Choose Your Track, Follow Your Passion
Our French major offers two concentration tracks and one minor, allowing students to choose a path that most aligns with their passion, interests and intended career track. Teacher certification is also available.
Students in the Translation Concentration choose coursework in the French language, enhance their written and spoken communication skills, and take related translation electives to complement their General Education requirements. Many of our translation courses offer an internship or other field experience. We also offer the possibility of Study Abroad, for the semester, academic year or with our summer programs in Québec City, Québec, or Bordeaux, France.
Students in the French Civilization Concentration choose coursework in the French language, enhance their written and spoken communication skills, and take related civilization and culture electives to complement their General Education requirements. We also offer the possibility of Study Abroad, for the semester, academic year or with our summer programs in Québec City, Québec, or Bordeaux, France.
The Minor in French is an 18-credit program available to undergraduate students from any major. French minors may elect to follow a liberal arts emphasis or to specialize in Business French. Extracurricular activities and study abroad opportunities are available. Students will take a combination of four required and two elective courses in Intermediate French, composition, conversation, Francophone Film and more. We also offer the possibility of Study Abroad, for the semester, academic year or with our summer programs in Québec City, Québec, or Bordeaux, France.
Teaching Options
Want to inspire future Francophiles? Turn your passion for French language and culture into a teaching career!
BA in French with Teacher Certification in French (Preschool-Grade 12)
This program combines the required courses for the BA in French with those required for Teacher Certification in French for grades P-12. To meet the requirements for state certification in teaching French, students take 39 credits in the French program (language, literature, and culture of the French-speaking world), plus required coursework in Teacher Education. We also offer the possibility of Study Abroad, for the semester, academic year or with our summer programs in Québec City, Québec, or Bordeaux, France.
