Honours course : UWA Handbook 2019 : The University of Western Australia

Honours in French Studies

Honours in French Studies offers advanced study of French language and culture through units in language (written and spoken) and in selected aspects of French and Francophone culture, as well as through a research thesis. It gives you high-level knowledge and skills in French which will allow you to operate with confidence and skill in French linguistic and cultural contexts. The study of language and culture will give you intercultural understandings to equip you for work in areas involving culturally sensitive differences. You will perfect your communication skills by speaking in front of groups and expressing your views effectively in writing, in presenting and defending arguments as well as working in teams. The research thesis gives you an opportunity to work intensely on a topic of your choice. The research skills you acquire will prepare you well for work in many areas of government, business and policy development as well as for further postgraduate study.

Outcomes: Students are able to (1) show competence in the French language in the four macroskills of language acquisition - reading, writing, listening, spoken; (2) show competence in the French language in the four macroskills of language acquisition - reading, writing, listening, spoken; (3) show competence in the French language in the four macroskills of language acquisition - reading, writing, listening, spoken; and (4) show competence in the French language in the four macroskills of language acquisition - reading, writing, listening, spoken.

Entry requirements: the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the French Studies major.

Intake periods: Beginning of year and mid-year

Honours sequence

Key to availability of units:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; NS = non-standard teaching period

Take all units (48 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit rules
S1, S2	EURO4101	Advanced Research Skills	Incompatibility: EURO7481 Honours Seminar 1 (European Studies); GRMN4101 Advanced Research Skills; ITAL4101 Advanced Research Skills; FREN4101 Advanced Research Skills
S1, S2	FREN4102	Theory and Practice of Teaching French as a Foreign Language
S1, S2	FREN4103	Advanced French Cultural Studies
S1, S2	FREN4104	Advanced Writing Skills
S1, S2	FREN4140	Dissertation (French Studies) 1	Co-requisites: EURO4101 Advanced Research Skills
S1, S2	FREN4141	Dissertation (French Studies) 2	Prerequisites: FREN4140 Dissertation (French Studies) 1

Students can take up to 6 points.

Students can substitute this unit with FREN4103 Advanced French Cultural Studies, with course coordinator approval.

Associated costs for travel related expenses are partly covered by the New Colombo Plan (NCP).

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit rules
NS	FREN4300	Language and Culture in French Polynesia	Prerequisites: Enrolment in Honours in French Studies Assessed by the Convenor of French Studies, AND approval of the course coordinator Incompatibility: FREN2300 Language and Culture in French Polynesia FREN3300 Language and Culture in French Polynesia