The French BA program at CSU Chico introduces students to the culture and language used by the French speaking world. The faculty member in French provides opportunities to put classroom learning to use by helping students achieve their goal to study in a French speaking region as well as by fostering present and future development as world citizens and intellectually engaged professionals. The program reinforces the idea that the language and cultural traditions associated with the French speaking world can form a means for further learning and be used personally, professionally, and intellectually.<br><br>The department offers majors and minors in Asian Studies, French, German, Latin American Studies, and Spanish, as well as a minors in African Studies, European Studies, Italian, Japanese, and Middle Eastern Studies. The French and Spanish programs offer honors in the major. All courses are taught in the target language unless otherwise indicated in the course description. Majoring in an international language means studying the language, literature, and culture of the countries concerned. Knowledge of an international language deepens understanding of one's own culture and language and contributes toward a greater appreciation of other cultures.