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These degree programmes will familiarise you with the aesthetics, conditions of production and history of film in the United States, Latin America and the major European nations. You will be introduced to the major theoretical and critical developments in film studies, as well as studying a modern European language. This will enable you to pursue an understanding of film within the context of a wider knowledge of the culture of a specific country. You will usually spend your third year abroad. This is an invaluable opportunity to improve your language skills, as well as gain first-hand experience of what life is like in the country where the language you are studying is spoken.

French and Linguistics

RQ11 BA (four years)

German and Linguistics

RQ21 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies

and Linguistics

RQ41 BA (four years)

Russian and Linguistics

QR17 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300

A-level: BBB with a B in French and a B in a relevant subject (RQ11); B in a language and a B in a relevant subject (RQ21, RQ41, RQ17)

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points in French HL (RQ11); 32 points overall with 5 points in a HL foreign language (RQ21,RQ41,QR17)

Excluded subjects: General studies and critical thinking

Find out more about the programme and entry requirements at www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ11, www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ21, www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ41

and www.qmul.ac.uk/QR17

Linguistics looks at the structure and sound systems of language, how grammar and meaning relate, how dialects work and much more. Each year, for your chosen language, you take all the core modules in the spoken and written language. In your first year, you begin with a foundation programme that gives you an overview of the field and also allows you to choose options covering the culture associated with your chosen language (for more details about the range of modules available, consult the single language entries). In your second and final years, for both linguistics and your chosen language area, you select more specialist modules, depending on your year of study. You can also choose to concentrate on a research project in your final year. Your third year is usually spent abroad, either studying at one of the universities we have a partnership with, or taking up a work placement, for example as language assistant in a country where the language you are studying is spoken. This offers a great opportunity to get first-hand experience of life in a foreign place, as well as improving your language skills.

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French and History

VR11 BA (four years)

History and German

RV21 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320

A-level: ABB with a B in history and a B in French (VR11) or a B in a HL language (RV21)

IB: 34 points overall with 5 points in French (VR11) or 5 points in a HL language (RV21)

Excluded subjects: General studies and critical thinking

Find out more about the programme and entry requirements at www.qmul.ac.uk/VR11

and www.qmul.ac.uk/RV21

The study of a modern language and its culture in conjunction with history offers the opportunity to combine two contrasting but complementary areas of interest. You will follow the core modules specifically designed to help develop language skills. In the first year, you will take a foundation course relating to French and Francophone culture or to the German language and culture. After this you are free to select options of special interest. You will normally spend a year abroad in a country where French or German is spoken. This may be spent either studying or working, for example as a language assistant.

Studying drama and a modern language gives you the opportunity to explore connections and interactions between cultural traditions. You divide your time equally between the two subjects, following modules designed to help you develop your linguistic skills, and the key concepts and techniques required to study cultural practices. You will engage with a variety of performance and cultural traditions that inform both contexts and investigate the parallels between the two. You normally spend your third year in a country where your chosen language is spoken. You can choose to either study or take up a work placement.

French and Politics

LR21 BA (four years)

German and Politics

LR22 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies

and Politics

LR24 BA (four years)

Russian and Politics

LR27 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320

A-level: ABB with a B in French and in social sciences subject (LR21); or ABB with a B in a language and in social sciences subject (LR22, LR24, LR27)

IB: 34 points overall with 5 in three HL subjects including French (LR21), or 5 in three HL subects including a language (LR22, LR24, LR27)

Excluded subjects: General studies and critical thinking

Find out more about the programme and entry requirements at www.qmul.ac.uk/LR21, www.qmul.ac.uk/LR22, www.qmul.ac.uk/LR24,

and www.qmul.ac.uk/LR27

The study of a language with politics offers the exciting prospect of a fouryear degree programme that combines two contrasting, but often complementary, areas of interest. Whether you choose French, German, Hispanic Studies or Russian you will follow the core modules designed to help you develop your skills in writing and speaking that language as well as core modules in politics. In addition, you will normally spend a year abroad in a country where the language is spoken. You can choose whether to study or take up a work placement.

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profile alumni

Sophie Richardson

Studied: French and Linguistics (2010)

After graduating: President, Queen Mary Students’ Union (2011-12)

Why did you choose Queen Mary?

I was interested in Queen Mary because of its high-ranking for both French and linguistics. When I came for the open day I fell in love with the campus; it felt safe and secure but with the hustle and bustle of the city right on the doorstep.

How did your time at Queen Mary prepare you for work? My time as a Course Rep and a member of the Union’s Student Council undoubtedly prepared me for my role as President. My course prepared me in terms of learning to manage my work load as well as developing my listening and writing skills. My year abroad in France taught me how to adapt to new and challenging situations which comes in handy almost

every day in my current role.

What does your current job involve day-to-day? Every day I represent Queen Mary students and work towards ensuring that the student experience is the very best it can be. I attend a lot of university meetings to represent the views of students and lobby for change. I also lead on a number of projects and campaigns.

Law is a subject that covers nearly all aspects of human activity – from the contract you enter into when you buy a chocolate bar in a newsagent to your right to freely express yourself. At Queen Mary you’ll learn about the law of contract, criminal law, family law, administrative law, tort, property law, EU law… plus jurisprudence (the theory or philosophy of law). Then there’s human rights law, international law, law and medical ethics, commercial and consumer law, and all sorts of other specialist areas.

A law degree is about analysis, attention to detail, argument and communication. It’s also about learning the skills to read legal documents, such as Acts of Parliament, EU legislation and case reports. Law is fascinating, relevant and demanding, and gives you an excellent foundation for a legal career, among others.

Why study law at Queen Mary?

The School of Law at Queen Mary consistently performs well in external university rankings for law. In the Guardian University Guide 2013, we are ranked sixth in the UK, and The Times Good University Guide 2013 ranks us eighth in the UK and third in London. In the 2012 National

Student Survey (NSS), 96 per cent of our students expressed overall satisfaction with their course, placing us fourth for law out of 92 universities and first out of the University of London law schools.

All of our LLB programmes are qualifying law degrees and are recognised by the Bar Council and Law Society. You will benefit from the expertise of our staff, many of whom are working at the cutting edge of research in their disciplines and carry out high-profile work advising the United Nations, EU institutions, the Council of Europe, the World Bank, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, NGOs, as well as the British Parliament and foreign governments.

Assessment

The LLB, Senior Status LLB, English and European Law LLB and the law components within the BA Law and Politics programme are mainly assessed by examination, though some of the option modules have elements of coursework. In the final year of all the law programmes, there is the option to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic in place of a taught module.

Our teaching

First-year students studying for an LLB or BA Law and Politics typically have 12 hours of contact time per week. Each module normally has a two-hour lecture supplemented by a one-hour weekly or fortnightly tutorial. Students studying on the Senior Status LLB will generally have 15 hours of contact time per week.

Admissions

Admission is based on your UCAS application. We do not normally interview candidates. Queen Mary does not currently require applicants for the undergraduate law courses to sit the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT).

Academic enquiries

School of Law

Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3924

email: law-admissions@qmul.ac.uk www.law.qmul.ac.uk

General enquiries

Enquiries Hotline (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800

Tel (international students): +44 (0)20 7882 5511

email: admissions@qmul.ac.uk

Why study law?

What can I do afterwards?

A law degree is very highly regarded by employers generally – not just those in the legal profession – because it provides a unique approach to problem solving and analysis. Law is a rigorous academic subject that will give you some valuable attributes, including:

•communication skills

•clarity of thought – in expression and argument

•good analytical and critical reasoning skills

•the ability to place an argument in its context and explain complex information clearly

•research skills using a range of sources

•lateral thinking and problemsolving skills

•attention to detail

•independent thinking.

What our graduates do next

Graduates from the School of Law go on to work in a wide variety of careers. Some apply their degree knowledge directly, entering careers in the legal services (barrister, solicitor, paralegal, legal adviser) either in the UK or in other jurisdictions, while others transfer skills gained during study into sectors such as public administration, business and finance. Others go

on to further study at Queen Mary choosing from one of our 19 specialist LLM programmes. Find out more at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The National 2011 Destination Survey confirmed that 91 per cent of the School of Law’s graduates were in employment and/or study six months after graduation with 82 per cent already working/studying at graduate level. Queen Mary School

of Law graduates have a strong earning power, with a median starting salary of £30,833. Our graduates have moved into a variety of roles including:

•Trainee Solicitor

CMS Cameron McKenna Ltd

•Trainee Solicitor Reed Smith

•Corporate Banker Baker Tilly

•Trade Mark Attorney IPulse

•Trainee Insurance Broker Arthur J Gallagher

•Case Administrator London Probation Trust

•Intern

Clifford Chance

•Fair Trading Officer Gateshead Council

How we support you

Throughout your time at Queen Mary, you will have access to a bespoke careers programme.

Recent careers events in the School of Law include a Barristers Networking Evening, a Training

Contracts Panel Discussion with DLA Piper, Reed Smith and Trowers & Hamlins, a Commercial Awareness Workshop led by Freshfields, an Alternative Careers in Law Speed Meet and the annual QM Law Fair featuring around 30 law firms.

As well as its specialist law events, Queen Mary Careers runs over 60 events throughout the year, to give you an insight into other career options. You are also encouraged to build your work experience

throughout your studies, through, for example, the School of Law’s Legal Advice Centre, the QM Projects work experience scheme, QM Temps job agency, and volunteering.

profile alumni

Neil Jones

LLB (2010)

Current job: Trainee Solicitor, Maclay Murray & Spens LLP

Why did you choose Queen Mary?

Because it has a particularly strong reputation for law. After visiting the School at an open day I knew it was the place I wanted to study. I was impressed with the staff and the ambitions they had for the School.

How did your time at Queen Mary prepare you for work? The legal training contract application process is one of the toughest job markets to crack as it is highly competitive. Due to the recession, there is now even more competition. The quality of the teaching at Queen Mary helped prepare me for the academic challenges I encountered during the application process and throughout my training contract. The opportunities I had in the School, such as working in the Legal Advice Centre, helped me prepare for dealing with clients, working as part of a team, and meeting deadlines.

What does your current job involve day-to-day? As a trainee lawyer you have to work well as part of your team and ensure you stay on top

of deadlines. You have a variety of work to do day-to-day such as drafting correspondence, speaking to clients, researching cases,

business development work, as well as general administrative tasks.

profile student

Adam Brown

LLB

“Queen Mary was always the obvious choice for me. Not only is the School of Law well regarded by employers but its location in London is ideal for finding potential internships.

“As a School of Law Bursary winner, I was without the constant financial worry I had initially expected and consequently, I was able to fully commit to my studies. For example, I competed in the George Hinde Moot Competition which enabled me to showcase my advocacy skills to a practicing judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Experiences like this are invaluable.

“Attending lectures led by academics at the forefront of their respective areas of expertise is not to be underestimated. Law demands individual hard work but it is reassuring to know that the teaching staff will be on hand to help answer questions one may have, whether that be via email or through their weekly office hours. The contact time Queen Mary professors offer to students is undoubtedly one of the School’s strengths and enhances your learning experience.”

Law and Politics

ML12 BA (three years)

A-level: AAA

IB: 36 points overall with at least three subjects at 6 points HL

Excluded subjects: General studies and critical thinking

Find out more about the programme and entry requirements at www.qmul.ac.uk/ML12

This joint honours degree, the first of its kind in the University of London, offers you the opportunity to study the closely related disciplines of law and politics side-by-side in a threeyear programme. In the first year, you take Public Law and the Law of Contract, together with Introduction to Politics and another full option within the School of Politics and International Relations. The programme is designed so that you could, by choosing the appropriate law options, obtain the usual exemptions from legal professional examinations and gain a qualifying law degree, or alternatively you could focus on subjects in the School of Politics and International Relations. The degree is aimed at those who wish to pursue a career in which knowledge of both the legal and governmental systems is of major importance, and should appeal especially to those wishing to study public policy in its legal context.

English and European

Law

M120 LLB (four years)

A-level: A*AA

IB: 36 points overall with at least three subjects at 6 points HL

Excluded subjects: General studies and critical thinking

Find out more about the programme and entry requirements at www.qmul.ac.uk/M120

This programme follows the same pattern as the traditional LLB (M100). However, the third year is spent studying at a European

university. This will provide you with knowledge and understanding of civil law systems generally and the law of at least one EU country. We have links with universities in Paris, Bologna, Madrid, Berlin, Sienna, Copenhagen, Leuven, Utrecht and Leiden. If you wish to study at an institution that does not teach in English you must have fluent language skills and be prepared to take language classes provided by the university.

profile staff

Jill Marshall

Lecturer in Law

Why are you passionate about teaching your subject?

Jurisprudence is all about wonderfully big questions – what is ‘law’?; what's its purpose?; and why is it needed at all? It is a great subject to enhance critical thinking not only about law, but also about what it is to be a person and about our life together in society.

What do you love about Queen Mary?

Its east/central London location – very cool! And students are encouraged to think for themselves.

What makes your School unique?

We have really intelligent students from a wide variety of backgrounds. As well as the three-year LLB Law degree, we have a fabulous degree called English and European Law where the students spend their third year abroad. This year really enhances their student experience and changes them as people.

What are your research interests?

Feminist theories of law and human rights.

What or who inspires you?

Black civil rights campaigners in the US in the 1960s.

Our identities, even how we think about things, are inextricably tied up with language. As a linguistics student you could find yourself doing some very varied, and unusual, activities such as:

•recording dialect speakers telling stories

•working out the rules of an aboriginal language

•philosophising about whether we can think without language

•learning how to write down a sneeze (yes, it can be done).

Linguists are involved in any area where language is an important factor, from helping people with speech, sight or hearing problems to communicate, to compiling dictionaries. Even technology links with linguistics: the predictive text messaging on your mobile phone came out of the work of linguists.

Why study linguistics at Queen Mary?

Linguistics is taught in the thriving School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. We have a vast amount of experience in the field, so you will always be taught by leading specialists of international standing whose cutting-edge research informs their high-quality teaching.

In the Government’s most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), the School was ranked highly for the quality of the research being carried out by staff. In particular, Linguistics was ranked first in the UK (Guardian).

In the 2012 National Student Survey, 90 per cent of our linguistics students were satisfied with the quality of the programme overall with 100 per

cent who said that staff are good at explaining things.

Assessment

Assessment of linguistics work takes a variety of forms, including diaries of your own research, poster presentations, class tests and exams. Some modules include specialised research projects (group or individual) where you go out and do real linguistic research, while others let you tackle the hot debates of the discipline.

If you are studying English Language and Linguistics or English Literature and Linguistics, we’ll train you in research methods in your final year and then you’ll do a supervised research project on a topic of your choice. You can also do the finalyear research project if you are taking one of our joint degree programmes (as long as your grades have been at 2:1 standard or above in the first and second years).

Our teaching

You will typically have 8-10 hours of teaching per week, plus group and individual work outside class. Class sizes vary from intensive small groups in the final year to larger lectures in the first year. All members of staff have office

hours where students can come for one-to-one discussions with their tutors.

Admissions

Admission is by UCAS form. Transfer or mature applicants may be invited for interview or asked to produce a piece of written work.

Academic enquiries

School of Languages, Linguistics and Film

Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8331 email: sllf-ug@qmul.ac.uk www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk

General enquiries

Enquiries Hotline (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800

Tel (international students): +44 (0)20 7882 5511

email: admissions@qmul.ac.uk

Why study linguistics? What can I do afterwards?

Studying linguistics will give you a highly desirable collection of skills:

•analytical ability – much of linguistics is about collecting and analysing data. You might, for example, transcribe a conversation and then look to see who interrupts the most, or whether only young people use words like ‘innit’, or what ‘really’ really means. It’s all about looking for systematic patterns.

•communication skills – any programme concerned with language, by definition, will develop this ability.

•research skills – you’ll undertake a research project, for which you will have to seek out information; you will become very skilled at recognising and using evidence.

•accuracy – listening to dialects and attempting to differentiate between vowel sounds and diphthongs will develop precision.

•numeracy – you may need to use statistics to analyse your research findings. Even if you do not use statistics yourself, you’ll learn how other people do.

•adaptability – you’ll be constantly learning new systems, so once you graduate you’ll be highly flexible in the way you work.

•teamwork – you can do project work in small groups, so you’ll get used to working constructively with other people.

What our graduates do next

Graduates from Queen Mary’s School of Languages, Linguistics and Film Studies go on to work in a wide variety of careers. Some apply their degree knowledge directly,

entering careers such as journalism, education and the arts, while others transfer skills gained during study into areas such as public relations. Others go on to further study, with many choosing the School’s highly regarded MA in Linguistics. Find out more at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destination survey confirmed that 81 per cent of BA English Language and Linguistics graduates were in employment and/or study six months after graduation with

76 per cent already working/ studying at graduate level.

Our students have moved into careers such as:

•Publishing Assistant

Pinter & Marchants Publishing

•Assistant Linguist CCCSVA

•Teacher Teach First

•PR Assistant

Connie Fillippello Publicity

•Prop Buyer Rose Theatre

•Editor Weekly Times Newspaper

•Freelance Events Manager Tate Movie Project, BBC

How we support you

Throughout your time at Queen Mary, you will have access to a careers programme to prepare you for internships and graduate-level work. This includes workshops on job hunting and job applications as well as employer events to facilitate networks and help you to explore your options.

Recent careers events in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film have included an Experience Journalism workshop and a series of Career Conversations with employers working in areas such as the media, publishing and the arts.

profile alumni

Faith McAllister

Studied: English Language and

Linguistics

Currently: Doing a series of threeweek internship placements at publishing houses (Penguin and Hachette) and I have a three-month paid internship at Slightly Foxed

(a smaller publisher) lined up.

Why did you choose to study at Queen Mary?

I chose to study at QM as it had a great linguistics department and I loved the campus when I visited on an open day.

What did you enjoy most about your time here?

The excellent teaching.

I also loved the fact that it is a campus university – I feel this enabled me to make great social connections and kick-started my three-year affiliation with the netball club.

English Literature

and Linguistics

QQ13 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 340-320

A-level: AAB-ABB, with at least A in English literature, or combined English language and literature and B in a relevant subject

IB: 34 points overall, with at least 6 points in HL English literature A1 or A2, and 5 points in another relevant subject at HL

Excluded subjects: General studies, critical thinking

Find out more about the programme and entry requirements at www.qmul.ac.uk/QQ13

A deep knowledge of the English language is crucial in today’s information-laden world, from the media and technology, to understanding the historical roots of our culture. This programme is designed for people who are

interested in the English language, how it is structured, how it came to be the way it is, and how it is used, both in everyday settings, and in all types of literary study. The programme draws on both linguistics and English literature and, uniquely, combines the social sciences perspective with that of the humanities, giving you a solid training in both ways of thinking about the world.