Bachelor of Arts - French

Program Description

Carleton’s Department of French makes it easy to integrate French into student's studies, whether they wish to major in French, expand their BA with a minor in French or enrol in a single course. The department’s comprehensive approach allows students to benefit from language courses that are culturally grounded in the francophone world. The course structure spans beginner to advanced levels, targets both oral and written proficiency, and focuses on students’ full development as competent readers, speakers and writers. Courses in Carleton's BA programs in French offer students the opportunity to specialize in literary studies or French linguistics. Students may engage academically with topics ranging from emerging voices in Quebec literature to writers from Africa and the Caribbean to the social dynamics of language. Exchange opportunities are available to students majoring in French.