This program is available at the following locations:

• Corvallis
• Ecampus

French is the official language in 29 countries around the world and an official language of the United Nations, NATO, the European Union, and the International Red Cross. It is a growing language with a steady increase in the number of French speakers, especially across the African continent, making French a key language for students interested in international affairs, political science, economics, global business, agriculture and humanitarian work.

In a globalized world, where the values of equity, diversity and social justice are of the utmost importance, a French minor at OSU will help you enhance your understanding of French and francophone cultures and values, and strengthen your ability to communicate in French. It will enrich and complement any major or field of study, enabling you to work in diverse professional and cultural contexts. 

Minor Code: 925

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Interact effectively at the Intermediate-Mid level or above with diverse fluent speakers and learners of French in order to communicate in a variety of personal and transactional situations.
• Produce clear oral and written messages at the Intermediate-Mid level or above on familiar topics with relevant references to French and francophone cultures.
• Interpret written and oral literary and factual texts in French at the Intermediate-Mid level or above.
• Analyze French and Francophone cultural products and practices, and compare them with your own cultural perspectives in a nuanced way.
• Understand, analyze, and reflect on personal identity and positionality while examining the experiences of members of linguistic or cultural communities that have been historically marginalized due to race, gender, sexual identity, social class or other social constructs.
• Integrate academic topics from the classroom while engaging with communities in French-speaking contexts locally and globally.

All prospective majors and minors must see a World Languages and Cultures advisor at least once a year.

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

Minor Code: 925