French

Immerse yourself in the language and culture of France and French-speaking nations with BJU’s French program. Take your passion for language to the next level with courses designed to strengthen your conversational French and study abroad opportunities that let you dive into the culture.

Program

BJU’s French program focuses on giving you a strong proficiency both in conversation and in writing. As you’re gaining fluency, you’ll also study French history and French literature, giving you a comprehensive picture of French culture. And your professors will incorporate their firsthand knowledge of francophone cultures into your courses.

One of the most exciting things about studying French is that it prepares you for a wide variety of vocations. Your courses and opportunities outside of class will prepare you to speak fluently under pressure (this would be at the advanced level, according to ACTFL’s proficiency guidelines for interpersonal communication).

BJU Core

Expand your skills beyond French fluency with the BJU Core. Liberal arts courses introduce philosophy, history and literature through the lens of a biblical worldview. Speech courses will help you develop your communication skills both for one-on-one and public speaking settings.

BJU’s Bible courses apply biblical truth to everyday life—preparing you to engage with people from every tongue and nation. You’ll know what you believe about God, why you believe it, and how to share the truth with others.

Electives

As part of the French program, you’ll choose a second language of study from one of the other languages offered at BJU, including Spanish, German and Chinese.

Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of electives. Courses such as business and communication are helpful and complement a language degree well, providing knowledge and skills that you can use in almost every industry.

And courses in technology, psychology and the arts are great choices if you’re planning on using French in those fields. The program’s flexibility gives you options that will help you meet your career goals.

Jobs

• Teacher
• Missionary
• Interpreter or translator
• International companies (airlines, banking, industry, business, journalism)
• Government
• Social worker

Career Support

BJU’s Career Services office helps both students and alumni through career advising, resume preparation, job search assistance, recruitment conferences and more.

In addition, over 60 businesses and 150 Christian schools, mission boards and other Christian organizations come on campus to recruit students through on-campus interviews and job/ministry fairs.