French Teaching Positions (NJ)

Careers for Foreign Language Majors

European Studies Program

Fall 2009 Class: French 131

The program of French language and literature at Rutgers, Camden, offers courses designed for students with three distinct educational goals:

1. courses in the French language from beginning to advanced levels, for students interested in learning to use French for business, travel, personal enjoyment or further study.

2. courses on French literature and civilization taught primarily in French, for advanced students, especially those with a major or minor specialization in French and planning further study or a career in teaching, but also those majoring in related fields like art, English, history, music, or other languages, and international and global studies.

3. courses on various aspects of French literature and civilization taught in English and open to students with no knowledge of the language seeking a broad liberal arts
background; many of these courses are cross-listed in other programs, Afro-American studies, criminal justice, film studies and women’s studies.

The French program offers a major and a minor. Students with a French major may obtain teacher certification in French through the Teacher Preparation Program. The French program strongly encourages joint majors, either with other languages, other liberal arts departments or with a business program. Qualified students may enroll in the departmental honors program.