French Minors
French Language & Culture
This course of study provides the opportunity to deepen the knowledge of French language beyond the basic language, sequence and to introduce students to French and Francophone Culture trans-historically, in ways that could usefully complement a major in another field.
Prerequisite:
The prerequisite for this minor consists of either FREN 202 or 203 or equivalent linguistic proficiency.
Requirements (15 credits):
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
- FREN 20300 – Intensive Intermediate French OR FREN 20200 – Intermediate French II
- FREN 21100 – Intermediate Grammar and Composition
- FREN 22000 – Advanced French Conversation
- FREN 31100 – Advanced French Grammar
- FREN 31200 – French Oral and Written Expression
Complete at least 2 additional elective courses at the 200-300 level.
French and Francophone Literature
This course of study is designed to provide students with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the French language beyond the basic language sequence. The focus is on the analysis of French and francophone literature, offering a more nuanced understanding of the language in a cultural and literary context.
Prerequisite:
The prerequisite for this minor consists of either FREN 202 or 203 or equivalent linguistic proficiency.
Requirements (15 credits):
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
- FREN 34100 – Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages to the End of the 17th Century
AND - FREN 34200 – Survey of French Literature from the 18th Century to the Modern Period
Complete three additional elective courses at the 200-300 level
Francophone Culture & Literature in Translation
This course of study provides the opportunity to students with no knowledge of the French language to be introduced to French and Francophone Culture & Literature. This minor offers an interesting complement or context to studies in other fields (such as history, philosophy, political theory or women’s studies) that have benefited, historically, from French influences.
Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
- FREN 24100 – Early French Civilization: From Gothic to Revolution
- FREN 24200 – Modern French Civilization: From Revolution to Present
- FREN 25100 – French Literature and the Arts
- FREN 25200 – From Symbolism to Surrealism in French Literature
- FREN 25300 – Modern French Theatre: Theory and Practice
- FREN 25400 – Film and the French Novel
- FREN 25500 – New Approaches to Modern French Literature
- FREN 25600 – Dream and Image
- FREN 25700 – Literary Cross-Currents
- FREN 25800 – French Poetry in Translation
- FREN 25900 – French Theatre in Translation
- FREN 26000 – French Novel in Translation (1600-1900)
- FREN 26100 – Modern French Novel in Translation (1900-Present)
- FREN 26200 – Perspectives on Women in French Literature
- FREN 26300- Francophone Literature in Translation
- FREN 26400 – La Francophonie & Hip Hop
