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Étudier le français: pour l'amour d'une langue globale.
From Bouctouche to Burkina Faso and from Belgium to Baie Comeau, with a degree in French you will be able to participate and experience a multitude of cultures that share one language.
You will strengthen your French communications skills and examine Francophone culture through literature and film from Canada and abroad.
Bachelor of Arts
French is available as a major or minor option as part of a Bachelor of Arts.
French @ Work
A French degree will enhance your written and oral French language skills preparing you for a career where a second language is essential.
Your French degree could lead to work as a:
- civil servant
- teacher
- communications officer
- translator
- customer support manager
- tourism manager
- foreign service officer
- writer
What you'll learn
You will choose your first year of study based on your highest level of high school French instruction.
Students with no high school French will take introductory French courses. Students with core and extended core will take courses that focus on developing written and oral communication skills.
Students who graduated from an Immersion program or a French language school will combine first and second year requirements into one year with courses designed to review French grammar.
At the end of your second year you may choose a major, double major or minor in French.
We also offer a Certificate of Proficiency in French (levels I & II) and a Certificate in Business French offered through an agreement with the Paris Chamber of Commerce (CCIP). Students can also pursue the Diplôme de Bilinguisme.
