Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

Type : Bachelor’s

Format : Full-time

Duration : 3 years

Next start date : September 2026

Level : Bac +3 (State-recognized degree)

Language : English (70%) & French

Location : Lille

Double degree available through agreements with partner universities (United States and Italy)

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Presentation Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

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Students work in an international and intercultural context in order to increase their knowledge of the language, literature, history, politics, art and cinema etc. of several English- speaking countries (Great Britain, the United States, Ireland, Canada etc.) They also choose options which will prepare them for the world of work (eg. Business English, Didactics of English, Interpretation etc.) Students must also take classes in a second modern language and may study a third one if they wish.

Language of instruction : English (70%) and French

Academic Calendar : Fall semester from early September to
Christmas, spring semester from early January to mid-May.
500 teaching hours per year.

Personalised itinerary

Semester/year abroad

International Class

Small teams

Program Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

Program

  • Grammar, translation, linguistics and spoken language
  • Culture, history and politics
  • Literature, film and the arts
  • Other modern languages and creative writing workshops
  • Optional modules: teaching methodology, business English, interpreting, journalism, marketing or communication

Year 1, Semester 1

Speaking, understanding, writing and presenting arguments in English, both in writing and orally

Course title: Introduction to American Civilisation

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Introduction to British civilisation

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: An Overview of British Literature up to 1945

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: British Popular Literature from 1945 onwards

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Speaking and Listening Skills

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Introduction to Phonology

Number of hours: 12h

Translate from English to French and from French to English in various fields, using a range of source materials

Course title: English Grammar

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Introduction to Translation: Theme

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Introduction to Translation: Translation

Number of hours: 18h

BC3 - Analyser et évaluer l’évolution de son profil (professionnalisation)

Course title: Intercultural Communication in English

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Modern Language (1 choice) – Spanish or German

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: French writing workshop

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Computer Science

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Third Foreign Language Option (1 choice) – Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: French (For non-French speakers only)

Course title: French Institutions

Number of hours: 18h

Speaking, understanding, writing and presenting arguments in English, both in writing and orally

Course title: Unity and Diversity in American Society

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: British History: 1760–1914

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: American literature from its beginnings to the modernist period

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Perceptions of the post-war period through British and American theatre

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Speaking and Listening Skills

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Introduction to Phonology

Number of hours: 12h

Translate from English to French and from French to English in various fields, using a range of source materials

Course title: English Grammar

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Introduction to Translation: Theme

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Introduction to Translation: Translation

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: French Literature

Number of hours: 24h

Analysing and assessing the development of one’s profile (professional development)

Course title: Intercultural Communication in English

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Modern Language (1 choice) – Spanish or German

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Computer Science

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Third Foreign Language Option (1 choice) – Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: History of France (For non-French speakers only)

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Business English

Number of hours: 24h

Developing an ethical and responsible approach

Course title: English Writing Workshop, Humanities, Service Learning OR Course in Theology, Philosophy, Ethics or Religious Studies

Speaking, understanding, writing and presenting arguments in English, both in writing and orally

Course title: American Institutions

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: British History – from the origins to the Middle Ages

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: British Poetry: From Spenser to Coleridge

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: US Literature – The Individual and the Community in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Speaking and Listening Comprehension

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Phonology

Number of hours: 12h

Translate from English to French and from French to English in various fields, using a range of source materialssupports variés

Course title:English grammar

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Theme

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Translation

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Introduction to Linguistics

Number of hours: 12h

Analysing and assessing the development of one’s profile (professional development)

Course title: Introduction to Research

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Academic writing

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Computer Science

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Modern Language (1 choice) – Spanish or German

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Elective (1 choice) – Introduction to Marketing OR Journalism

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Third Foreign Language (1 choice) – Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French (for non-French speakers only)

OR Teacher Training (for students enrolled at the Institute of Teacher Training)

Number of hours: 24h

Speaking, understanding, writing and presenting arguments in English, both in writing and orally

Course title: The United States from the Civil War to the end of the Great Depression

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: The Renaissance, Reformation and Revolution in Great Britain, 1485–1760

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: The Makings and Breakings of the American Dream

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: US Literature – “Americans Abroad: Transatlantic
Fictions in the Nineteenth Century”

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Argumentation and Listening Comprehension

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Phonology

Number of hours: 12h

Translate from English to French and from French to English in various fields, using a range of source materials

Course title: English Grammar

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Theme

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Translation

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Introduction to Translation Studies

Number of hours: 12h

Analysing and assessing the development of one’s profile (professional development)

Course title: Creative writing

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Computer Science

Number of hours: 12h

Course title: Modern Language (1 choice) – Spanish or German

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Elective (1 choice) – Business Negotiation OR Introduction to Journalism (radio)

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Third Foreign Language (1 choice) – Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French (for non-French speakers only)

OR Teacher Training (for students enrolled at the Institute of Teacher Training)

Number of hours: 24h

Developing an ethical and responsible approach

Course title: ODDYSSEE

Speaking, understanding, writing and presenting arguments in English, both in writing and orally

Course title: US domestic politics since 1945

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: British Social and Political History 1945–1990

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Doubling and Strangeness in Short Victorian Fiction

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Advanced Shakespeare

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Speaking in English

Number of hours: 12h

Translate from English to French and from French to English in various fields, using a range of source materials

Course title: Analytical Grammar

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Advanced Translation 1 – English Theme

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Advanced Translation 1 – English Theme

Number of hours: 18h

Analysing and assessing the development of one’s profile (professional development)

Course A:

American Cinema

Teaching English in lower secondary school

Phonology

Number of hours:

18h

18h

6h

Course B:

French Linguistics

Teaching French

Number of hours:

18h

18h

Course C:

Introduction to liaison interpreting

Introduction to management

Number of hours:

12h

24h

For all: Modern languages – German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French (for non-French speakers only)

OR Teacher training (for students enrolled at the teacher training college)

Number of hours: 24h

Speaking, understanding, writing and presenting arguments in English, both in writing and orally

Course title: Reforming America

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Fundamentals of 19th-century British civilisation

Number of hours: 24h

Course title: Crime, Horror and Fantasy in the Short Story

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: The Modernist Aesthetic in the Short Fiction of K. Mansfield, D.H. Lawrence and V. Woolf

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Speaking in English

Number of hours: 12h

Translate from English to French and from French to English in various fields, using a range of source materials

Course title: Analytical Grammar

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Advanced Translation 1 – English Theme

Number of hours: 18h

Course title: Advanced Translation 1 – English Version

Number of hours: 18h

Analysing and assessing the development of one’s profile (professional development)

Course A : 

The Great Gatsby

Teaching English at Sixth Form Level + Work Placement

America in the 1920s

Phonology

Number of hours:

18h

18h

18h

6h

Course B – French as a foreign language (FLE) : 

French Linguistics 2 and French Language Teaching 2 + work placement

Introduction to the French-speaking world

Number of hours:

36h

18h

Course C:

Introduction to Consecutive Interpreting

Introduction to Management + Work Placement

International Tourism

Number of hours:

12h

24h

12h

For all: Modern languages – German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French (for non-French speakers only)

OR Teacher training (for students enrolled at the teacher training college)

Number of hours:24h

25

Students per intake

22h

Weekly classes

86%

Success rates

Careers Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

Careers and further study

This bachelor’s degree enables students to explore careers in teaching, as well as in translation, international business communication and international relations.

By choosing optional modules, students tailor their study programme to prepare for a specific career.

Students are therefore encouraged to undertake work placements in schools (primary and secondary) in France and abroad.

For students aiming for a career in teaching, the FLSH has a partnership with the Institut de Formation Pédagogique. This partnership enables them to undertake a 60-hour ‘Prépro’ module throughout their Bachelor’s degree, preparing them for a career in teaching and helping them to develop their career plan

Careers

Literary translation

Teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE)

Linguistics

Teacher

International Relations

After completing this bachelor’s degree, you can continue your studies...

Master’s degree English and American Studies
Master’s in Education, Teaching and Training Professions
Master’s Degree Journalism and contemporary history
Master’s Degree Cultural management
Master’s Degree International relations and contemporary History
Master’s degree International Marketing and Negotiation

scholarship Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

Scholarship

As part of its policy to support the funding of studies, the FLSH is introducing a grant of €2,000 for prospective students of the first year of the Bachelor’s degree in History, French studies, English and American Studies and Performance Arts, Film Studies and Contemporary Music.

Teachers Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

Some of your future teachers

At the FLSH, teachers play a key role in students’ success. They are professionals and/or researchers who pass on their knowledge with passion.

Daniel Verheyde

Researcher MUSE Team

Dr in English Literature, Head of the Bachelor’s degree programme in English Language, Literature and Civilisation

Suzanne BRAY

Suzanne Bray

Researcher MUSE Team

Profesor in British Literature and Civilisation

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Vincent Roger

Vincent Roger

Researcher MUSE Team

Dr in English Literature

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Sean Mark

MUSE Team Researcher

Dr in American Studies and Translation Studies

student projects Bachelor’s Degree English and American Studies

Life on the Bachelor’s degree programme

You can regularly read testimonials from our students on the Bachelor’s degree programme in English Literature, Languages and Civilisations who have gone on study abroad programmes in our articles.

Les témoignages de nos étudiants

I chose the Catholic University of Lille because I liked the idea of a more personalized education. What I particularly appreciate about this program is the close relationship with the faculty. We have some of the same professors from the bachelor’s through the master’s program, which creates a real sense of continuity. They are approachable, always available to offer advice, and each brings their own expertise in different fields such as translation, literature, or cultural studies. I really like this multidisciplinary aspect.

Sixtine

student in Bachelor's Degree English and American Studies

Les témoignages de nos étudiants

While I developed a particular interest in American culture, what stands out most to me is the teaching staff’s ability to make subjects that may seem daunting at first—such as grammar or phonetics—truly engaging. The translation and literature courses were just as enriching, thanks to passionate and engaging instructors. Beyond the classroom, I was touched by the professors’ kindness; they patiently guided us through everything from the methodology for our first research papers to our choices for master’s programs.

Julie

student in Bachelor's Degree English and American Studies

Les témoignages de nos étudiants

I’ve had a passion for English for a long time: I used to ask my mother for books or magazines to help me learn. That memory came back to me, and I decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Civilizations—English. What convinced me was the quality of the instruction, the atmosphere, the university’s convenient location, and the opportunities—especially study abroad programs. I was quickly able to put together an application to study in Switzerland as part of an exchange program. Today, I feel right at home in a program that challenges me, where I can envision a professional future that’s more in line with who I am.

Emma

student in Bachelor's Degree English and American Studies

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Which Master’s programmes are available after this Bachelor’s degree?

Master’s degree English and American Studies, Master’s degree International Marketing, Master’s Degree International relations and contemporary History

Yes, the FLSH offers CROUS grant holders a fee structure tailored to their grade.

Full-time, face-to-face course. The programme focuses on the English language, literature and civilisation.

Admission via Parcoursup. An excellent standard of English is required. Grades in languages and overall results are taken into account.

A period of study abroad is strongly encouraged. Erasmus partnerships and partnerships with English-speaking universities facilitate these exchanges.

Teaching, translation, international relations, communication, journalism, followed by further study at Master’s level.