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You will have the opportunity to acquire near-native fluency in this widely-spoken modern language through intensive language study, including 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 in key disciplines such as decolonial, gender and film studies, all taught by leading experts.

The study of politics focuses on the theory and practice of how societies are governed, and asks questions such as:

How do our political institutions create collective rules, and who has the power to make them?
What are the consequences of political decisions?
What is the nature of a just society, and how do we get there?

Drawing 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 also study: the processes of governance at the local, national, and international levels; the morality of political action; and the limits of freedom and justice.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at AABB (first sitting) or 4 Highers at AAAB (two sittings) including a language other than English plus National 5 French at B (if not held at Higher) and English at C.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at ABBB (two sittings) including a language other than English plus National 5 French at B (if not held at Higher) and English at C. Highers at BBB must be achieved in one sitting.