French majors mainly train French talents who are proficient in French language and literature and understand French economic and trade culture. This major actively seeks cooperation with French universities, and has reached relevant agreements with Lyon No.2 Middle School, Paris No.3 Middle School and Montpellier No.3 Middle School to exchange students every year. This major focuses on the training and practice of students' basic foreign language skills. Since the second semester of Grade Two, various types of specialized elective courses have been offered, which have played an important role in cultivating compound foreign language talents.

Graduates of this major mainly go to French or French-speaking enterprises, institutions in China, joint ventures and state-owned enterprises, universities, middle schools, foreign-related tourism and other departments. The overall quality and language level of graduates of this major are relatively high, which is favored by all walks of life. The employment rate of graduates over the years is 100%. There are Shanghai International Studies University, University of Paris IX, Lyon Business School and European Business School. The employers are Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Shanghai Public Security Bureau and Henkel Investment Co., Ltd.

The main professional courses are: French intensive reading, French audio-visual speaking, French literature history and selected reading, general situation of France, advanced French listening and speaking, translation theory and practice, popular French, French writing, newspaper reading, interpretation and other courses.