French Studies and Geography

Study in our outstanding facilities; explore our beautiful surroundings; take part in international field trips and learn from world-renowned lecturers, while gaining a detailed, working understanding of french language, culture and society. this exciting programme will allow you to gain a detailed understanding of geography, while giving you the skills and knowledge to engage with the discipline in preparation for a placement year overseas in a french speaking country. during the four years, you will be able to draw on expertise from two specialist departments: languages and cultures; and lancaster environment centre (lec).

This programmes maintain an excellent record for graduate prospects spanning a wide range of career opportunities. recent examples of career opportunities have included entering the profession of planning officer, environmental consultant, geographical information systems officer, weather forecaster, emergency planner or landscape architect. additionally, should you wish to pursue a career abroad, our degree will have prepared you with an exceptional ability in the french language and you will also have gained a rigorous understanding of life overseas. alternatively, many of our graduates choose to continue their studies to postgraduate level and pursue a career in academia, research and teaching, among other options. our goal is to empower all our graduates with the skills, confidence and experience they need to achieve a successful career. you will be offered a wide range of support, helping you realise your career ambitions and providing you with the skills to reach your full potential. we offer a variety of extra-curricular activities and volunteering opportunities that enable you to explore your interests and enhance your cv. our weekly careers bulletin and careers blogs are written by student volunteers, and inform you of all careers events. the green lancaster programme run by the students union offers placements with external organisations, allowing students to gain volunteering experience at weekends by working in the local community, taking part in a wide range of activities and developing their practical skills. 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: