French

French

College of Arts & Science >> Division of Foreign Language and Literature

We offer a full major and minor in French, including beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses as well as a full range of upper-level literature and culture courses. Our instructional approach emphasizes in equal proportion all four language skills: i.e., listening, speaking, reading, and writing on all levels. While all of your course requirements can be completed in residence, we encourage our majors and minors to take advantage of our summer studies abroad program in either Quebec or France.

Curriculum Highlights

  • Freshman
  • Elementary French I & II
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  • Sophomore
  • Intermediate French I & II
  • Second Language
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  • Junior
  • French Electives
  • Oral Communication for the Professions
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  • Senior
  • French Seminar
  • Historical Comparative Linguistics
  • French Electives

For further details see complete major information: French Personal Opportunity Profile PDF

You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.

Key Courses

French Civilization This course will give you a survey of the history, geography, people, and customs of France.

French Conversation and French Composition In these classes you will develop your fluency both in speaking and writing French.

Advanced French Grammar and Composition Here you will study the subtleties of style, syntax, and idioms in French.

Career Opportunities

Some of the career opportunities available to you as a French major include:

  • Teaching
  • Missions
  • Interpretation (oral) and Translation (written)
  • Manufacturer's representative at home or abroad
  • International—airlines, banking, industry, business, journalism
  • Government service—State Department, Foreign Service, Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture
  • Military
  • Social services among foreign minority in the United States—Louisiana and Maine have large French-speaking populations

In the Greenville/Spartanburg metropolitan area there are several French international companies with need for bilingual and trilingual personnel. Most metropolitan areas have similar situations. Some of our graduates pursue advanced degrees before entering the job market.