EUROPEAN STUDIES: FRENCH

Marston Hall
206-281-2036
www.spu.edu/depts/fll

FACULTY: Robert Baah, Kathryn Bartholomew, Michelle Beauclair, Owen Ewald, Katya Nemtchinova, Eric Vogt, Michael Ziemann

French Faculty: Kathryn Bartholomew, MIchelle Beauclair

French is one of the most widely studied and widely spoken second languages in the world. It is a primary language of communication in many European organizations, as well as in parts of Western Europe, North and West Africa, and the Caribbean.

Upper-division courses leading to the European studies: French major include Francophone literatures and cultures; composition and conversation; early and modern French literature; and French arts and cinema, among others. Tutorial programs, internships and independent studies options are also available.

Students seeking the major will take the required European studies base courses in addition to 40 credits in French, 25 of which must be upper-division and 18 of which must be taught in French. Students have the opportunity to complete their study-abroad requirement on SPU's study abroad programs: Paris study abroad program and European Quarter, or on an approved alternative program.

Admission to the Major or Minor

Applicants for a major or minor within the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in all college work applicable to the B.A. degree and a 2.5 GPA in 10 credits of coursework at SPU in foreign languages and literatures, linguistics, and/or European or Latin American studies. A student must complete the major or minor requirements in effect when the student is admitted to the major or minor.

French Program Requirements
Michelle Beauclair, Contact Person

Requirements for the Major
A European studies major/French program requires 40 credits, of which 25 must be upper- division, in addition to the 19–21 base course credits and the other major requirements listed above. A minimum of 18 upper-division credits must be in courses taught in French.

Students must complete all non-credited and language proficiency requirements found on the Languages department page.   

Requirements for the French Studies Minor
The minimum requirement for a minor in French studies is 33 credits, of which a minimum of 15 must be upper division.

Each student who minors in French studies will complete two courses from courses with a European studies prefix and a minimum of 25 credits from the French course offerings. A minimum of 7 upper-division credits must be in courses taught in French.

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