European Studies: French Pathway with a Year Abroad Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Course Overview - European Studies: French Pathway with a Year Abroad Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
This European Studies (French Pathway) BA will teach you about the history and politics of Europe and give you the French language skills to truly understand this topic. You’ll get to study in France for a year and graduate as a French speaker with a detailed knowledge of European Studies.
Key benefits
• Become a French speaker, even if you’ve never studied it before, with the ab-initio pathway.
• Shape your syllabus from a range of interdisciplinary optional modules covering politics, government and national identity.
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This European Studies (French Pathway) BA will teach you about the history and politics of Europe and give you the French language skills to truly understand this topic. You’ll get to study in France for a year and graduate as a French speaker with a detailed knowledge of European Studies.
Key benefits
• Become a French speaker, even if you’ve never studied it before, with the ab-initio pathway.
• Shape your syllabus from a range of interdisciplinary optional modules covering politics, government and national identity.
• Spend a year studying in French at one of the campuses of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po).
• Learn from a research-active, multi-national team of academics.
• Enjoy extracurricular activities such as guest lectures or the activities organised by the student-led European and International Studies King's Association (EISKA).
• Benefit from the department’s range of contacts with cultural institutes, libraries, international firms and government agencies.
• Develop analytical and presentational skills valued by employers, opening up career opportunities in politics, diplomacy, administration, business and journalism.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2027-09-29
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
13 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A27-G34
Institution Code
K60
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
Must include French at grade B for standard pathway. No French required for Ab Initio pathway (language beginners or intermediate). Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
T Level
Not accepted
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.
Access to HE Diploma
offer-distinction: 33.0, offer-merit: 12.0, offer-pass: 0.0
Applicants must either offer an academic qualification equivalent to A-Level grade B in French for standard pathway, or, take the DELF or DALF (minimum DELF B2). No French required for the Ab Initio pathway. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Must include grade B in Advanced Higher French. Applicants for the Ab Initio pathway do not need French. Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
35 points overall or an aggregate score of 17 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 5 in Higher Level French for the standard pathway. There is no required subject for the Ab Initio pathway. The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Must include French for standard pathway. Alternatively, if you meet these grade requirements, but do not have academic study of French, the DELF or DALF will be accepted as evidence of proficiency in French (minimum DELF B2). No French required for Ab Initio pathway.
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Not accepted
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Must include French at grade M2 for standard pathway. No French required for Ab Initio pathway. Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.
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| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands | £10,050 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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