European Languages and Cultures - French
Would you like to become an expert on the cultures, languages and politics of Europe?
France has had great cultural, political and historical influence on the Western world. The 1789 Revolution formed the basis for today’s parliamentary democracies. And even now France is still playing an important role in Europe – which is why experts in the French language and culture will always be needed.
By studying the key linguistic, political, cultural and social topics of contemporary Europe, you will learn to understand the mutual relationship, differences and similarities among national and regional cultures. In doing so, you will learn to understand future challenges and inform advanced decision-making in cultural, political and educational institutions.
Why French?
Although linguistic, historical, cultural and political issues may all play a role in your decision to choose French, most importantly you should be truly interested in the language. The French specialization within the degree programme in European Languages and Cultures focuses on French language and culture as well as on Europe, and sometimes the wider world. Within the French linguistics course units, for example, diversity in the French language will also be explored through the case of Francophonie, the presence and use of French across the world. Language plays an important role in cultural and political identity issues for instance in the city and region of Québec. Two serious attempts to make Québec independent of Canada failed in the past. Introductory course units in Language and Society, which you will follow together with other students of European Languages and Cultures, will help you understand and analyse the how and why of such processes.
European Languages and Cultures with the French specialization will teach you to speak and write French fluently and develop into an academically trained expert in French language and culture in a European context. Your proficiency will get an extra boost during your stay abroad in your third year, for which the University has contacts with universities in Belgium, France and Canada.
The programme has a flexible structure. From your second year onward, you will specialise in one of the profiles:
- European Language and Society
- European Culture and Literature
- European Politics and Society
- Wypis ocen – jeśli wciąż się uczysz i dlatego nie masz jeszcze świadectwa ukończenia szkoły średniej, bardzo ważne jest załączenie wypisu. Szczegółowe informacje na temat sposobu wypełniania tego dokumentu oraz termin jego przesłania znajdziesz tutaj.
- Świadectwo dojrzałości – w przypadku ukończenia szkoły średniej nie potrzebujesz wypisu ocen – wystarczy, że do formularza aplikacyjnego załączysz Świadectwo dojrzałości wraz ze świadectwem ukończenia liceum (bądź technikum).
Spełnienie wymagań w zakresie języka angielskiego można udokumentować w następujący sposób:
- TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum of 21 on all items),
- IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 on all items),
- Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 180.
Job examples
- Policy officer at a municipality, ministry or non-governmental organisation
- Communications consultant
- Lecturer at a university, university of applied sciences, senior secondary vocational education
- Journalist (newspaper, radio/TV, new media)
- Teacher in secondary education
- Manager in the national or international business world
- Staff member at an international organisation such as the European Union
- Staff member at an embassy
- Researcher at a university
- Political advisor
- Publisher or editor at a publishing house
- Translator
