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Licence ès Lettres/BA Hons in English: New Validation

2 degrees for the price of one, including a year in France

Double Degree IN ENGLISH at l' Université Catholique de Lille| and Canterbury Christ Church University

The programme and modules described below are for all students EXCEPT those commencing Level 3 in 2008. Students commencing Level 3 in 2008 should see the information listed under Licence ès Lettres/BA Hons in English: for students commencing  Level 3 in 2008 only|

Introduction

This is a unique opportunity for students to gain two degrees within a conventional three-year time duration. The programme offers two years of study at Canterbury Christ Church University and one year in Lille, France at l' Université Catholique de Lille|. The two degree awards, following three years of study, will offer students unparalleled opportunities in employment and study for higher degrees. Facility with language will be important throughout the programme, thus, Canterbury students will normally be expected to possess at least an AS-level in French at no less than grade B. Consideration will be given to students who are otherwise academically well qualified and have a working competence with the French language. The programme welcomes applications from students whose intellectual and personal aptitude are sufficiently developed to enable full-time studentship across a double-degree programme. The course in France will be taught in English and students will be taught and nurtured towards achieving high-order and transferable skills in English and French language and English Literature.

Programme Convenor

For further information about the programme please contact the Programme Convenor at 01227 782457 or Jennifer Jackson, English Department Administrator.

Entrance Requirements

For students applying through Canterbury Christ Church University the grouped A2-level grades is a B in English, a B in any other subject, and a minimum of an A1 qualification in French at grade C or above, or a GSCE grade A. In cases where there is a demonstrable high degree of bilingual competence, the minimum requirement in French may be waived. Other students with high-range European or other advanced qualifications who do not have formal qualifications in French but whose potential is evident either through bilingual competence in another language or other performance indicators receive consideration.

Programme Structure

  • At Level 1 Canterbury Students study in Canterbury and Lille students study in Lille.
  • At Level 2 ALL students study in Canterbury.
  • At Level 3 ALL students study in Lille.
Level Lille
Students must take 60 ECTS credits per year/Level (30 ECTS credits per semester) 		Canterbury
Students must take 60 ECTS credits (120 Canterbury credits) per year/Level
1 Lille students take Level 1 courses in Lille

Level 1 courses for Canterbury students only.

All Level 1 courses are mandatory and each course is worth 10 ECTS credits (20 Canterbury credits).

Level Lille
Students must take 60 ECTS credits per year/Level (30 ECTS credits per semester) 		Canterbury
Students must take 60 ECTS credits (120 Canterbury credits) per year/Level
2 All Students study in Canterbury during Level 2

Mandatory Courses:

There are four* mandatory courses. 4 x 10 ECTS credits (4 x 20 Canterbury credits):

Option Courses

Students choose either ONE 20 ECTS-credit course (1 X 40 Canterbury credits) or TWO 10 ECTS-credit courses (2 x 20 Canterbury credits, from the following:

Level Lille
Students must take 60 ECTS credits per year/Level (30 ECTS credits per semester) 		Canterbury
Students must take 60 ECTS credits (120 Canterbury credits) per year/Level
3

Indicative Level 3 courses:

 Unit 1 Literature & Civilisation (mandatory unit).

21 weighted as 20 ECTS credits per year.

LCE3/17c and 21c English Literature (4 ECTS credits per semester-8 ECTS credits per year)

LCE3/17b British Political and Social History from 1945-1990 (3 ECTS credits-1st semester only)

LCE3/17a US Domestic Policy Since 1945 (3 ECTS credits-1st semester only)

LCE3/21a America in the 1950s (2 ECTS credits-2nd semester only)

LCE3/21b The British State in Perspective (3 ECTS credits-2nd semester only)

LCE3/21c American Contemporary Social Issues (2 ECTS credits-2nd semester only)

Unit 2 Language.

20 ECTS credits per year. These courses are mandatory:

LCE3/18a and 22a Advanced Literary Translation (5 ECTS credits per semester-10 ECTS credits per year)

LCE3/18b and 22b Advanced English Analytical Grammar (3 ECTS credits per semester-6 ECTS credits per year)

LCE3/18c and 22c Oral Expression and Public Speaking (2 ECTS credits per semester-4 ECTS credits per year)

Unit 3 Complementary Skills.

12 ECTS credits per year. Students choose between:

a. LCE3/19a and 23a Stylistics and Literary Criticism (3 ECTS credits per semester-6 ECTS credits per year)

and

a. LCE3/19b and 23b Advanced English Phonetics 1 and 2 (3 ECTS credits per semester-6 ECTS credits per year)

or

b. LCE3/19c and 23c Teaching French as a Foreign Language (6 credits per semester-12 ECTS credits per year)

Unit 4 Options Unit

8 ECTS credits per year. Students must take at least one course from a, b, c below. Students may choose to take more than one of these courses, and in that case the highest mark achieved in any of the following courses will count as the mark for Unit 4 (Options Unit).

a. LCE3/20a and 24a Education (4 ECTS credits per semester-8 ECTS credits per year)

LCE3/20b Marketing (4 ECTS credits-1st semester only) and LCE3/24b Business Strategy (4 ECTS credits-2nd semester only)

A course in French and/or another modern language (beginner's level possible) (4 ECTS credits per semester-8 ECTS credits per year), chosen from:

  • LCE31a and 4a Advanced French for International Students (4 ECTS credits per semester-8 ECTS credits per year)
  • LCE3/20c and 24c German (4 ECTS credits per semester-8 ECTS credits per year)
  • LCE3/20d and 24d Spanish (4 ECTS credits per semester-8 ECTS credits per year)
  • LCE3/20e and 24e Beginners Russian (4 ECTS credits per semester-8 ECTS credits per year)
All students study in Lille during Level 3