Bachelor degree in French Language and Area Studies at American University

The BA in Language and Area Studies is designed for students with a strong
interest in a region of the world and in a language of that region. The program,
jointly designed and administered by the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
and the School of International Service (SIS), builds on the strengths of the
CAS Department of Language and Foreign Studies (LFS) and the SIS field of Comparative
and Regional Studies.

This innovative program achieves a balance between humanities and social sciences
courses, combined with an advanced level of foreign language study. American
University is one of only a few institutions in the country which provide a
degree with such combined program depth in both area studies and foreign languages.
The Language and Area Studies degree program responds to the national need for
foreign language skills in the global village for effective communication and
improved international understanding.