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French and Politics - MA (Hons)

The University of Edinburgh

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UCAS CODE: RL12

Course options

  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

French is a major world language, spoken in many parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas.The Francophone world also has a fascinating political history, making French and Politics an excellent joint honours combination.FrenchYou will have the opportunity to acquire near-native fluency in this widely-spoken modern language through intensive language study at Edinburgh and a year abroad.You will also explore aspects of French culture, including Francophone literature and cinema from around the world, social movements and philosophical ideas.Our courses cover material from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century and include specialist options taught by leading experts in key disciplines, including post-colonial studies and gender studies.PoliticsPolitics studies the theory and practice of how societies are governed. How do our political institutions create collective rules, who has the power to make them, and what are the consequences of political decisions What is the nature of a just society, and how do we get thereDrawing on the expertise of leading academics and researchers in the field, you will explore the origins and present-day contexts of societal conflicts about power, participation, and resources. You will not only study the processes of governance at the local, national, and international levels, but also the morality of political action, and the limits of freedom and justice.

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£ 28,000per year

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    19th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    22nd out of 42

    14th out of 77 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 214
    176 82%

    8th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    29th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.96 74%

    42nd

    1
  • Entry standards

    / Max 197
    189 96%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    16th

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    74th

    2

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