Bachelor of Arts in French (Honours)

As a student of French at McMaster, you’ll be immersing yourself in one of Canada’s official languages, and one of the most widespread languages in the world, spoken by millions in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, North America and Asia. With our concentration on “Francophonie et Diversité” (the Francophone World and Diversity), you’ll also be introduced to the rich literary and cultural traditions of French-speaking communities. The language of instruction and communication in the Department is French, which will enable you to increase your fluency. Each year, we welcome language assistants from France who help our students to hone their skills. Students will also have the opportunity to spend their third year of the program on exchange at a university in France or Quebec.In addition to language instruction, we offer French courses in the following areas: Franco-European Literatures and CulturesQuébécois, Indigenous and Franco-Canadian Literatures and CulturesFranco-African and Caribbean Literatures and CulturesTranslation

International Baccalaureate - High school transcript with predicted and or final IB grades.Final IB diploma results must be submitted to be considered for advanced credit.International Secondary School - High School transcript with interim and or final grades.If you are attending an international school that offers multiple curricula eg American GCE IB please ask your school to specify the curriculum in which you are enrolled and ensure that appropriate documents are submitted.