English law and French law/ Master 1 (maitrise en droit)
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Hii, im currently an offer holder for this course and i wanted more insight on what the course is actually like, since it's different to the straight law with french law. I just want to know what it's like studying at exeter and if there are many french people on the course ? !
Reply 1
Hi Anonymous!
I began my studies at the university in English Law and French Law and, even though I did eventually switch to straight law, I can provide you with some insight on what you can expect from the course! There are quite a few French students who decide to take the course but English-speaking students can succeed in the course if they fully engage with it. With your modules, you'll be doing one French Law module in place of another module you'll do in 3rd year (e.g. French Constitutional Law in place of Criminal Law in 1st year). The module will be taught and assessed entirely in French, so I would recommend making sure that you're keeping on top of your language skills which you can do by joining the French society or undertaking some extra-curricular language classes. The course is quite small so you'll find it quite a nice experience making friends with people in your class and building a sense of community with them. In your 4th year, you'll be heading to Rennes to complete your Masters portion of the course, which will be fully assessed and taught in French too. Having teaching done in French at Exeter ensures that you can gain a sense of what you can expect in Rennes. During this time, lots of our students decide to live together in the city! As well as this, their university sends some of their students down for their time abroad so you can ask them lots of questions about studying in France! I'm still friends with some people on the course and they have said that even though it's hard work, the experience was worth it!
If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Annabelle
University of Exeter Student Ambassador
I began my studies at the university in English Law and French Law and, even though I did eventually switch to straight law, I can provide you with some insight on what you can expect from the course! There are quite a few French students who decide to take the course but English-speaking students can succeed in the course if they fully engage with it. With your modules, you'll be doing one French Law module in place of another module you'll do in 3rd year (e.g. French Constitutional Law in place of Criminal Law in 1st year). The module will be taught and assessed entirely in French, so I would recommend making sure that you're keeping on top of your language skills which you can do by joining the French society or undertaking some extra-curricular language classes. The course is quite small so you'll find it quite a nice experience making friends with people in your class and building a sense of community with them. In your 4th year, you'll be heading to Rennes to complete your Masters portion of the course, which will be fully assessed and taught in French too. Having teaching done in French at Exeter ensures that you can gain a sense of what you can expect in Rennes. During this time, lots of our students decide to live together in the city! As well as this, their university sends some of their students down for their time abroad so you can ask them lots of questions about studying in France! I'm still friends with some people on the course and they have said that even though it's hard work, the experience was worth it!
If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Annabelle
University of Exeter Student Ambassador
Reply 2
The French people are a bit evil when you go on your year abroad, I just do straight law with french law and just got back from my year abroad which was an all around unpleasant experience
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Ceyt
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by Username123abThe French people are a bit evil when you go on your year abroad, I just do straight law with french law and just got back from my year abroad which was an all around unpleasant experience
oh what happened if you don't mind me asking?
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Ceyt
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by ExeterStudentRepHi Anonymous!
I began my studies at the university in English Law and French Law and, even though I did eventually switch to straight law, I can provide you with some insight on what you can expect from the course! There are quite a few French students who decide to take the course but English-speaking students can succeed in the course if they fully engage with it. With your modules, you'll be doing one French Law module in place of another module you'll do in 3rd year (e.g. French Constitutional Law in place of Criminal Law in 1st year). The module will be taught and assessed entirely in French, so I would recommend making sure that you're keeping on top of your language skills which you can do by joining the French society or undertaking some extra-curricular language classes. The course is quite small so you'll find it quite a nice experience making friends with people in your class and building a sense of community with them. In your 4th year, you'll be heading to Rennes to complete your Masters portion of the course, which will be fully assessed and taught in French too. Having teaching done in French at Exeter ensures that you can gain a sense of what you can expect in Rennes. During this time, lots of our students decide to live together in the city! As well as this, their university sends some of their students down for their time abroad so you can ask them lots of questions about studying in France! I'm still friends with some people on the course and they have said that even though it's hard work, the experience was worth it!
If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Annabelle
University of Exeter Student Ambassador
I began my studies at the university in English Law and French Law and, even though I did eventually switch to straight law, I can provide you with some insight on what you can expect from the course! There are quite a few French students who decide to take the course but English-speaking students can succeed in the course if they fully engage with it. With your modules, you'll be doing one French Law module in place of another module you'll do in 3rd year (e.g. French Constitutional Law in place of Criminal Law in 1st year). The module will be taught and assessed entirely in French, so I would recommend making sure that you're keeping on top of your language skills which you can do by joining the French society or undertaking some extra-curricular language classes. The course is quite small so you'll find it quite a nice experience making friends with people in your class and building a sense of community with them. In your 4th year, you'll be heading to Rennes to complete your Masters portion of the course, which will be fully assessed and taught in French too. Having teaching done in French at Exeter ensures that you can gain a sense of what you can expect in Rennes. During this time, lots of our students decide to live together in the city! As well as this, their university sends some of their students down for their time abroad so you can ask them lots of questions about studying in France! I'm still friends with some people on the course and they have said that even though it's hard work, the experience was worth it!
If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Annabelle
University of Exeter Student Ambassador
Hi! Thank you so much for responding. I just had a question about how the lessons doing this course are like? Specifically for the french law segment, do you get often picked on or is it more listening and taking notes?
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by Ceyt Hi! Thank you so much for responding. I just had a question about how the lessons doing this course are like? Specifically for the french law segment, do you get often picked on or is it more listening and taking notes?
Hi Ceyt!
With the French Law segment, it's a mixture in the sense that you'll be expected to actively engage with the lecture, whether that's taking notes or contributing to group work conversations. You'll also be greatly encouraged to participate in the class discussions for many reasons but for me, I feel that participation helps you on your speaking skills and can help identify if there's any gaps in knowledge. You'll be better off making an actual attempt to answer, even if it's incorrect, than if you didn't try and participate because it'll slowly help you build confidence for when you come to attending lectures in France. These lessons will introduce new concepts to you such as, as an example, the foundational principles of the French Constitution and will have some pre-lecture reading assigned to acquaint you with the basics.
Annabelle
University of Exeter Student Ambassador
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