French and Russian

About this course

French and Russian at Oxford is one of the most intellectually demanding language degrees available, combining two of the great literary and cultural traditions of Europe and offering access to a range of thought, literature, and history that relatively few students of English-medium universities are equipped to engage with in the original. French is the language of Descartes, Voltaire, Proust, and Beckett, and of a continuing tradition of philosophy, fiction, poetry, film, and thought that has shaped global culture. Russian is the language of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and Akhmatova, and of a philosophical and political tradition that has engaged with questions of freedom, suffering, history, and human nature with extraordinary intensity, in part because of the conditions under which Russian writers and thinkers have often worked. At Oxford, you will develop genuine proficiency in b

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 42% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 6% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 6% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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