How our program prepares you for the field

The curriculum balances culture, civilization, literature, foreign language teaching, and philology.

The French faculty at UNL is an especially active group that has all been recognized for their teaching and for the national and international scope of their research. Nicole Smith, author of the first-year textbook Parallèles, is part of our faculty and would be happy to answer your questions.

Add art, history, and politics with the French & European Studies double major

European Studies is an interdisciplinary major designed to provide a concentration in European affairs and culture in a broad historical perspective. You can easily add a second major in European studies to your French major because up to one third of the courses that count toward the French major can also be used for the ES major.

You can use the ES major to situate your study of France in a wider European context by taking courses on the Common Market, European politics, or diplomacy.

3 ways to get work experience in France

SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE   Secure a short-term work permit through the Council on International Educational Exchange, arrange housing, then move to France and find a job!

AU PAIR WORK   Take care of small children while living with the family in return for room and board and a small salary.

TEACH ENGLISH IN FRANCE   The French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services at the French Embassy offer teaching assitant positions in French primary and secondary schools.

Besançon, Rennes (Haute Bretagne), and other French locales offer university study

Visit International Affairs, 420 University Terrace, to find out how you can study in France for credit.