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</div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--audience-tabs paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--12-medium"> <h2 class="header__h2 header--margin-bottom">Explore French Studies</h2> <div class="silc-accordion silc-accordion--become-tabs"> <nav class="silc-accordion__nav"> <ul class="silc-accordion__nav-items"> <li class="silc-accordion__nav-item"> <a class="silc-accordion__nav-link" href="#silc-accordion-3836">Undergraduate Programs</a> </li> <li class="silc-accordion__nav-item"> <a class="silc-accordion__nav-link" href="#silc-accordion-15621">Graduate Programs</a> </li> <li class="silc-accordion__nav-item"> <a class="silc-accordion__nav-link" href="#silc-accordion-3876">Special Programs</a> </li> <li class="silc-accordion__nav-item"> <a class="silc-accordion__nav-link" 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Our program offers a B.A. in French Language and Literature and a B.A. in Romance Languages. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb_eh-OD8zo">Hear from Sophia Franklin, Class of 2023, double major in French and Government and Politics who explains why French is important in today's world</a>.</p><p>Approximately <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WnN46ehIDADmj3K3m6ACXdAiXZFjNzH78pyTeCeGYy8/present?slide=id.p">ten hours a week of free tutoring is available</a> to students in any French course.</p> </div> </div> <hr class="hr--dark"> <div class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <span class="header__h5 silc-accordion__quick-links__title"> Quicklinks </span> <span class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <a href="/fields/french/undergraduate/major-ba">French B.A.</a><a href="/fields/french/undergraduate/minor">French Minor</a><a href="/fields/romance-languages/major">Major in Romance Languages</a><a href="/fields/french/courses">Courses</a> </span> </div> </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-15621"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Graduate Programs</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <div class="silc-grid something"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-900"> <div class="silc-accordion__audience-img" style="background: url( /sites/default/files/2021-08/resize-fren_haiti_03.jpg ) left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-900"> <h3 class="header__h3">Graduate Degrees in French</h3> <p>Our M.A. and Ph.D. students benefit from outstanding mentorship from dedicated faculty specializing in leading-edge areas of research, including cinema and media studies, gender and sexuality studies, postcolonialism, ecocriticism, and digital humanities.</p> </div> </div> <hr class="hr--dark"> <div class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <span class="header__h5 silc-accordion__quick-links__title"> Quicklinks </span> <span class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <a href="/fields/french/graduate/masters-ma">M.A. in French Language and Literature</a><a href="/fields/french/graduate/doctorate-phd">Ph.D. in Modern French Studies</a><a href="/fields/french/graduate/dissertation-abstracts">Meet our Graduate Students</a> </span> </div> </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-3876"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Special Programs</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <div class="silc-grid something"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-900"> <div class="silc-accordion__audience-img" style="background: url( /sites/default/files/2021-08/resize-fren_studyabroad_montpellier_10_banner.jpg ) left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-900"> <h3 class="header__h3">Special Programs</h3> <p>Discover countless opportunities to explore the French language and experience the variety and richness of French-speaking cultures from around the world.</p> </div> </div> <hr class="hr--dark"> <div class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <span class="header__h5 silc-accordion__quick-links__title"> Quicklinks </span> <span class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <a href="/special-programs/education-abroad/french">Education Abroad</a><a href="/fields/french/undergraduate/beyond-classroom">Beyond the Classroom</a><a href="/special-programs/language-house/language-clusters/french">French Cluster</a> </span> </div> </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-3841"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">People</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <div class="silc-grid something"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-900"> <div class="silc-accordion__audience-img" style="background: url( /sites/default/files/2021-08/fren_studyabroad_nice_03.jpg ) left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-900"> <h3 class="header__h3">Faculty</h3> <p>The French faculty at UMD includes internationally recognized specialists in French and Francophone literature, linguistics and cinema from the Early Modern period to the present.</p> <a href="/fields/french/people-directory" class="button">French Faculty and Graduate Students</a> </div> </div> <hr class="hr--dark"> <div class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <span class="header__h5 silc-accordion__quick-links__title"> Quicklinks </span> <span class="silc-accordion__quick-links"> <a href="/fields/french/undergraduate/advising">Undergraduate Advising</a><a href="/people">SLLC Directory</a><a href="/faculty-staff">Faculty and Staff Resources</a> </span> </div> </div> </section> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--html paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium">  <div class="section--sidebar">   <div class="sidebar__block "> <h3 class="fancy-header">Related Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/fields/french/undergraduate">Undergraduate Programs</a></li> <li><a href="/fields/french/graduate">Graduate Programs</a></li> <li><a href="/fields/french/undergraduate/beyond-classroom">Special Programs</a></li> <li><a href="/fields/french/people-directory">People</a></li> <li><a href="/fields/french/giving">Give to the French Program</a></li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/hezpY1" target="_blank">Subscribe to our newsletter</a></li> </ul> </div>  </div> <p class="lead-in">About The French Program</p> <p>The French program features a dynamic, accomplished, and collegial community of teachers, scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, passionate in their study of the French language and French and Francophone culture in all its forms. Programs offered by the department include a B.A. in French Language and Literature, a M.A. in French Studies, and a PhD. In Modern French Studies.</p> <p>Each semester, we offer a wide range of courses, most taught exclusively in French, on language, literature, culture, film, history, philosophy, linguistics, politics, current events, and the world of business. Our courses span from the 16th century to the present, from early-modern manuscripts to digital media, and from Paris to Marrakesh, Fort-de-France, and Québec City. The French program fosters collaborative work across disciplines, languages, media, centuries, and fields and provides thorough pedagogical training and teaching experience in French language, literature and culture courses. It is home to a diverse community of internationally recognized scholars and researchers focusing on French and Francophone studies, critical theory, film, literature, and linguistics, from the Early Modern period to the present day.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium"> <h3 class="header__h3 header--margin-bottom">Advising and Courses</h3> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default silc-accordion" id="accordion-2136" > <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-3851"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Advising</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The <a href="/fields/french/undergraduate/advising">French Program undergraduate advisor</a></span></span></span></span></span></span> is available to answer questions related to the French undergraduate programs. It is recommended that students meet with the advisor at registration time each semester to verify the successful completion or degree requirements. If this is your first semester, make sure to take the <a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/academics/foreign-language-placement" target="_blank">Foreign Language Placement Assessment</a> before meeting with the advisor to better understand where you will begin in the course progression. </p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Hannah Wegmann<br /> Office: 3106G Jiménez Hall<br /> <a href="mailto:hwegmann@umd.edu" target="_blank">hwegmann@umd.edu</a></p> <p><a href="https://calendly.com/wegmannofficehours" target="_blank">Virtual and in-person office hours available</a></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.arhu.umd.edu/undergraduate/advising" target="_blank"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) Office of Student Affairs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> provides college advising for all ARHU undergraduates in 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-3856"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Courses</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <p>See the <a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/approved-courses/fren/" target="_blank">Undergraduate Catalog</a> and <a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/graduate/courses/fren/" target="_blank">Graduate Catalog</a> for a full list of our course offerings<span><span><span><span><span><span> and </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://testudo.umd.edu/soc" target="_blank"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Testudo</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for our current courses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </section> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--callout-gallery paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--12-medium"> <h2 class="header__h2 header--margin-bottom">Beyond the Classroom</h2> <div class="people-slider--wrapper"> <div class="people-slider"> <div class="people-slider__single" > <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--reverse-small"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <div class="people-slider__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/2021-08/fren_studyabroad_montpellier_11.jpg') left center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <h3 class="fancy-header">French Beyond the Classroom</h3> <p>Not only does the French program provide students with a solid training in French language, literature, and culture, it includes opportunities to study 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