Ten Great Reasons to Study French at Monash

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1.       French gives you a broad spread of career options. Graduates who studied French go on to careers in commerce, finance and international relations, interpreting, translating, teaching and lecturing, journalism, the diplomatic service and publishing, the arts, NGO work, management consultancy and more.

2.       Monash French will provide you with a strong portfolio of transferrable skills, including analysis and argumentation, creative thinking and effective communication in a wide range of contexts, research skills, and structuring and presenting your thoughts persuasively.

3.       The Monash BA offers you a great integrated course, where you start studying language and culture side by side right from day one.

4.       French is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, used by over 200 million people in 35 countries spread over all five continents.

5.       Along with English, French is the primary international language of diplomacy, trade, science and scholarship. It is the third most used language on the internet.

6.       France is the world’s fourth largest automobile producer, third largest electronics manufacturer, the hub of Europe’s aerospace industry, and the world’s third largest military power with the second largest defence industry.

7.       Every international organisation uses French among its working languages, including the World Trade Organisation, UNESCO, the IMF, World Bank, UNHCR and OECD.

8.       In an increasingly internationalised climate, studying French will strengthen your cultural literacy, helping you appreciate of how diverse cultures see the world differently. You will also see your own culture through new eyes.

9.       Monash’s distinctive double degree structure allows you to combine your studies in French with anything from law through engineering to philosophy.

10.   France changes the way the world thinks. Many important international cultural and social movements either start or have their centre of gravity in France. Studying French allows you to explore these key ideas that have changed the world we live in.