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French
To learn a new language is to open a door to the ideas and insights of
another culture and to fresh insights into one’s own language and culture.
Hartwick’s French program, offered through the Department of Modern
and Classical Languages, introduces students to the rich Francophone
world through courses in French literature and civilization as well as in
French language. Whether students pursue courses in French as part of
their liberal arts and sciences education, or complete a major or a minor
program in the language, they gain a breadth of perspective and useful
skills that will prove valuable in the coming years.
Students who have never studied French should register for Elementary
French 101; French 101, 102 and 201 constitute the introductory
sequence. (Only 200 level and beyond courses may be counted toward the
major or minor in French.) After consulting with the French staff,
students majoring in other disciplines may enroll in any French course for
which they are qualified.
Students who wish to pursue an in-depth study in French may major
solely in French, or combine it with a second major in another discipline.
French majors also may earn teacher certification in the language.
Students with a strong interest in more than one discipline also might
choose to combine a major in that discipline with a minor in French.
Requirements for the major, as well as the minor, in French are designed
to assure that students receive a balanced program of courses in language,
culture and civilization, and literature. Course choices within these areas,
and the need to select additional courses to complete their programs, offer
students the flexibility to tailor their studies to their interests and career
plans.
Because study abroad enhances and reinforces classroom learning,
allowing students to use their language skills and experience the culture
firsthand, the French faculty also recommends that all students majoring
or minoring in the language participate in at least one study-abroad
program. The department conducts a January Term program in France in
alternate years; students also may enroll in selected Junior Year Abroad
programs administered by other colleges. Hartwick has agreements with
the central college program in Paris and the Syracuse University program
in Strasbourg.
Language graduates are prepared for a range of career opportunities in a
variety of fields, as well as for graduate and professional study. Recent
Hartwick graduates with a major in French are employed in careers in
banking, teaching, international relations, import-export business,
government, travel, and translation.
An agreement with the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis has in recent
years allowed one graduating French major per year to spend a year in
Nice as a paid lecturer in English.
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