Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [French Studies] From Hope College

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages seeks to provide undergraduate students communicative competence in a second language, greater understanding of and appreciation for other cultures, insight into the human experience of other peoples, intellectual development through enhanced cognitive and analytical skills, and the integration of these experiences with liberal arts into a world view which encompasses the historic Christian faith.

The Global French Studies Major consists of a minimum of 28 credits of courses numbered 280 or higher. The major must include a minimum of two 400-level class seminars. Students who study in France or in a Francophone country for one semester should plan on taking two 300-level classes before leaving and two 400-level class seminars upon their return.?

Students who study in France or in a Francophone country for two semesters may take only one 400-level class seminar upon their return and be excused from the second 400-level class seminar. These students still need to complete a total of 28 credits of courses. A maximum of 12 credits in French from off-campus study may be applied toward the major.