French on the bsC. programme

FRENCH FOR SCIENCE

Applied French is offered to Year 2 and Year 3 Science students as a subject option worth 10 credits. The programme aims to develop students’ language and communication skills in a scientific framework in order to enhance their cultural and professional development.


Why should Science students study French?

There are several reasons why it is beneficial for students hoping to pursue a career in the scientific field to study French. Firstly, employees in companies in the scientific domain are increasingly communicating at international level and increasing participation in joint research projects at European level is also creating a need for proficiency in a second language. In addition, France is a leading figure in the area of Science and Technology. France is, for example, a major world research centre in the field of high energy physics and in the field of medical genetics (the Human Genome Project is located in Paris). France has the world’s second largest defense industry (radar technology etc.) and is a European leader in aerospace (Aérospatiale, Airbus etc.). The French are also the world’s third manufacturers of electronics equipment and have one of the most advanced systems of telecommunications in the world. Graduates who can work in a multilingual environment are, therefore, in high demand in all sectors of the economy, both in Ireland and abroad. 

• French for Science: FR252   
  

• French for Science: FR352  
  

Ornaith Rodgers
Department of French
Rm. 321, 2nd floor 
Arts Millennium Building 
Tel. 091 524411, Ext. 3800
ornaith.rodgersnuigalway.ie

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