French Studies program overview

The latest edition of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook contains a detailed overview of the French Studies program at the University of Sydney:

French Studies - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Handbook

Majoring in French Studies

Requirements for a major in French Studies are outlined in the Units of Study section of the latest edition of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook:

French Studies - Requirements for a major and list of units of study

This section also lists available units of study, including Exchange units and cross-listed units of study.

International exchange

The department encourages students to spend a period of exchange at an overseas university. The University’s International Exchange Program enables you to undertake approved overseas study, with the credit achieved counting towards your degree at the University of Sydney. Comprehensive information is available at the Student Exchange Office Website. You should also read this document:

Guide for Students of French applying for exchange

Exchange institutions particularly relevant to students studying French are:

• List of French and Swiss destinations
• Université de La Rochelle
• Ecole des Sciences Politiques in Paris
• Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan
• IAE Aix-en-Provence
• Université Jean Moulin- Lyon III
• Université Lumière Lyon 2
• Université Stendhal Genoble
• Université de Lausanne
• University of Ottawa
• McGill University

Academic policies

The Department follows the policies and procedures set out by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences – for information, follow these links to the requisite Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pages:

Policies webpage for information on:
- Plagiarism - Satisfactory progress - Late Work - Attendance
- Attendance: in addition to the Faculty's policy above, the Department has its own attendance policy.

Undergraduate forms contains procedures, and the necessary forms, for amongst others:
- Applying for credit
- Applying for a DNF after the semester deadline
- Applying for Honours
- Applying for a suspension for one or two semesters
- Appealing against a result

Assessment Consideration webpage for information on:
- Special Consideration - for serious illness or misadventure
- Special Arrangements - for essential community commitments
- Extensions on assessments - for minor illness or misadventure

Marks and scaling webpage for information on this area.