U-FREN-MIN - French Studies - Minor

Students minoring in French will acquire a considerable degree of competence in the written and spoken language as well as knowledge of the literature and culture of France and the French-speaking world.

The department offers a wide array of courses in language, literature, and culture, and strongly encourages interdisciplinary work in French through courses emphasizing the relation between literature, the arts, history, and society.

Study Abroad

Students are strongly urged to study abroad since this is the best way to achieve language proficiency and to acquire knowledge of a country’s culture. Courses taken abroad count toward the core and/or related courses as follows:

• Department-Administered Programs

  • Duke-in-France. Minor: A maximum of two courses with French course numbers at or above the 300-level per semester may be counted.  

• Duke-Administered Summer Programs (Office of Study Abroad)

  • Duke-in-Aix-en-Provence. French 212A Intensive Intermediate French Language and Culture counts as one course toward the minor.

  • Duke-in-Paris. Minor: Two courses may be counted toward the minor.

  • Duke-in-Provence. Minor: One course may be counted.

• Non-Duke Administered Semester Programs

  • Minor: One course per semester may be counted.

• Non-Duke-Administered Summer Programs

  • Minor: One course may be counted.

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