French

Address: 2321 Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building
Phone: 336.334.5655
Web site: www.uncg.edu/llc/

Majors & Concentrations

• French (BA) U159
• French (BA) (High Sch Lic) U161

What's unique about French at UNCG?

• The accelerated master's program allows the student to receive a B.A. in French and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in approximately five years
• Departmental Lecture Series open to undergraduate students

Academic Clubs and Organizations

• French Club
• Pi Delta Phi (French Honor Society)
• French Conversation Group
• Extracurricular social activities: Café Causette, Dîner du Lundi, and Ciné Club (French)

Student Opportunities

• Summer study abroad program in Madrid, Spain
• Summer study abroad program in Paris and Angers, France
• French, Spanish, and Italian Poetry Reading and Student Poetry Contest
• International Poetry Review (literary publication)

Graduates/Careers

UNCG students have successfully completed graduate programs in French or Spanish at institutions such as Yale University, the Pennsylvania State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Virginia, the University of Tennessee, and the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA.

Graduates pursue careers such as the following:

• Teaching in public and private middle and high schools; teaching at the college level (graduate studies required)

• Other graduates pursue careers in translating, publishing, and businesses with international interests
• Assistant Vice President for High Point Bank and Trust Company (French graduate)
• Computer Specialist for the U.S. Department of Labor (French graduate)
• President of TM Baker Company, Inc. (Spanish graduate)
• Manager for The Proctor and Gamble Distribution Company (French graduate)
• Vice President of Lucas Travel School (French graduate)
• Director of Bilingual Education for the New York State Schools (Spanish graduate)
• Other graduates now work for the U.S. Department of Defense, the YWCA in Warren, OH, and the Greensboro Housing Authority

Professional Organizations and Accreditation

• American Association of Teachers of French
• American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
• Latin American Studies Association
• Modern Language Association
• Renaissance Society of America
• South Atlantic Modern Language Association

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