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French Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
4 years
Credit Hours:
120
Explore French language and culture and develop crucial language and thinking skills
for an internationally-focused career.
If you want to enhance your career opportunities in the United States and abroad,
expand your personal horizons, and better position yourself for success, pursuing
a bachelor's in French might be for you. Earning your bachelor's degree involves more
than just learning to understand, speak, read and write in another language. You will
gain insights into other cultures and explore literature and linguistics through required
coursework and electives.Studying a world language allows you to acquaint yourself
with another culture and develop a global perspective. It also can strengthen your
analytic and interpretive skills, leading to high scores in math and English courses
and on entrance exams.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a French Degree?
The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers a degree in French, as well as a professional certification. The professional certification is useful for careers in travel and tourism, and business.
You will become proficient in speaking, reading and writing the language you choose. You may spread your beginning and intermediate requirements over four semesters or accelerate your schedule.
Our faculty members include native speakers, leaders in national and international organizations and award-winning professors.
Marketable Skills
- Interpersonal communication in French
- Critical thinking in French
- Collect and analyze data in French
- Multi-cultural/diversity competencies in French
- Oral and written communication in French
French Degree Highlights
We work closely with the Study Abroad office to provide multiple opportunities for
international work and study. These opportunities allow you to immerse yourself in
the language and experience the culture first hand.
We offer a variety of opportunities to practice French and learn more about the cultures,
including conversation groups and film series.
Our World Language Learning Center provides 80 computer workstations, more than 30
software programs for self-study and assignments, multi-language audio and video media
and presentation equipment.
The Career Center, Learning Center and professional academic advisors are among the
many valuable resources that are available to you at UNT. The Career Center can provide
advice about internships, future employment opportunities and getting hands-on experience
in your major.
Studying a world language allows you to acquaint yourself with another culture and
develop a global perspective. It also can strengthen your analytic and interpretive
skills, leading to high scores in math and English courses and on entrance exams.
What Can You Do With a French Degree?
Majoring in a world language can prepare you for a variety of career fields including:
- Banking
- Education
- Health services
- Intelligence and law enforcement
- Journalism
- Marketing
- Nonprofit organizations
- Social services
- The travel industry
Our graduates have been employed with international companies, airlines, law firms, school districts and universities.
French Degree Courses You Could Take
Writing in FrenchStyle and Technique (3 hrs)
Perfection of writing skills and strategies through various forms of composition.
France Today (3 hrs)
Selected readings and video sequences in contemporary French culture with emphasis
on communication skills.
Advanced French Grammar and Composition (3 hrs)
Focus on French grammar and intensive practice through various composition assignments
and grammar exercises.
French for Science and Technology (3 hrs)
Study of French discourse and vocabulary used in the fields of science and technology.
Advanced Readings in French (3 hrs)
Selected readings from French literature and other types of texts such as advertisements
and film, with emphasis on conversational and written practice.
Advanced French Conversation (3 hrs)
Study of themes related to contemporary French experience and heavily oriented toward
conversation on topics of interest to contemporary youth.
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