Courses - Spring 2026
FREN103
Intensive Elementary French
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) score.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of French-speaking world.
FREN203
Intensive Intermediate French
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN103; or must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) score.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
Credit only granted for: FREN201 or FREN203.
Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of French-speaking world.
FREN204
French Grammar and Composition
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN203; or must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) score.
Restriction: Not open to native/fluent speakers of French.
Intensive study of French grammar and composition.
FREN250
Introduction to Cultural and Textual Analysis
Prerequisite: FREN204; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
Credit only granted for: FREN250 or FREN250H.
Introduction to cultural and textual analysis of selected readings from various genres in French literature. Taught in French.
Cross-listed with FREN250H. Credit granted for FREN250 or FREN250H.
FREN250H
Introduction to Cultural and Textual Analysis
Prerequisite: FREN204; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
Credit only granted for: FREN250 or FREN250H.
Introduction to cultural and textual analysis of selected readings from various genres in French literature. Taught in French.
For general honors students only. Cross-listed with FREN250. Credit granted for FREN250 or FREN250H.
FREN301
Composition and Style
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN250; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
Grammatical analysis, elements of style; range of written genres.
FREN306
Commercial French I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Introduction to commercial French including correspondence and business terminology. Emphasis on cross-cultural concepts needed for successful interaction within business settings. Taught in French.
Taught in French.
FREN312
France Today
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
Analysis and discussion of current events and institutions using various French media resources.
FREN352
From the Age of Epic and Romance to the Enlightenment
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
A survey of the chief authors and major movements of French literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century.
FREN352H
From the Age of Epic and Romance to the Enlightenment
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
A survey of the chief authors and major movements of French literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century.
FREN386
Experiential Learning
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
FREN387
Critical Writing on France and the French-Speaking World
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN301.
Restriction: Not open to Native speakers.
Intensive writing course based on focused study of issues and concerns drawn from French and Francophone literatures, films, and cultures. Elements of style, review of grammar. Taught in French.
Theme: Representations of War in French and Francophone Literature, Film, and Media
FREN399
Directed Study in French
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Supervised work under professor of student's choice with permission of instructor. Contact department for details.
FREN414
French for International Relations
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN387.
Historically, French has played a key role in the development and organization of International Relations. It remains an important tool for diplomats and an official working language of major international organizations. Students will be introduced to the French vocabulary and terminology specific to diplomatic discourse and the field of International Relations. Through French-speaking media analysis and simulated work-related situations in an international context, students will learn how to pitch a project, present a country situation, give a thematic presentation, and engage in successful negotiations. Students will also acquire the skills and proficiency to understand and produce professional documents used in the International Relations field. Taught in French.
FREN480
French Cinema: A Cultural Approach (in Translation)
Cross-listed with: CINE420.
Credit only granted for: FREN480, CINE420 or FILM420.
Formerly: FILM420.
A study of French culture, civilization, and literature through the medium of film. Taught in English.
FREN495H
Honors Thesis Research
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be admitted to the departmental honors program.
The writing of a paper under the direction of a professor in this department and an oral examination. Required to fulfill the departmental honors requirement.
FREN499L
Special Topics in French Studies; The Structure of the French Language
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examines the structure of the French language via its four linguistic sub-systems: phonology/phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics with reference to historical and sociolinguistic perspectives. No prior knowledge of linguistics assumed, although any background will be helpful. Taught in French.
FREN611
The Structure of the French Language
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics of modern French. Collection and critical analysis of language data.
FREN699Q
Seminar; From the Surreal to the Real: Studies of French Fiction of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Explores the relationship between aesthetic innovations and political writing from the 1920s onwards through literary works and films by French writers, poets, filmmakers, and other creators. These works dialogue with the main artistic movements and political conflicts that shaped France during the 20th century, in particular the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath, the Algerian War and May 68. Encourages students to engage with a wide variety of materials (literary texts, newspaper articles, films, podcasts, documentaries, etc.) in order to explore socio-cultural, historical, literary, and artistic movements and philosophies such as Surrealism, Existentialism, Social Realism, and Postcoloniality.
FREN798
Master's Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
FREN799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
FREN889
Doctoral Independent Study
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
FREN898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
FREN899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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