Develop your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the French language with a minor in French. You will study basic grammar and conversation, composition and reading, as well as explore the identity of French-speaking peoples through courses in the history, literature, and culture of the French-speaking world. Students are encouraged to apply and deepen their French language skills by studying abroad.

Minor in French (12 hours)

  • MLFR 203 French Language and Reading I
  • Two of the following:
    • MLFR 304 French Language and Reading II
    • MLFR 305 Advanced French Composition
    • MLFR 306 Advanced French Conversation
    • MLFR 370 French Civilization
  • One 400 level course, from among the following:
    • MLFR 408 The Culture and Business in the French-Speaking World
    • MLFR 440 Contemporary France
    • MLFR 450 French Literature in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
    • MLFR 452 17th-Century French Literature
    • MLFR 453 18th-Century French Literature
    • MLFR 454 19th-Century French Literature
    • MLFR 455 19th-Century French Poetry
    • MLFR 457 20th-Century French Literature
    • MLFR 462 Francophone Cultures and Literature
    • MLFR 490 Topics in French Literature
    • MLFR 491 Topics in French Studies
    • MLFR 497 Independent Study