French
Modern/Classical Languages | Overview | Study Abroad Office | Sample Schedule
27 credits (minimum)
Career Options
Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Managers; Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers; Interpreters; News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents; Postsecondary Teachers; Translators
High School Preparation
English; European history; French Language; French Literature; World history
Sample First Year Schedule
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| Fall Semester |
Course #
| Title | Credits |
| F141 | Beginning Conversational French I | 4 |
| LCT140 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| E120 | English Composition | 3 |
| | Disciplinary Studies/
Oral Communication Requirement | 3 |
| | Disciplinary Studies Course | 3 |
| | 16 total |
| Spring Semester |
Course #
| Title | Credits |
| F142 | Beginning Conversational French II | 4 |
| | Disciplinary Studies/
Oral Communication Requirement | 3 |
| | Disciplinary Studies Course | 3 |
| | Disciplinary Studies Course | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | | 16 total |
For more information contact:
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| Modern/Classical Languages Chair |
Dorothy Diehl, Ph.D.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights #75
Winona, MN 55987-1399
(800) 635-5987, Ext. 1531
ddiehl@smumn.edu |
(From the 09-11 Catalog)
Students must take 27 upper division credits to complete a major. Students may enter the program of study for a major in French at any level.
A. All of the following:
F141 Beginning Conversational French I
F142 Beginning Conversational French II
F241 Intermediate Conversational French I
F242 Intermediate Conversational French II
F306 Advanced French Composition
8 additional upper-division courses (see Course Catalog for options)
At least one semester of study-abroad is strongly suggested any time after completion of F242. Courses taken abroad count toward the major with approval of the department chair.
Click on courses below for descriptions
F141 Beginning Conversational French I (4 credits)Through the use of proficiency-based methodologies and multimedia this course helps students get acquainted with Francophone cultures, discover similarities and differences between the target culture and their own, develop basic communication skills necessary to function in a French-speaking country, and acquire basic grammatical structures and vocabulary.
Enrollment is limited to students who have not previously studied French or who place into the course after taking the Placement Test.
Offered fall semester.
F241 Intermediate Conversational French I (4 credits)This course uses an intensified conversational approach to build vocabulary, to review grammar, and to introduce the student to selected readings dealing with Francophone literature, culture, and civilization.
Offered fall semester.
Prerequisite: F142 or equivalent.
F306 Advanced French Composition (3 credits)This course offers intensive practice in the refinement of writing skills and vocabulary building through a variety of readings, exercises, and numerous writing activities. The students work toward a more sophisticated and idiomatic use of the French language.
Required for education majors to satisfy state certification requirements for an endorsement in French.
Prerequisite: F242 or equivalent.