Module manager: Dr Chloe Wallace
Email: C.J.Wallace@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
Satisfactory Performance at Levels 1 and 2.
This module is not approved as a discovery module
During this module, students spend a year studying Law in one of our partner universities.
This module gives students the opportunity to:
- make substantial linguistic progress in French over a wide range of registers;
- face the linguistic, intellectual and psychological challenges of living in another country;
- acquire a deeper knowledge and appreciation of French culture;
- enhance their knowledge of French law;
- place their study of French law within the wider social and cultural context;
- experience French culture and French legal culture first hand and gained intercultural competence.
Students should be able to demonstrate that they have:
- gained a knowledge of elements of foundational private and public French law;
- gained a knowledge of further areas of French law;
- learned how to work with French legal instruments;
- gained a specialised knowledge of legal French.
Students should be able to demonstrate:
- skills of adaptability and cultural flexibility
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;
- decision making.
- improved fluency and proficiency in French
Students are required to agree a programme of study with the programme leader that equates to approximately 2/3 of a full academic workload at the host university.
That programme of study will normally include some study of public law [constitutional and /or administrative law] and some study of civil law [property law, law of persons and / or law of obligations].
At least 75% of the credits according to the local credit waiting, must involve the study of local law; the remainder can involve international or comparative law, or non-law subjects if permitted with the host university.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private study hours | 1200 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 0 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 1200 | ||
The School is committed to providing an excellent student education and experience. This will involve a variety of teaching methods and follow a blended learning model, including meaningful on-campus in-person teaching for all students. Further information regarding teaching delivery will follow.
- Formal academic monitoring is undertaken by the host institution;
- Leeds staff keep in contact with the students while abroad, and advise on course choice, marks etc.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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