Trinity College Dublin – School of Languages, Literatures & Cultural Studies
TR001 – TSM Undergraduate Programme in French
Web page for prospective students: www.tcd.ie/French/about
Places: 84
Points: 410* - 460 depending on TSM combination
Specific Subject required: L. Cert Hons French (C1)
* 2009 Final minimum entry level
JF (1st Yr)
Subject of study
SF (2nd Yr)
Subject of study
JS (3rd Yr)
Subject of study
SS (4th Yr)
Subject of study
Written and spoken French
Language; Introduction to
Contemporary France;
Introduction to French Literature
and Film;
Written and spoken French
Language. Additionally students
choose 2 from the following three
options: French Literature from
C16 to C20, Ideas and Politics in
France from C16 to C20;
Linguistics and French.
Written and spoken French
Language. 2 one-semester
options from a range including
C16 Literature, C19
Romanticism, Literature and
Politics, Women in Film,
Modern Autobiography and
Spoken French.
Translation, Essay-writing in French, Oral
French, 2 one-year long courses from a
range including C16 and C17 Literature,
Travel Writing, the Acquisition and the
Teaching of French, Right-Wing
Movements in French Culture and
Politics. Students also undertake a
dissertation on a subject of their choice
with an appointed supervisor.
Study
Study
Study
Study
Courses taught through a variety
of teaching methods including
lectures, small group teaching
and computer-based work.
Courses taught through a variety
of teaching methods including
lectures, small group teaching
and computer-based work.
Courses taught through a variety of
teaching methods including lectures,
small group teaching and computer-based
work.
Assessment
Assessment
Courses taught through a
variety of teaching methods
including lectures, small group
teaching and computer-based
work.
Assessment
Continuous Assessment 37.5%
End of year exams
62.5%
ECTs Credits
30
Continuous Assessment 25%
End of year exams
75%
ECTs Credits
30
Continuous Assessment
36%*
End of year exams
64%
ECTs Credits
60
* This includes the final year dissertation.
Continuous Assessment
End of year exams
ECTs Credits
30%
70%
30
Assessment
FRENCH IN TCD
What we do and why we do it:
Over 180 million people now speak French in countries on all five continents. The French ‘Arts’ programme as part of TSM, in
Trinity, is a challenging and demanding one, which provides students with a thorough grounding in French, and a wide
knowledge of major aspects of French literature, culture, society and linguistics. The course aims not only to provide students
with the specific skills to pursue a career in French-related areas, but also to develop transferable skills such as an analytical
mind, an acute sense of critical inquiry, cultural awareness, communication skills and self-reliance which will equip students to
think independently and to see the world in new ways, irrespective of how their career paths develop.
How we do it:
Language instruction is a vital element throughout the four years. Students progress beyond the basic skills of communication to
a high level of proficiency in the core skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Parallel courses on aspects of French and
francophone culture open up key areas of literature, history, politics and linguistics, as well as set the language in the context
from which it derives its vitality. From First to Fourth Year, students have increasing access to optional courses. By fourth Year,
they prepare and submit a dissertation of their choice, which provides an insight into independent research methods and
continues to foster independent thinking.
Students can also spend a term or a year studying in a French university as part of their four-year programme. In addition, they
may intercalate a year working in France.
What do you do with it?
• Arts administration, interpreting, translation, diplomacy, tourism, publishing, teaching, academic research.
• Graduate programmes in investment banking, management consultancy etc.; conversion courses in law, marketing, business.
What do you need to get in?
Be wary of published point-entry levels, which may be misleading! Although French entry points currently stand at 450, our
entrants normally have at least a B grade in Leaving Cert Hons French.
French may also be studied at Trinity College as part of Business Studies and French; European Studies; Computer Science,
Linguistics and French; and Law and French.