The French Studies program offers students a thorough training in the language and culture of the more than 150 million people who live in France and the more than 40 other Francophone areas of the world. In the process, students become aware of vital and influential traditions in Francophone literature and the arts, and they learn to use the only other language in the world besides English that can claim world-wide importance for international diplomacy and politics, science, technology, medicine, and business.
The South Dakota Regental Program in French Studies recognizes the need to provide today's students with a much broader education in French than that afforded by traditional programs that focus primarily on the language and literature. As a consequence, the French Studies program offers courses in French Film, Francophone Culture, and Business French as well as in translation and literature. For the same reason, French Studies includes in its scope the French-speaking world as a whole. Although it emphasizes France, the program also provides an introduction to the other French-speaking countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and North and South America. As such, the French Studies program offers graduates a wide variety of educational and employment possibilities. It prepares them for careers in government service, in print and electronic journalism, and in language-related professions such as translating and interpreting. It also enables them to enter the teaching profession and to pursue advanced study in French at the masters and doctoral levels. With supplemental work in areas such as political science, law, or management, graduates of the program could embark on careers in international affairs, law, and business.
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