French and Economics BA (Hons)
University of Strathclyde
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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15-SEP-25

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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University of Strathclyde

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15-SEP-25

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4 Years

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- Focus on professional language skills and contemporary culture.- Use key economics concepts and models to better understand real-world problems.- Study abroad with our partners in Paris, Dijon and Angers.- Honours students spend a year abroad after Year 3, usually working as an English-speaking teaching assistant, gaining experience on a work placement, or studying at a foreign institution. - Stevenson Exchange Scholarship – a competitive award with funding towards a project undertaken while ...Read more

- Focus on professional language skills and contemporary culture.- Use key economics concepts and models to better understand real-world problems.- Study abroad with our partners in Paris, Dijon and Angers.- Honours students spend a year abroad after Year 3, usually working as an English-speaking teaching assistant, gaining experience on a work placement, or studying at a foreign institution. - Stevenson Exchange Scholarship – a competitive award with funding towards a project undertaken while abroad.- French can also be studied within the LLB Honours Law with a Modern Language.- The chance to become a fluent linguist, while understanding the activities of the different agents in the economy - consumers, products and the government - and how they all fit together.Ranked Top 10 in Scotland for French (Complete University Guide 2024). This course is part of our flexible BA Humanities and Social Science Degree programme. With our BA (Honours) degree you can choose from subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and Business, with two of your three subject choices taught by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. The BA degree is a three year course and the Honours degree is normally a four year course. This allows you to try new subjects, develop your own ideas, develop a broad range of knowledge and enhance your employability. You should only enter one of the UCAS codes on your application form. Acceptance on one of these subject codes will enable you to study any combination of subjects. Only one application will be considered. This is lifted from page 50 of the prospectus. https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/flexiblebadegreeEvery one of our flexible BA options gives students the chance to gain valuable professional experience as part of a credit-bearing work placement class in their third or fourth year. Learn more about placements- https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/placements/

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
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13/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
32nd
Economics
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Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 91 = 9% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
9%
Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
85%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Economics graduate salary at this uni
£22,000
UK Economics graduate salary
£23,000
French Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
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Sophie
28 Feb 23

The best is how much support there is and the opportunities they give you. The worst is that they can be quite disorganised in certain departments and the food at the union isn't..Read more

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Rowan
05 Feb 23

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A level

A level:

BBB - ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAAA Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 - 30 Grades / Points required

Scottish HNC:

Pass Grades / Points required

A Level French B

Higher English, Higher French B, Maths/Applications of Mathematics National 5 B-C, or equivalent.

Maths SL5

HNC Social Sciences: Higher French B, A in Graded Unit; Maths National 5 B, or equivalent

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University of Strathclyde
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