French B.A. - French Language Education
- This concentration contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- To complete this concentration , you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. . Approvals for this concentration must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
- French qualifies for a single field endorsement. However, there is a limited demand in the majority of Montana high schools for teachers with a single endorsement in French. Students should complete the requirements for a second teaching endorsement in another field in more demand in high schools.
- Study in a French speaking country, provided either through the university's Study Abroad Program or an experience considered to be equivalent, also is required.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF ARTS - FRENCH; CONCENTRATION IN FRENCH LANGUAGE EDUCATION
- Students are required to maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all upper-division French courses presented in fulfillment of requirements for the French major.
- Students must complete a minimum of 30 upper-division credits in French (FRCH).
- FRCH 101 through FRCH 202, or equivalent, are a prerequisite for this major.
- A minimum of twelve upper-division credits for the major must be taken from UM faculty on the UM campus.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| FRCH 301 | Advanced Grammar/Oral and Written Expression | 3 |
| FRCH 350 | French Civilization & Culture | 3 |
| FRCH 421 | Advanced Stylistics & Oral Arguments | 3 |
| 300-level Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following courses: | 12 | |
| French Literature and Culture: Middle Ages and Renaissance | ||
| French Literature and Culture: 17th 18th Centuries | ||
| French Literature Culture: Long 19th Century | ||
| Literature and Culture III: French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures of the 20th Century | ||
| The French Cinema | ||
| Survey of African Cinema | ||
| 400-level Electives | ||
| Complete 6 credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
| Studies in French Prose | ||
| Studies in French Drama | ||
| Studies in French Poetry | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Seminar/Workshop | ||
| French Language Education Requirements | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
| WLC 410 | Methods Teaching Foreign Language | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage.