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FREN 101 - Elementary French I 4 hours
This course introduces students to the French language by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French in a cultural context. Through a study of French grammar and vocabulary, students will develop a basic proficiency in all language skills.
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FREN 102 - Elementary French II 4 hours
This course continues to develop the four language skills.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 101 or equivalent.
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French I 4 hours
This course is designed to reinforce and build upon basic skills in French through grammar review, short readings and compositions, conversational practice, and practice in comprehension.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 102 with a minimum grade of C- or placement through examination.
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FREN 202 - Intermediate French II 4 hours
This course continues the development of reading and writing skills with an emphasis on written and spoken communications. Visual, oral, and written materials form the point of departure for work that enhances students’ communication skills.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 201 or equivalent.
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FREN 260 - Introduction to French Literature 4 hours
The primary objective of this course is to teach students to read critically. Cultural and literary issues in French and Francophone literature will be explored using various texts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Students will be introduced to French literary terminology and explication de texte.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 302 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
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FREN 261 - French Culture and Civilization 3 hours
A survey of the French political, social, economic and cultural history from the Paleolithic period to the revolution in 1789. Using selected readings, films, websites, and music, this course examines how major historical events helped shape French society.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or equivalent.
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FREN 262 - French Culture and Civilization II 3 hours
A survey of the French political, social, economic, and cultural history from the revolution of 1789 to the present. Using selected readings, films, websites, and music, this course examines how major historical events helped shape French society.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 261 or instructor consent.
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FREN 272 - Oral French 3 hours
This course seeks to develop oral proficiency in French and to enhance oral comprehension through a variety of speaking and listening activities. Students will acquire the essential vocabulary needed to communicate in everyday life, simulate real-life situations, and discuss various topics of contemporary interest. The course also introduces French phonetics and pays particular attention to pronunciation and intonation.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or equivalent.
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FREN 280 - Contemporary France 3 hours
Designed to engage students with France’s most contemporary sense of culture, this course moves over four topics and combines media (internet journals, film, YouTube) with traditional genres (short stories, poetry, popular music) to create a virtual immersion experience in which language is experienced and produced in its most current usage.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or equivalent.
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FREN 289 - Introduction to French and Francophone Cinema: From Pictures to Pixels 1890 to the Present 3 hours
This course traces the history of French cinema from the first films produced by the Lumiere brothers to the latest films coming out of France and the larger French-speaking world. (This course is conducted in English.) To receive credit for the French major or minor, students who have taken FREN 202 or the equivalent will register for the 1-credit intensification for reading, writing, and discussion in French.
Listed also as MFL 289 , BWS 289 , and CAS 289 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 .
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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FREN 290 - French Women Writers: Poetry, Theater, Prose 3 hours
In this course, taught in English, students read a wide variety of texts authored by French or French-speaking women across multiple historical periods. Students will also practice literary analysis based on several different approaches. To receive credit for the French major or minor, students will register for the 1-credit intensification for reading, writing, and discussion in French. This course will fulfill the literature core area requirement.
Listed also as SWG 290
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FREN 301 - Advanced Discussion 3 hours
Development of increased fluency in the spoken language in a variety of forms through conversations, reports, etc., and the use of relevant contemporary materials contained in short stories, films, magazines, newspaper articles, and videos.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 272 or equivalent.
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FREN 302 - Advanced Grammar and Composition 4 hours
Development of writing skills with emphasis on the complexities of structure and idiom; composition techniques and grammar review.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or equivalent.
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FREN 319 - Professional French 3 hours
Advanced study of written and oral French as it applies to the business and other professional careers. This course prepares students for the Paris Chamber of Commerce examination.
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FREN 353 - Contemporary France Through Film 3 hours
This course introduces students to cinematic representations of contemporary French society, in the context of the changing political, social and cultural climate of the last 20 years, with particular attention to the issues of youth, gender, and ethnicity. All films are in French with English subtitles.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202
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FREN 374 - France in Its Literature 3 hours
Analysis and discussion of representative literary works, with an emphasis on the manner in which they reflect the cultural reality of France.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 260 and FREN 261 or consent of instructor.
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FREN 399 - Directed Study 1-4 hours
This option is to be selected only when absolutely necessary (i.e., the student has already taken all courses offered that semester or has a scheduling conflict that cannot be resolved otherwise). The student will work closely with the instructor.
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FREN 450 - Independent Study 1-4 hours
Open to advanced students of exceptional ability with consent of the instructor and senior standing.
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FREN 455 - French Internship 1-8 hours
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