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In this immersive program, you’ll learn to “think and live” in French through exposure to the system of thought and expression, ideas, customs, habits and values that are unique to native French speakers.
Our French program, like all language studies at Merrimack, opens a new window into the world.
Changes to French Concentration The French concentration is no longer being offered to new World Languages and Cultural Studies majors as of Aug. 2019. |
In this program, you will:
Students pursuing French are strongly encouraged to spend one semester of foreign study at the Université catholique de l’Ouest in Angers, France. Please visit the Office of Global Education website for details.
Upon successful completion of the French program, you’ll have a competitive edge in today’s job market, in both the public and private sectors. Many professionals who deal with the public, including teachers, law-enforcement agents, medical personnel and social-service professionals, find that knowledge of a language other than English is an invaluable benefit. And multinational corporations increasingly need employees with world language backgrounds to process documents and work as translators.
Here are some of the career paths open to French students:
As a French student, you must complete a minimum of 30 credits, consisting of a minimum of eight courses, with at least six courses beyond FRE 2020, from the list below:
FRE 3010 | Composition and Culture |
FRE 3020 | Conversation and Culture |
FRE 3030 | Cinema of the French-Speaking World |
FRE 3040W | Five Centuries of French Civilization in Films |
FRE 3050 | Actualités du monde francophone |
FRE 3110 | Survey of French Literature I |
FRE 3120 | Survey of French Literature II |
FRE 3130 | Studies in Modern French and Francophone Literature I |
FRE 3140 | Studies in Modern French and Francophone Literature II |
FRE 3510 | French Civilization I |
FRE 3520 | French Civilization II |
FRE 4900 | Directed Study |
If you’re interested in preparing for a career as a teacher of French at the secondary and middle-school level, you have the following two options:
If your goal is to teach French in an elementary school, combine a major in French or romance languages combined with an elementary education major. You will not need to take the MTEL in French.
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Download a single-page overview of the French major.