2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Sep 16, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

French Studies Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus


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Program Coordinator/Contact

Marie-Pierre Caquot Baggett, Professor of French
School of American and Global Studies
Lincoln Hall 319, Box 2212
605-688-4278

Program Information

The French minor at SDSU is a valuable option to complement any major, especially in people-centered professions that require constant interaction with a diverse public. The minor offers flexibility, can easily be added to any major, is communication-oriented, and can be earned quickly when combined with a study-abroad or foreign internship experience.

Course Delivery Format

The French Studies program offers flexibility and variety in the delivery of its courses. Some, including upper-division courses, are taught face-to-face.

Student Learning Outcomes


Upon the completion of the French Studies minor students should be able to:

  • Speak, read, and write French at the Intermediate-Mid or Intermediate-High level.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of and basic skills in intercultural communication and competence.
  • Identify the cultural perspectives of the French-speaking world’s civilizations and their cultural products, such as literatures, arts, institutions, pop cultures, etc. and compare the cultural frames that determine everyday life in cultures in the French-speaking world and the U.S.

Academic Requirements


There are no application requirements to enroll in the French Studies minor. However, students with previous knowledge of the language must take the placement test and register for an appropriate course. Additionally, all the courses for the minor must be passed with a grade of “C” or better.

Requirements for French Studies Minor: 18 Credits


Total Required Credits: 18