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For the liberal arts student, the excitement of collaborating with French-speaking colleagues in a global economy springs in part from the long history of innovation and excellence achieved by the French, including the development of:
- Blood transfusions
- Automobile
- Hot air balloon
- Bicycle
- Metric system
- Stethoscope
- Braille printing
- Photography
- Barometer
- Gas engine
- Motion picture projection
- Fiber optics
- HDTV
- AIDS virus isolation
France also boasts more Nobel prizes for literature than any other nation. With such a history of accomplishment in the arts and sciences, it's not surprising students are eager to excel at a language that provides so many opportunities in fields ranging from:
- Diplomacy to commerce
- Healthcare
- Research
- Music
- Art
- History
- Law
- Anthropology
- Political science
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
So how does the University of Minnesota, Morris, help you excel in French?
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Courses provide both breadth and depth, giving students the language and analytic skills necessary to engage in interconnected fields and Francophone cultures throughout the world.
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The discipline offers advanced coursework in grammar, phonetics, and translation, which is rarely offered at the undergraduate level. A wide variety of course offerings includes courses on medieval, early Modern, and Modern France as well as the arts, histories, and cultures of French-speaking North and West Africa.
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Study Abroad opportunities abound, including winter weekends in Winnipeg, short-term summer programs to Paris, and Morocco, and semester or year-long exchanges in Lille and Montpellier, France. Nearly half of all Morris campus students study abroad.
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French students engage in career planning and professional development as part of the major, so they know how to use their liberal arts education and French language skills into a diverse and global workforce.