French
French, the "language of love", is the official language of over 25 countries in the world and is a major second language in nearly two dozen more countries. Moreover, French is spoken by over 150 million people on all continents of the world, including in the homes of over 2 million Americans! The top tourist destination in the world with over 75 million visitors annually, France is home to more Nobel-prize winners for literature than any other country in the world and has the fourth largest economy in the world after the U.S., Japan and Germany. In addition, the United States exports more goods to French speaking countries, than to countries with any other national language.
While learning about the history, culture, language and "francophone world", students of French also learn about their own language and its structure: though a Germanic language in origin, English derives between 30% and 40% of its vocabulary from the French language. Learning French at ISU will increase job opportunities in dozens of fields including education, business, travel and tourism, and the medical professions. French at ISU... oui! do it all!
Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in French
Language Component:
FREN 2201 Intermediate French I
4 cr
FREN 2202 Intermediate
French II
4
cr
FREN 3301 French
Conversation and Composition I
3
cr
FREN 3302 French
Conversation and Composition II
3
cr
FREN 3341 Survey of
French Literature and Civilization I 3
cr
FREN 3342 Survey of
French Literature and Civilization II 3
cr
Choose
Option 1 or Option 2 below
18
or 22 cr
Option 1: 18 Additional Credits
Select at least 12 credits
from elective upper-division courses in French, CMLT, LANG, or in related
fields in the College of Arts and Letters, or 3-12 credits of upper-level study
abroad (dependent on length of stay and level of course work) using the 3305
course in French. Students may select 6 of these 18 credits from courses
in lists A and B, below:
A -- Recommended for students without immersion experiences or who
enter language study below the 3000 level
FREN 2200 Intermediate Enrichment*
3-4
cr
FREN 3300 Intensive
Conversation
3
cr
CMLT 2207 Contemporary
European Culture
3
cr
CMLT 2208 Cultures of
the Spanish-Speaking World
3
cr
*This is a variable-credit
course repeated to obtain the required number of credits.
B -- Recommended for students with immersion experiences or who enter
language study at the 3000 level
ANTH 2250 Introduction to Sociocultural
Anthropology 3
cr
CMLT 2207 Contemporary European
Culture
3
cr
OR
CMLT 2208 Cultures of
the Spanish-Speaking World 3 cr
HIST 2249 World
Regional Geography
3
cr
LANG 1107 Nature of
Language
3
cr
POLS 2221 Introduction
to International Relations 3 cr
Option 2: Second Language: 22 Additional Credits
Second language: German,
Japanese, or Spanish. Students take the following courses in their chosen
second language:
1101 and
1102 Elementary I and II
8 cr
2201 and 2202 Intermediate I and II
8 cr
Two upper-division courses in the chosen language
6 cr
FREN 1101, 1102 Elementary French I and
II
8
cr
FREN 2200 Intermediate Enrichment*
2 cr
FREN 2201, 2202 Intermediate
French I and II
8
cr
FREN 3301 or 3302 French
Conversation and Composition I or II 3
cr
One elective upper-division course in French 3
cr
Choose ONE of the following (3 cr):
CMLT 2207 Contemporary
European Culture 3 cr
CMLT 2208 Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World 3 cr
CMLT 2209 Cultures of Asia
3
cr
*This is a
variable-credit course that may be repeated to obtain at least 2 credits.