Romance Languages Major, B.A.–French and Francophone Studies

About this programme

The French and Francophone Studies concentration offers students a complete language program which includes elementary, intermediate, and advanced language, conversation, composition, phonetics, and global varieties of French. The primary focus of instruction is on communication, with the goal of developing the greatest possible capability in comprehending and producing the target language, whether spoken, written, or as pertaining to intercultural competency. A full complement of upper-level courses in literature, film, linguistics, professional French, and cultural studies is offered each year. Our skills-based courses emphasize the use of language in realistic settings, and our content-based courses complement the language-learning experience with practice in an authentic context or by learning academic subject content. In addition, the program offers a number of courses taught in English with General Education or Major/Minor credit.