Undergraduate Studies

French Minor

The options for the French minor are designed to allow students to choose a minor that corresponds more closely to their career or personal goals. For example, the culture/film option might be of particular interest to international studies majors, whereas the literature or French studies minor is appealing to students with strong interests in literature as well as to those who might be planning to specialize in literary studies in graduate school. The French for professions option allows students with an interest in business to develop a background in French society and business practices; students may do an internship to complete some of the requirements for this option. Future teachers will find the culture/film or language/linguistics option particularly useful to their career goals.

Each minor option requires that students have 20 hours of French courses beyond French 201/French 206. No more than 10 hours of transfer credit can be applied to any of the minor options. See below for general information regarding the minor.

Students interested in a minor in French are asked to contact the Department’s minor adviser (Diane W. Birckbichler--Birckbichler.1@osu.edu) to discuss their career or personal goals and the minor option that best suits these goals. Students should then file the Minor form with a college/school adviser. Any variation from the programs requires the approval of a faculty adviser in the Department of French and Italian.

Minor Program

Options for the Minors in French

Literature

Prerequisite courses: 104.01; 201
Required courses: 401; 425, 426, or 427 (2 of these 3); 600-level literature course

Culture/Film

Prerequisite courses: 104.01, 104.03, or 104.04 (1 of these 3); 201 or 206
Required courses: 401; 440; 418, 426, 427, 470 (1 of these 4); 643, 644, or 671, 672 (1 of these 4)

French for Professions

Prerequisite courses: 104.01 or 104.03; 201 or 206
Required courses: 401; 406; 706; 643, 644 or 690 (1 of these 3)

Language/Linguistics

Prerequisite courses: 104.01; 201 or 206
Required courses: 401; 403; 402(*note that 402 is a 3-credit course and that students who take it for the minor must take an additional course to fulfill the 20 credits hours required, unless they have earned an additional 2 credit hours through transfer or study abroad credit) or 404; 600-level language course (601 preferred)

French Studies

Prerequisite courses: 104.01; 201
Required courses: 401; 418, 425, 426 or 427 (1 of these 4); 600-level literature course, 5 additional hours of your choice

Rev. 5/14/07

Contact the French Minor Advisor.

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