Welcome to the French Section

Teaching and research in French have been going on in the University of Glasgow since the creation of the French Department in the 19th century. The Section was placed 7th in the Times Good University Guide Subject Tables 2006 (SOURCE: timesonline.co.uk), and Glasgow Modern Languages (French, German and Hispanic Studies) were ranked 18th UK-wide in the Guardian 2005 Subject League Tables.

With over three hundred students enrolling in Level 1 both last session and this, we have a large undergraduate student body following courses for the M.A. General Humanities and Honours degrees. Students have access to the Hetherington Language Centre and the University Library. These are among the best resourced in the country. Honours students in the subject also run the highly convivial French Society (formerly known as 'Le Chardon'), which organises a variety of events during the course of the year. There is also a thriving post-graduate community.

Recent assessments of the French Section have highlighted the innovative video-based language courses in use, the variety of options on literature, culture and politics, the excellent resources and facilities available to students, as well as the caring attitude and commitment of the staff.

Flexibility of choice is maintained in a variety of ways throughout the French undergraduate programme, most notably at Honours level. You can combine more than 50 subjects with French, over half of them at Honours level. Among the most popular combinations are: other modern languages; management studies; English literature; film and TV studies; theatre studies; Scottish literature; computing science; philosophy; modern history; psychology; music; English language; history of art; political economy; medieval history; Scottish history; mathematics; Latin; classical studies; geography; sociology.