The French minor at Rockhurst University provides a robust foundational knowledge in language, literature, culture, professional French and film, culminating in a senior capstone project. A French minor can be combined strategically with another major.
Program Overview
Requirements for the minor consist of 12 upper-division hours of coursework in French after completing FR 2100 and FR 2150. A grade of C or better is required in each upper-division course of the minor.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop communication skills in the target language at the advanced level.
- Show understanding, appreciation and respect for another culture.
- Grow in critical and creative thinking in the target language.
- Grow awareness of social justice in another region.
- Gain insight into one's own language and culture.
Program Outcomes
- Our French students have won teaching assistantships from the French government for the TAPIF program to teach English in France.
- Graduates of the French program go on to pursue careers as French teachers, translators and in business.
Translator
French Teacher
ESL Teacher
Curator
Immigration Officer
International Aid Director
Marketing Consultant
International Relations Specialists
Course Map
Degree and class descriptions and requirements can be found by clicking on the course catalog listings below:
Popular Courses
An introduction to concepts of French film, the development of film in France and film in the life of the French, with close study of selected films and creative writing in French.
A course designed for students who wish to practice oral communication skills. Discussions include contemporary topics, concerns researched by students and reader/viewer responses to texts and movies.
Study in French of the major works of Molière. Background information, reception of the plays and literary criticism will be taken into consideration. Creative exercises and scenes from the play will be performed both informally and formally.
Opportunities for students to apply their education by working in career fields related to French.
Degree Info
- Faculty-led summer study abroad programs, such as at the Catholic University of Lyon.
- Service learning with the local Haitian community, other immigrants or families from French-speaking Africa.
- French Club on campus.
- For several classes, students are given a French-speaking tour of the collections at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
- Pi Delta Phi (National French Honor Society).
- Students have the opportunity to become French tutors in the Aylward-Dunn Learning Center on campus.
- French students have been selected for scholarships at RU and to study abroad in France.
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