL NOTES
The year abroad is an obligatory part of our programmes, with a wide range of options to study (eg under the Socrates-Erasmus programme) or, through the British Council English Language Assistant programme, to teach in a variety of institutions in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
Currently, students study the following core and compulsory modules. If there are options available the current choices are also shown. King's reviews its optional modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the Department(s) for further advice.
YEAR 1
You take the core and compulsory modules outlined plus options in Portuguese & Brazilian Studies.
YEAR 1 CORE
French Core French Language
Introduction to French Literature (compulsory)
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Portuguese Language
YEAR 1 OPTIONS
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Literature, Love and Society in Portugal
Portuguese Identities
Faces of Brazil: Identity and Representation in Fiction and Film
Race Development and Culture in Modern Brazil
Slavery Society and Nation in Brazilian Literature
Lisbon Stories: Culture and Society on Film
Three Revolutions: the Making of Contemporary Portugal
YEAR 2
You take the core and compulsory modules outlined plus two options in French and two options in Portuguese & Brazilian Studies.
YEAR 2 CORE
French
Core French Language
The Practice of Translation (compulsory)
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Portuguese Language
YEAR 2 OPTIONS
French Death & Desire: Love in French Literature before 1700
Writing the Self in French Literature since 1700
French poetry since 1800
Comedy in French Literature before 1700
The French Novel since 1700
The Idea of France
Modernity and the City
Modern French History
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Portuguese Literature Before and After the Revolution
Leaders, Legends and Chivalry in Medieval Portugal
Portuguese Symbolism and Realism
Portuguese Short Fiction in the Twentieth Century
History of the Iberian World (1492-1822)
Religion and Society in Southern Europe (1500-1800)
Introduction to Brazilian Popular Music Studies
Brazilian Poetry And Song I: Modernism Samba and the Estado Novo 1915-1945
Liberal Empire: Nineteenth Century Portugal
Portugal: Modernity, Traditionalism & National Identity
History of Brazil, 1889 to the Present
YEAR 3
Normally spent abroad. The modules taken will depend on where the year abroad is spent.
YEAR 4
You take the core modules outlined plus options in French and Portuguese & Brazilian Studies.
YEAR 4 CORE
French Core French Language
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Portuguese Language (30 credits)
YEAR 4 OPTIONS
French The Stylistics of Translation
Medieval Occitan Literature
The Debate about Women in the Middle Ages
Sixteenth-century Encounters with the New World
The Literary Perception of the Honnête Homme
The City in the Literature of 17th- & 18th-century France
Gender & Discourse in 18th-century France
Proust
French Literature under the Second Empire
Troubling Desires
Recent French Thought
Contemporary Women's Writing in French
Images of Algeria
Citizenship & Exclusion in Modern France
Contemporary French Film
Shadows of Enlightenment
Flaubert
French Feminist Writing
Québécois Fiction & Film across the Canadian Bicultural Divide
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Translation into English
Portuguese Modernism and Fernando Pessoa
Portuguese Romanticism
Voicing Love and Dissent in the Sixteenth Century: Bernardim Ribeiro and Sá de Miranda
Luís de Camões
Brazilian Poetry and Song II: 1958 to the Present
Love Dictatorship & Crisis in Contemporary Brazilian Fiction
Greater Portugal: Colonial Culture/ Postcolonial Perspectives
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australia
Tertiary Entrance Ranking
96+ ATAR, or an OP of band 3 for Queensland including high marks in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Austria
Reifezeugnis (Matura)
Reifezeugnis with 1 including 1 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Belgium
Certificat D
Certificat D’Enseignement Secondaire Superieur/Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs with 8/10 or 17/20 including 8 or 17 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Brazil
Brazil
High School Leaving Certificate (Certificado de Ensino Médio) with 8 OR B OR Muito Bom PLUS at least one year of Bacharel/Licenciado at a Brazilian University with a GPA of at least 8.0 OR the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of AAB including A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Bulgaria
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with the majority of subject marks of 5.5 including 5.5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Canada
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma
High School Certificate/Diploma with 85% OR Ontario University Preparatory Course with 85% at five grade 12 4U subjects. The sixth subject may be at 4U or 4U/C level. OR the Quebec CEGEP Cote R with an overall R score of 31. (All require high marks in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian)
Chile
Chile
Licencia de Educación Media with 6 PLUS at least one year of the Licenciatura at a Chilean university with a mark of 5 OR the Kings College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of AAB including A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
China
Gao Kao (University Entrance Examination)
University Entrance Examination with high marks in French, plus at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Chinese university with at least 80%. High marks in French required. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Cyprus
Apolytirion
Apolytirion (School Leaving Certificate) with 18 including high marks in French, plus at least an additional foundation/Access year. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Czech Republic
Maturita
Maturita with 1 including 1 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Denmark
Studentereksamen or Hjere Forberedelseseksamen
Studentereksamen or Højere Forberedelseseksamen with 10 including 10 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Estonia
Gmnaasiumi lputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus with majority marks of 5, (including grade 5 in French) and an attestation of success in the state entry examinations (Riigieksamitunnistus). Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Finland
Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (National Matriculation)
Ylioppilastutkinto with 6 including 6 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
France
Baccalaureat (including the option internationale baccalaureat)
The Baccalaureat with 13 including 13 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Germany
Abitur
Abitur with 1.5 overall including 1.5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Ghana
School Leaving Certificate
the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 international Cambridge-board A levels at AAB including A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Greece
Apolytirion
Apolyterion with 18 including 18 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Three elective subjects at minimum Levels 5, 5, 5 plus Level 4 in each of the four core subjects. Applicants must demonstrate fluency in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Hungary
Erettsegi
Erettsegi with 5 including 5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
India
School Leaving Certificate
School Leaving Certificate with 85% overall OR School Leaving Certificate with 75% with at least a foundation/Access year or year of undergraduate study at an Indian university. (Both require high marks in French). Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Iran
School Leaving Certificate
Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) OR the National Entrance Exam (Kunkar) with 16 OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAB (All require high marks in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian)
Ireland
Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher level unless otherwise stated)
A1 A1 A1 A2 B1 B1 with grade A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Italy
Esame di Stato
Esame di Stato with 90 with high marks in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Japan
School Leaving Certificate
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) PLUS 3 Cambridge Board International A-levels at AAB OR an Associate degree or Diploma from a Junior College (Jun-Gakushi) with a GPA of 3.3 or B+ or 4 OR a foundation year. Including high marks in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu with 8 with high marks in French, plus at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Latvian university. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Lithuania
Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
Brandos Atestatas with 90 with high marks in French plus at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Lithuanian university. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Luxembourg
Diplome de Fin D
Diplome de Fin D’Etudes Secondaires with Tres Bien including Tres Bien in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Malta
Matriculation Certificate - Advanced level
Matriculation Certificate with AAB including A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Mexico
Mexico
The Bachillerato with a mark of 8 PLUS the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR at least one year of the Licenciado study with an overall average mark of at least 8/10 OR A-levels with grades of AAB including A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Moldova
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9 including 9 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Netherlands
Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
VWO with 7.5 including 7.5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
New Zealand
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 (NCEA)
the NCEA level 3 with E in the majority of standards/modules in four subjects,including Excellent in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Nigeria
School Leaving Certificate
The Senior School Certificate (SSC/SSCE) OR the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAB, including A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Norway
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering grade 5 including grade 5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Pakistan
High School Certificate (HSSC)
High School Certificate with A with high marks in French, plus at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Pakistani university. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Poland
Matura
Matura with 80% in extended level subjects including high marks in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Portugal
Diploma de Ensino Secundário
Diploma de Ensino Secundário with 18 including high marks in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Romania
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 8 including 8 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Russia
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obshchem Obrazovanii with an average of 4.5 including 5 in French, plus at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Russian university. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Saudi Arabia
School Leaving Certificate
College of Technology Diploma OR Higher Technical Institute Diploma OR Junior Health College Diploma OR Undergraduate Diploma with 85% OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAB. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Singapore
Singapore A Level
AAB in three content-based H2 subjects (including Grade A French). Knowledge and Inquiry is not considered as part of the offer. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Slovakia
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita
Maturita with 2 overall including 2 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Slovenia
Maturitetno Spricevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Maturitetno Spricevalo with 5 including 5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
South Africa
South African Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement
The National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement with AAABB Grade including A in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Spain
Titulo de Bachiller
Titulo de Bachiller with 8 overall including 8 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Sweden
Fullständigt Slutbetyg (School Leaving Certificate)
Fullstandigt Slutbeytg with MVG including MVG in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Switzerland
Federal Maturity Certificate
Federal Maturity Certificate with an overall mark of 5 including 5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Turkey
Lise Diplomasi (High School Diploma)
Lise Diplomasi with an overall mark of 4 including high marks in French, with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Turkish university. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
United Kingdom
A levels
AAB
Compulsory subjects
Grade A at A-level French required. Preferred subjects at A-level: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
12 unit A level in vocational subjects
Considered on an individual basis
General Studies and Critical Thinking - College policy
Please note that AS/A level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted by King's as one of your A or AS levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities (or similar) Diploma including study of French at Level 3 with 33 Level 3 credits from units awarded at Distinction, with the remaining credits at Merit. Supplementary information and achievement e.g marks for certain credits/subjects may be required depending on course content. Preferred other subjects are History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
Cambridge Pre-U
3 Pre-U Principal Subjects with grades of D3 D3 M2 including D3 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
Considered on an individual basis
Scottish Highers & Advanced Highers
AAABB at Higher and AB at Advanced Higher with grade A in French. Preferred subjects at A-level: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
International Baccalaureate
35 points and HL 665 including HL6 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
European Baccalaureate
80% overall including 8.5 in French. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
USA
Advanced Placement Tests and/or SAT/ACT (SAT/ACT acceptable only where stipulated)
Three AP subjects with 554 including French at grade 5. Or SAT with a total score of 1800 with at least 600 in each section or the ACT with a score of 27 plus 2 SAT-S with a score of 600 in each plus an AP in the relevant language with 5 or evidence of fluency. Preferred other subjects: History, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Aptitude testing
No test required
If you are interested in coming to King’s, you should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and apply online via the UCAS website (click on 'apply'). If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. Alternatively, you can apply as an individual, independent of a school or college. Please see the UCAS website for instructions. The UCAS institution code name for King’s is KCL, and the institution code is K60.
There are a few programmes which require direct application to King's, this will be stated above
Most applicants are considered between November and March. We are looking for students with a strong interest in language, who are keen to improve their skills further, and who have a love of reading and a lively interest in Hispanic and/or Lusophone-speaking countries. For Hispanic Studies programmes, we are looking for a good command of Spanish however for our Portuguese & Brazilian studies programmes, previous knowledge of Portuguese is not necessary but we look for an indication of linguistic ability.
Successful applicants for all degree programmes, whether single or joint honours, will be invited to an open day. We welcome applications from overseas students and those with significant life experience.