Advanced French Undergraduate Certificate
Are you eager to develop advanced linguistic and cultural skills in French? The Advanced French Undergraduate Certificate equips students with intercultural competence and language mastery, preparing them for a variety of careers in international business, translation, education, humanitarian aid, and more.
Program Overview
The Advanced French Undergraduate Certificate builds linguistic, grammatical, and speaking skills, preparing students for everyday communication.
You’ll have the opportunity to take courses in French-related business topics; grammar, composition, and phonetics; as well as French-related health and humanitarian topics, preparing you with the intercultural communication skills and cultural competency to successfully navigate and understand French language and culture.
Our program is a great fit for students who want to master the French language and use it to enhance another area of study, such as business, law and non-profit work, humanitarian aid, and more!
Whether you want to pursue a career, advanced graduate studies, or enhance your primary degree field, our program equips you with skills to make a real-world impact.
Why Study Advanced French?
An Undergraduate Certificate in Advanced French at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville means you’ll gain linguistic knowledge that can enhance any degree or primary field of study.
As a language that is spoken in over 40 countries and territories, you’ll gain advanced skills in a highly valued language that can benefit areas of healthcare, government, law, international relations and business, education, and so much more.
Plus, our faculty are dedicated to seeing you succeed, meaning you’ll receive one-on-one mentorship and graduate with skills that will help you tackle urgent challenges, empower people’s potential, and make a meaningful difference.
What Can You Do with an Undergraduate Certificate in Advanced French After Graduation?
The Advanced French Undergraduate Certificate prepares students for unique opportunities in a wide range of fields. With linguistic knowledge, you can work in translation and interpreting, community education centers, and non-profit organizations, teaching new speakers the language.
Other opportunities include using your linguistic skills in government, international business, tech, and humanitarian aid positions where communicating and maintaining international relations are highly valued skills, especially in positions like supply chain management, project management, and even sales negotiation.
Whether you want to enhance a primary degree, hone your knowledge of the French language, or become more culturally competent, our certificate program opens pathways in a variety of fields, empowering you to blaze your own trail.
Featured Courses
FREN 212 Intermediate French II
This course teaches students grammar, mechanics, and speaking skills in French.
FREN 333 Intermediate Composition and Grammar
Emphasizes writing skills. Review of major grammatical points in French.
FREN 334 Intermediate Conversation and Phonetics
Emphasizes speaking skills, especially pronunciation. Further review of French grammar.
FREN 405 Language and Culture of Business in the Francophone World
Study of basic French commercial terminology and institutions, in a global economic and political context.
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