French Studies and Film

Lancaster’s joint french studies and film degree is taught by the department of languages and cultures in conjunction with lancaster institute for the contemporary arts (lica). your french studies programme enables you to acquire high-level language skills while gaining a thorough understanding of the country’s historical, cultural, social and political background in a global context. in film, you’ll examine cinema’s aesthetic, social and political importance in the context of an increasingly visual and media-orientated culture, while also investigating the intersections between contemporary art, theatre, design, sound and film.

As well as language and subject-related skills, a degree in languages develops rich interpersonal, intercultural, cognitive and transferable skills that can be utilised across a variety of careers such as accountancy, it, business development, civil service, events management, finance, journalism, publishing, research and sales, as well as teaching and translating both in the uk and abroad. film graduates may go on to roles in tv or independent film production and jobs in advertising, marketing and media production, arts administration and management. for the last ten years, languages graduates from lancaster have been in the top ten universities in the country in terms of their employment prospects. the complete university guide 2017 ranked french studies 1st in the uk for graduate prospects. many graduates continue their studies at lancaster, making the most of our excellent postgraduate research facilities. we offer masters degrees in translation, languages and cultures, as well as ma and phd research degrees in film studies or arts management. lancaster university is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. we are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in the lancaster award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Lancaster University has partnerships with the following companies: