法语专业向学生展示在世界历史中起着核心作用的文化，文学和语言。通过广泛的课程，法语专业的学生将获得批判技能，先进的阅读和口语能力，以及对法语和法语文化的深入了解，这在研究生院，专业学校以及雇主中都得到了高度重视。我们的课程涉及一系列异常广泛的主题，包括文学，视觉艺术，性别研究，语言，当前政治问题，音乐，电影和戏剧。通过在巴黎的法文部夏季课程或为期一个学期或为期一年的出国学习课程，通过实习或通过在法文的助教，还为法文专业学生提供了许多机会，使他们可以更直接地了解当代法文知识。法文由法文政府赞助。
The French major exposes students to a culture, literature and a language that play a central role in world history. Through a wide-ranging curriculum, students majoring in French acquire critical skills, advanced capabilities in reading and speaking, as well as an in-depth knowledge of French and Francophone culture that is highly valued in graduate and professional schools and by employers. Our curriculum touches on an unusually varied range of topics, including literature, visual arts, gender studies, language, current political issues, music, film and theater. French majors are also offered many opportunities to develop a more direct knowledge of contemporary France, either in the French Department's Summer Program in Paris or in a semester- or year-long study abroad program, through internships, or through teaching assistantships in France sponsored by the French government.