Why Study French at UAB?
We work very closely with you to personalize your UAB experience. You will have the opportunity to do in-depth work in special topics seminars. You'll also be able to participate in community outreach activities, internships, and service learning to gain experiences that will give you advantages in your post-UAB career.
Customize Your Future
Typically, students majoring in World Languages and Literatures with a French concentration have more than one major or a compliment of minors. Why? Because it allows you to craft an educational experience focused on the career you want. Our students have chosen double majors or minors in pre-health, education, art, anthropology, communication studies, business, and criminal justice, just to give a few examples.
Our students have gone on to graduate or professional school or employment in the fields of business, education, government, industry, international relations, law, public health, medicine, hotel and restaurant management, and publishing.
Major Requirements
To major in World Languages and Literatures with a concentration in French, you will need to take 39 credit hours of coursework, including:
- WLL 120: Foreign Cultures
- WLL 121: Songs of Social Change through World Cultures or an introductory course to one of the other languages offered by the department
- WLL 485: Senior Capstone Project
A complete list of major requirements opens a new website and courses opens a new website are available in the UAB Undergraduate Catalog opens a new website.
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