French

Programme description

The bachelor’s programme ‘French’ is designed to train multi-skilled experts in intercultural and interlingual communication, translation and interpreting, and French language teaching
Students receive a rigorous general philological and linguistic education following the carefully preserved traditions of the St Petersburg School of Linguistics. It enables students to continue their studies in the chosen field, and advantageously solve specific professional tasks in a variety of activities
Graduates have: a professional command of several foreign languages; extensive knowledge of the culture of the respective languages and regions; and in-depth linguistic and general humanitarian knowledge

Main courses

Our advantages

Interpreting and translation skills, intercultural communication skills, in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of the target language countries
Proficiency in various methods of linguistic analysis, methodological foundations of teaching foreign languages and research skills in linguistic areas
Internship opportunities in a target language country
Unique simultaneous interpreting and written translation classrooms, experimental laboratories.

International relations

Students have an opportunity to study at partner universities in target language countries.

Career opportunities

Internships at translation companies, international departments, and St Petersburg University Social Translation Clinic
The graduates can work as translators and interpreters proficient in two foreign languages, bilingual tourist guides, language instructors, editors, personal assistants, employees of publishing houses, mass communication specialists, and researchers.