Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts: French Concentration (3-Year)

Number of credits required from Athabasca University: 30 credits.

Maximum credit awarded in this program for prior learning through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) processes: 6 credits.

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of completing this program, students should be able to

exhibit a sufficient degree of competen ce in oral and written French to communicate effectively.
show insight into the relationship between language and culture and demonstrate awareness of cultural relativity.
use the tools, mechanisms and processes of critical thinking consciously and systematically.
show frequent examples of original thinking related to the discipline.
demonstrate understanding of how to undertake further research into the subject matter in order to increase linguistic competence.
appropriately relate practice and/or lessons to the goals of the degree or discipline.
conduct independent research with some complexity and depth.
draw on a sufficient range of learning to confidently and efficiently pursue degree goals and disciplinary objectives.

Possible Career Options

Translator/Interpreter
Foreign Student Advisor
Customs Officer
Import Specialist
Foreign Service Officer
International Relations Officer
Literary Translator
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher
work in institutions (banks, insurance companies) where French service is offered to clients

Possible Further Education Options

At Athabasca University

At Other Educational Institutions*

education
journalism
library science
law
translation certification
teaching English as a second language (TESL)

* Some universities will not accept a three-year degree for admittance into a graduate program. An additional year of study may be required. It is the students’ responsibility to research the entrance requirements of other universities.

Updated March 25, 2009