We offer an interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates language study with culture and area studies, literature, and linguistics and prepare students to take their place as participants, leaders and innovators in an increasingly interconnected world. Competency in other languages is the key to understanding other cultures and, in turn, makes possible a deeper understanding of one's own culture and language. <br>Pursue careers around the world or here at home with French-based companies in our region French is the language of diplomacy, it is both a working and an official language of the UN, the EU, NATO, the International Red Cross, the International Olympic Committee, and international courts.