What Can You Do with a Degree in French Literature and Culture Courses French? Here are some of the upperlevel courses we Recent French majors and minors have gone on have offered in recent years: to careers across the globe in a number of fields, including economics, politics, law, journalism, • Marriage and Adultery in French publishing, education, business, government and Literature international relations. Many have also enrolled • Devenir français à la Renaissance in a variety of graduate programs at worldclass • Fairy Tales institutions. These are just a few of the exciting • Writing Women : Medieval and Early careers our recent graduates are pursuing: Modern Women Writers • France/Algeria: Between Two Worlds • Study economics at Université de Paris • Medieval and Early Modern Literature : Dauphine Blood, Love, and War • Study law at Georgetown and UVA • From Page to Screen: French Novels and • Study theology at Yale Divinity School Their Adaptations • Study conflict resolution at the London • Writing the City: Paris and the School of Economics Nineteenth Century • Study International Public Health at Yale • Mothers and Daughters, Fathers and University Sons • Study French Language and Culture at • Representation of Revolutions, NYU in Paris Revolutions of Representations • Study Art History at CUNY • Virtue and Vice in NineteenthCentury • Join Teach for America French Literature • Work at the State Department • La Francophonie: Le Maghreb d'aujourd'hui (Sources: Education Office of the French • Contemporary France Cultural Services and The World Speaks • Business French French)
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Or email us at: [email protected] WHY STUDY FRENCH? technology, international affairs, luxury Major or Minor in French at GW goods, and banking. • France is a leader in civil engineering, Be Understood by 200 Million People French Major • 200 million people in 55 countries space and aeronautics, medical technologies, scientific research, currently use French in business, The B.A degree requires 10 French courses education, and daily life information technology, telecommunications and computer beginning at French 2006 (Language, • 32 countries recognize French as an Culture, and Society II) or above, and official language animation • Scores of major international businesses includes a capstone experience in the senior • French is growing: The International year. Organization of Francophonie estimates and organizations, as well as American that there could be 700 million French companies, recruit candidates who know French The major in French will give you a solid speakers by 2050 background in French language, literature, and Travel and Become a Global Citizen culture that could lead to a rewarding career in Make the Most of Your Student Performance international affairs, business, government, or • Learning a foreign language like French • Speaking French enhances communication in travel and work abroad teaching, and to studies at the graduate level in a develops critical and analytical skills. variety of fields. • 50% of English vocabulary comes from • France is the number one tourist destination in the world French. Learning French will help you on A doublemajor in French and another field is • French language is also vital in Canada, standardized tests such as the GRE, highly impressive and will give you a the Caribbean, Europe, Southeast Asia, LSAT, and GMAT. competitive edge over other students as you enter West and Central Africa, and North the workforce. Access International Organizations Africa • French is an official language of: French Minor o The United Nations Open doors to Art, Sports, Music, Philosophy, o NATO Architecture, Literature, Cinema, Food and The minor in French requires only 7 French o The European Union Fashion courses beginning at level 2005 or above. o Doctors Without Borders • Enjoy great works of French literature, o The International Red Cross Quebecois music, or African Art. The minor in French will demonstrate your o The International Olympic • French is the language of the French competence in a foreign language and culture, Committee Open, the Tour de France, the Cannes Film Festival, and Paris Fashion Week which is vital to employment in today’s global economy. Compete in the Global Market • It is the language of great writers, artists, • Applicants who are proficient in two philosophers, and political voices, languages have a significant advantage in including: Montaigne, Descartes, Awards and Honors the global market. Voltaire, Rousseau, Camus, De Beauvoir, • French is instrumental in many domestic Sartre, Derrida, and Djebar. The Goddard prize in French is awarded to a and international careers in business, graduating major who has shown outstanding medicine, aviation, law, transportation, academic achievement in French literature and culture. Senior majors may also be invited to compete for Special Honors in French.