Courses - Spring 2027
FREN103
Intensive Elementary French
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) score.
Additional information: 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.
Additional information: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
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.
Additional information: 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.
Credit only granted for: FREN250 or FREN250H.
Additional information: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
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.
Credit only granted for: FREN250 or FREN250H.
Additional information: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
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.
Additional information: Must not be a native/fluent speaker of French.
Grammatical analysis, elements of style; range of written genres.
FREN302
Introduction to Translation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: FREN301; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Hands-on practice in translation to include a variety of formats and texts (for example, advertising, legal, technical, literary, journalistic, media...) into French and/or English. Includes an extensive overview of translation techniques, theories and approaches. Taught mainly in French.
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.
FREN352
From the Age of Epic and Romance to the Enlightenment
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
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.
Additional information: 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: Scripting Selves: Autobiography, Performance, and Society
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.
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.
FREN499T
Special Topics in French Studies; The Question of Home in Francophone Middle Eastern Literature, Film, and Media
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prereq: FREN387
Focusing on Francophone literature, film, and other cultural forms from the Middle East and its diasporas, examines the question of home in relation to belonging, displacement, and identity. Exploring the poeticsand politics of home, we will consider how exile, war, migration,and loss reshape relationships to place, language, family, andcultural heritage, and how home is remembered, imagined, inherited, or reconstructed across borders and generations. Taught in French.
Focusing on Francophone literature, film, and other cultural forms from the Middle East and its diasporas, examines the question of home in relation to belonging, displacement, and identity. Exploring the poeticsand politics of home, we will consider how exile, war, migration,and loss reshape relationships to place, language, family, andcultural heritage, and how home is remembered, imagined, inherited, or reconstructed across borders and generations. Taught in French.
FREN699P
Seminar; Travel Narratives from Lery to Tocqueville and Beyond
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Studies the transformations undergone by the travel narrative genre from the early modern period onto the twenty-first century, as well as its influence on drama and novels. Readings will include works by Lery, Montaigne, Racine, Graffigny, Tocqueville, Beauvoir, and Rufin. Taught in French.
FREN699T
Seminar; The Question of Home in Francophone Middle Eastern Literature, Film, and Media
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Focusing on Francophone literature, film, and other cultural forms from the Middle East and its diasporas, this seminar examines the question ofhome in relation to belonging, displacement, and identity. Exploring the poetics and politics of home, we will consider how exile, war, migration, and loss reshape relationships to place, language, family, and cultural heritage, and how home is remembered, imagined, inherited, or reconstructed across borders and generations. Taught in French.
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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