French & Francophone Studies at Aberdeen has a long-standing reputation for teaching and research. The programme explores the diversity of French & Francophone culture and the complex global influence of France and the French language over the centuries.French & Francophone Studies at Aberdeen has a long-standing reputation for teaching and research. The programme explores the diversity of French and Francophone culture and the complex global influence of France and the French language over the centuries. You can start the programme as a beginner in French or build on your existing language skills. Our language courses develop your competency in reading, writing and speaking French. Meanwhile, you will explore French and Francophone society and culture from different angles, working across literature, culture, film, politics, philosophy and history. At Honours level, you can specialise in topics as diverse as graphic novels, documentary cinema, postcolonial literature and advanced translation.