French and Hospitality and Tourism Management - BA (Hons)

University of Strathclyde

Why this course?French is a major international language. It's the first language of more than 100 million people across the world, while more than 60 million people speak French as a second language.Studying with us will give you the chance to become a fluent linguist and, with our year abroad programme, an opportunity to experience living, working and/or studying in another country.In response to employers, studying Hospitality & Tourism Management here at Strathclyde gives you the chance to study this subject in the context of management, strategy, marketing, enterprise, economics and ethics.This degree will prepare you for leadership roles in this dynamic industry which generates £5 billion to the Scottish economy and creates one in 10 jobs. You’ll have the skills to manage operations and business across a range of industries including hospitality, tourism and events.AssessmentFrenchOur assessment methods include:written examinations, including translationswriting for a specific purposeessaysContinuous assessment ranges from online grammar tests to group projects, while oral/aural tests are performed throughout the course. Students write a dissertation in their final year.Hospitality & Tourism ManagementThe majority of our classes are assessed by a final, unseen, exam, supplemented by one or more forms of individual and/or group coursework. In some cases, students can obtain an exemption from the exam on achieving a specified mark for their coursework (often in conjunction with satisfying attendance requirements).Class assessment methods include business reports, case studies, essays, presentations and learning journals.Students normally have one opportunity to be re-assessed for a failed class.CareersStrathclyde French graduates are currently working in a wide variety of environments around the world. Job titles include:journalistsentrepreneurslawyersengineerseducation professionalsbusiness executivesprofessional linguistsresearchersIT expertscivil servantsAll language graduates have a range of transferable skills, which are greatly valued by employers. These include advanced spoken and written ability, competence in interpreting and/or translating and a high-level ability in other important communication skills.The combination of practical and business skills developed by Hospitality & Tourism graduates offers an attractive proposition for employers. Recent graduates have been recruited into the hotel industry and the service sector with job titles such as graduate trainee, manager, restaurant supervisor and trainee accountant.