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At Aberdeen, studying English and French offers the benefits of the UK's second top-ranked research center for English literature, language, and creative writing. You'll gain insights into these subjects from a European historical and modern perspective through exceptional French language, literature, history, and cultural studies. This dual focus provides excellent preparation for careers in creative arts and media. Aberdeen stands as a premier institution for literature, language, and creative writing studies, recognized as the UK's second-best for research excellence. Your studies will explore poetry and prose by examining the dynamic interplay between writer, audience, and text, spanning from Chaucer's era to contemporary works across English, Scottish, Irish, European, and American literature, including the cultural influence of provocative modern pieces.
You'll learn from passionate educators and researchers, many of whom are celebrated authors and poets, who will nurture your creative writing abilities.
Aberdeen's French program boasts an exceptional reputation, achieving the top rating of Excellent in the most recent national Teaching Quality Assessment.
Alongside advancing your language proficiency, you'll examine French literature from medieval times to today, complemented by courses in film, modern society, and culture, taught by specialists ranging from Renaissance scholars to experts in contemporary French cultural politics.