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French Overview
The MCLC department offers to students at the beginning and intermediate levels an awareness of linguistic diversity in human societies, an ability to communicate at a basic level in a second language, and an acquaintance with the culture of that language. Majors and minors acquire high levels of communicative skills, a broad acquaintance with the culture, and an ability to understand and analyze the cultural manifestations (mores, literature and the arts, history) of their chosen languages. A major in this department prepares the conscientious student for graduate school or for teaching in secondary, middle, or elementary schools, and provides very useful skills applicable in international business, the travel industry, social work, foreign missions, and other areas. A language major or minor can also be a valuable complement to another major. Majors are encouraged to spend a semester or a year in a foreign study program. Foreign studies at any level, with fully transferable credit, are available at through the Kentucky Institute for International Studies and through other programs. Minors in Asian Studies and Classics are also offered.
Students with two years of French at the high school level desiring to continue in the same language must enroll in the 102 - level course, or they may take the placement exam to attempt to place into 201. Those with more than two years of high school study in French are required to take a placement exam to determine placement in 102 or higher.
Requirements
Minimum Credits
- Major: 33
- Minor: 18
Required Courses
- FRE 230, 235, 333, 335, 435
Faculty
- Professor Jana Brill (Chair)
- Assistant Professor Virginie Cassidy
Contact the Department
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures
Georgetown College
400 East College Street
Georgetown, KY 40324