Postgraduate study

• Ranked 9th in the UK for world leading research in French¹
• Recent investment in academic facilities with the latest language lab equipment
• Flexible, interdisciplinary taught and research degrees including options in film, literature, history, and sexuality and gender

As a postgraduate in French you will be part of one of the UK’s leading centres for teaching and research in French. In the department of Modern languages you will benefit from our wide range of research and teaching expertise which spans the fields of literature, linguistics, film studies, history, philosophy, visual arts, sexuality and gender, and literary and applied translation, from the Middle Ages to the present day. All teaching is directly related to our research.

We attach particular importance to the quality of research supervision and training along with the integration of postgraduates into our academic and research community. Modern languages postgraduates also benefit from the regular research seminars and scholars of international repute are frequent visitors.

Our taught postgraduate programmes

MPhil/PhD study

We welcome applications for MPhil/PhD research in French Studies and our wide range of expertise offers postgraduates the possibility of preparing for research degrees in one or more areas.