| Course ID: | FREN 1001. 4 hours. | Course Title: | Elementary French | Course Description: | The French language and French-speaking cultures. Open only to
students who have fewer than two units of high school French.
Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading,
writing, and listening comprehension. | Athena Title: | Elementary French | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 1002. 4 hours. | Course Title: | Elementary French | Course Description: | A continuation of Elementary French. Emphasis is on
conversational skills with attention to reading, writing, and
listening comprehension. | Athena Title: | Elementary French | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 1110 | Prerequisite: | FREN 1001 | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 1110. 4 hours. | Course Title: | Accelerated Elementary French | Course Description: | Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the French language for students with some background of high school French. | Athena Title: | Accelerated Elementary French | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 1002 | Prerequisite: | Placement Test | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2001. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Intermediate French | Course Description: | Speaking, listening, reading, and writing French at the intermediate level. Pronunciation, conversation, grammar review, reading of texts and compositions. Not open to native speakers. | Athena Title: | Intermediate French | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 2001E | Prerequisite: | FREN 1002 or FREN 1110 | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2001E. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Intermediate French | Course Description: | Speaking, listening, reading, and writing in French at the
intermediate level. Pronunciation, conversation, grammar review,
reading of texts, and compositions. Not open to native speakers. | Athena Title: | Intermediate French | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 2001 | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Assignments,
discussions, and student works are managed online according to
the Guidelines for Online Teaching and Digital Literacy of the
Romance Languages Department. | Prerequisite: | FREN 1002 or FREN 1110 | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2002. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Intermediate French | Course Description: | Continuation of the basic curriculum of Intermediate French, with an emphasis on strengthening the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills of the intermediate student. Pronunciation, conversation, grammar review, reading of texts and compositions. Not open to native speakers. | Athena Title: | Intermediate French | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 2120H | Prerequisite: | FREN 2001 or FREN 2001E or FREN 2600 | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2030. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | Course Title: | Practical French Conversation | Course Description: | Emphasis is on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions, under the direction of the French Resident Language Coordinator. Given in French, in the University Language Community. | Athena Title: | Practical French Conversation | Prerequisite: | FREN 2001 or FREN 2001E | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2120H. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Accelerated Intermediate French (Honors) | Course Description: | Course covers materials studied in Intermediate French. Emphasis on advanced readings and grammar review. Also prepares students to enter Culture and Communication I and II, Texts and Contexts, and Introduction to French Linguistics. Not open to native speakers. | Athena Title: | Honors Intermediate French | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 2002 | Prerequisite: | (FREN 1002 or FREN 1110) and permission of Honors | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2500. 3 hours. | Course Title: | French for Reading Knowledge | Course Description: | Grammar, idioms, and vocabulary; practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical French. Intended to assist graduate students to satisfy reading knowledge requirement but does not carry graduate credit. Not to be used to satisfy undergraduate language requirement. Not open to French majors. | Athena Title: | French for Reading Knowledge | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 2500E | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2500E. 3 hours. | Course Title: | French for Reading Knowledge | Course Description: | Grammar, idioms, and vocabulary. Practice in translating
moderately difficult technical and non-technical French. | Athena Title: | French for Reading Knowledge | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 2500 | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Intended to
assist graduate students to satisfy reading knowledge
requirement, but does not carry graduate credit. Not to
be used to satisfy undergraduate language requirement. Not open
to French majors. Lectures, discussions, assignments, and
student works are managed online according to the Guidelines for
Online Teaching and Digital Literacy of the Romance Languages
Department. | Semester Course Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2600. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Intensive French | Course Description: | Emphasizes conversational skills, reading, writing, and listening
comprehension. Not open to native speakers. Not to be used to
satisfy undergraduate language requirement. | Athena Title: | Intensive French | Nontraditional Format: | Open only to students with two years' study in another Romance
Language. | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 2700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Topics in French and Francophone Civilization | Course Description: | This course will cover various cultural manifestations of
French or Francophone civilization in their immediate
historical context. The course will cover a significant period
of history, and examine the salient cultural features of that
moment. Given in English. | Athena Title: | TOPICS FREN CIV | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3010. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Culture and Communication I | Course Description: | Sharpen skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Culture and Communication I | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3010H | Prerequisite: | FREN 2002 or FREN 2600 or FREN 2120H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3010H. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Culture and Communication I (Honors) | Course Description: | Sharpen skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Culture & Communication I Hon | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3010 | Prerequisite: | (FREN 2002 or FREN 2600 or FREN 2120H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3020. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Culture and Communication II | Course Description: | Refine skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Culture and Communication II | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3020H | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3020H. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Culture and Communication II Honors | Course Description: | Refine skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Culture & Communication II Hon | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3020 | Prerequisite: | (FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3030E. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Texts and Contexts | Course Description: | Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the French-speaking world while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Texts and Contexts | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030, FREN 3030H | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Lectures,
discussions, assignments, and student works are managed online
according to the Guidelines for Online Teaching and Digital
Literacy of the Romance Languages Department. | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3030H. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Texts and Contexts (Honors) | Course Description: | Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the French-speaking world, while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Texts and Contexts Honors | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030, FREN 3030E | Prerequisite: | (FREN 3010H or FREN 3010) and permission of Honors | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3030. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Texts and Contexts | Course Description: | Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the French-speaking world while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Texts and Contexts | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030H, FREN 3030E | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(DIGI) 3040. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Introduction to French Digital Culture | Course Description: | Significant developments in French and Francophone digital arts
with a focus on electronic literature and video games. Discussion
will consider writers/designers and genres, literary theory,
theory of media, game studies, and digital humanities. Course
given in French. | Athena Title: | Intro French Digital Culture | Nontraditional Format: | This course counts toward the completion of the undergraduate
certificate program in Digital Humanities Research and
Innovation. No computer or gaming skills required. | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H or permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3080. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | Course Title: | Topics in French Cultural Studies | Course Description: | Explore selected themes in French and Francophone culture, history, society, politics, media, and art. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | French Cultural Studies | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3080E | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3080E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | Course Title: | Topics in French Cultural Studies | Course Description: | Explore selected themes in French and Francophone culture, history, society, politics, media, and art. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | French Cultural Studies | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 3080 | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Lectures,
discussions, assignments, and student works are managed online,
according to the Guidelines for Online Teaching and Digital
Literacy of the Romance Languages Department. | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LING) 3090. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Introduction to French Linguistics | Course Description: | The field of French linguistics, emphasizing such topics as the internal and external history of French; the sounds, forms, and vocabulary of modern French; and the linguistic variation within France and the French-speaking world. | Athena Title: | Intro to French Linguistics | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3100. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Business French | Course Description: | French business and its environment. Topics will include the creation of a business, banking, economic geography, interviewing, letter writing, advertising, communications, import-export, politics, and the European Union. Given in French. Business students should check with their advisor for prerequisites. | Athena Title: | Business French | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 3150. 3 hours. | Course Title: | French for International Affairs | Course Description: | Students will apply their French to the professional situations in international affairs by engaging in authentic tasks that promote accountability, delegation, and division of work. In addition to familiarizing students with international affairs in francophone contexts, the course will cultivate skills in cross-cultural communication and single-issue advocacy. | Athena Title: | French for Intl Affairs | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Semester Course Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4050. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Early French Literature and Culture | Course Description: | Explore the literature and culture of medieval, Renaissance, and early modern France. Topics may include feudalism, Christian-Muslim relations, courtly culture, the rise of the nation-state, Renaissance humanism, absolute monarchy, colonialism, gender dynamics, art and architecture. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Early French Lit and Culture | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4060. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Enlightenment and Revolutions | Course Description: | Study snapshots of French culture from the centuries before and after the French Revolution to explore moments of upheaval and the forging of new intellectual, economic, aesthetic, and political enterprises. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | Enlightenment and Revolutions | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4070. 3 hours. | Course Title: | New Narrative Paths | Course Description: | Explore major works of French-speaking cultures from the eve of WWI to decolonization and the independence of former colonies, from Metropolitan France to the Caribbean, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Taught in French. | Athena Title: | New Narrative Paths | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4080. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Studies in French Literature and Culture | Course Description: | Topics in French and Francophone studies: themes, movements, problems, artistic and cultural manifestations and their relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics can cover individual periods or several centuries, depending on instructor. Given in French. | Athena Title: | Studies French Lit and Culture | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4120/6120. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Topics in French Culture, Language, and Literature | Course Description: | Selected topics in French and Francophone culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in French. | Athena Title: | French Culture Lang and Lit | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E or FREN(LING) 3090 | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4150. 3 hours. | Course Title: | French for the Global Economy | Course Description: | Through expository readings, digital media, and case studies, students will analyze basic economic and policy trends in the French-speaking world. This course is ideal for students aspiring to internships with international organizations, placements with the Peace Corps, and Masters programs in international affairs and international business. | Athena Title: | French for the Global Economy | Prerequisite: | (FREN 3020 or FREN 3020H) and (FREN 3100 or FREN 3150) | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LACS) 4170. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | Course Title: | Francophone Film, Literature, and Culture | Course Description: | Introduction to various Francophone regions of the world
through the study of film and literature. | Athena Title: | Francophone Film Lit Culture | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4180. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | Course Title: | Topics in French Studies | Course Description: | Topics in French and Francophone studies; themes, movements,
problems, artistic and cultural manifestations, and their
relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics
can cover individual periods or several centuries. Given in English. | Athena Title: | Topics in French Studies | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 4180I | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4180I. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Topics in French Studies | Course Description: | Topics in French and Francophone studies; themes, movements, problems, artistic and cultural manifestations, and their relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics can cover individual periods or several centuries. Given in English. Students do appropriate assignments in French. | Athena Title: | Topics in French Studies | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 4180 | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments, discussions, and student oral and written work following guidelines proposed in the proposal for Integrating Languages Across the Curriculum: 1. A significant portion (more than 25%) of the total course readings is in the target language; 2. A significant portion (more than 25%) of the term papers, reports, and other written work is in the target language; 3. Opportunities to give oral presentations in the target language; 4. Some time is spent in discussion in the target language, either during class or in break-out sessions. | Prerequisite: | FREN 3010 or FREN 3010H | Pre or Corequisite: | FREN 3020 or FREN 3020H | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4190. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | Course Title: | Internship in French | Course Description: | Designed for students with significant experience in French,
this course will provide firsthand experience working in a
French business. Students will work using their language and culture
skills while performing tasks in one of several organizations. | Athena Title: | Internship in French | Nontraditional Format: | In order to complete the course successfully, students will be
required to submit a learning agreement, work approximately 25
hours per week for the duration of the program, keep a written
journal of their work experience, have regular meetings or
written communication with the instructor of record, and write
a final paper. | Prerequisite: | (FREN 3020 or FREN 3020H) and permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4300/6300. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture | Course Description: | Significant developments in the language, literature, and
civilization of France from the eleventh through the fifteenth
centuries. Discussions will consider writers and genres,
linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special
attention to historical, social, and political context. Given
in French. | Athena Title: | Studies Medieval Lit Culture | Prerequisite: | (FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E) and permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4350/6350. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Studies in the French Renaissance | Course Description: | Significant developments in the language, literature, and
civilation of France during the Renaissance and Reformation.
Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic
theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to
the historical, social, and political context. Given in French. | Athena Title: | Studies in French Renaissance | Prerequisite: | (FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E) and permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4600/6600. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | Course Title: | Studies in French and Francophone New Media | Course Description: | Significant developments in French and Francophone digital arts
with a focus on the literary, storytelling, and poetry,
including electronic literature and video games. Discussion
will consider writers/designers and genres, literary theory,
theory of media and game studies. Course given in French. No
computer skills required. | Athena Title: | New Media Studies | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 4600E, FREN 6600E | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E or FREN(LING) 3090 | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4600E/6600E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | Course Title: | Studies in French and Francophone New Media | Course Description: | Significant developments in French and Francophone digital arts
with a focus on the literary, storytelling and poetry, including
electronic literature and video games. Discussion will consider
writers/designers and genres, literary theory, theory of media
and game studies. Course given in French. No computer skills
required. | Athena Title: | New Media Studies Online | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FREN 4600, FREN 6600 | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Lectures,
discussions, assignments, and student works are managed online,
according to the Guidelines for Online Teaching and Digital
Literacy of the Romance Languages Department. | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E or FREN(LING) 3090 | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LING) 4630. 3 hours. | Course Title: | French Phonetics | Course Description: | The French sound system in theory and practice. How French sounds are formed and how they reflect social class and geographical origin. Work on pronunciation in class and the language laboratory. Given in French. | Athena Title: | FRENCH PHONETICS | Prerequisite: | FREN(LING) 3090 | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LING) 4800/6800. 3 hours. | Course Title: | French Syntax and Meaning | Course Description: | The syntax of modern French through readings in descriptive analysis and examples of literary texts to see how word order contributes to meaning. Particular emphasis on levels of style and reflections of social class. Frequent compositions required. Given in French. | Athena Title: | French Syntax and Meaning | Prerequisite: | FREN(LING) 3090 | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 6200. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Francophone Cultures and Literatures | Course Description: | The major areas of the Francophone world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Literary works will be examined in their linguistic and cultural contexts. | Athena Title: | FRANCOPHON LIT-CULT | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 6400. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Studies in 17th-Century French Literature and Culture | Course Description: | Selected topics in French 17th-century literature, culture, and
civilization, from approximately 1590 to 1715. References to the
broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of
the time will be brought to bear when appropriate. | Athena Title: | 17TH CENT FR LIT | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 6450. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Studies in 18th-Century French Literature and Culture | Course Description: | Selected topics in French 18th-century literature, culture, and
civilization, from approximately 1715 to 1789. References to the
broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of
the time will be brought to bear when appropriate. | Athena Title: | 18TH CENT FR LIT | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 6500. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Studies in 19th-Century French Literature and Culture | Course Description: | Literary works and cultural artifacts in their contexts from
the nineteenth century in France. Literary movements from
Romanticism to symbolism may be studied, as well as the
literary and social influences brought about by the wars,
revolutions, and innovations of this period. Given in French. | Athena Title: | 19TH CENT FREN LIT | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 6550. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century French Literature and Culture | Course Description: | Literary and non-literary works in their contexts from the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries in France. Literary
movements from Dada to Poststructuralism may be studied, as
well as the literary and social influences brought about by the
wars and revolutions of this period. Given in French. | Athena Title: | 20TH-21ST-CEN LIT | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LING) 6630. 3 hours. | Course Title: | The French Sound System in a Social Context | Course Description: | French phonetics: the sounds of French as they relate to levels of language from the vernacular to literature. An examination of how sounds vary with relation to region and social class. Practice in class and in the language laboratory. Given in French. | Athena Title: | FRENCH SOUND SYSTEM | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LING) 6700. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Applied French Linguistics | Course Description: | Phonology of French as it determines the underlying forms of morphology with an application to the teaching of French to non-native speakers. Emphasis on the concepts of variation, acceptability, and cultural sensitivity. Given in French. | Athena Title: | APPL FR LING | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LING) 6910. 3 hours. | Course Title: | History of the French Language in its Social and Literary Context | Course Description: | The major changes in the history of the French language, with special attention to the interaction of linguistic and societal changes and to the representation of these changes in literary texts. Given in French. | Athena Title: | HISTORY FRENCH LANG | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 7000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| Course ID: | FREN 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8010. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the French-Speaking World Seminar | Course Description: | An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific representative topic in language, literature, culture, and linguistics of the French-speaking world. Given in French. | Athena Title: | Selected Topics | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8100. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in Medieval Studies | Course Description: | Topics in medieval literature, language, and culture. Study of a particular problem, author, genre, or linguistic topic will be integrated into the larger cultural context of medieval France. Given in French. | Athena Title: | SEM MEDIEV STUDIES | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered approximately every five semesters. | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8180. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Literary Theory | Course Description: | Theories that have special relevance for understanding French literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Readings, discussions, and assignments in French. Readings by Bal, Barthes, Baudrillard, Benveniste, Bourdieu, Genette, Irigaray, Jakobson, Kristeva, L‚vi-Strauss, Riffaterre. Emphasis on structuralism, poststructuralism, cultural studies, narratology, and feminism. Given in French. | Athena Title: | LITERARY THEORY | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in Renaissance Studies | Course Description: | In-depth study of a major author or special topic related to the French Renaissance. Given in French. | Athena Title: | RENAISSANCE STUDIES | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered approximately every five semesters. | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8300. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in Seventeenth-Century Studies | Course Description: | Doctoral-level seminar in French seventeenth-century studies. Given in French. | Athena Title: | SEM IN 17TH CEN ST | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered approximately every five semesters. | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8400. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies | Course Description: | Doctoral-level seminar in French eighteenth-century studies. Given in French. | Athena Title: | SEM IN 18TH CEN ST | Nontraditional Format: | Course offered approximately every five semesters. | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Studies | Course Description: | An intensive study of one major nineteenth-century author or literary movement. Given in French. | Athena Title: | SEM 19TH CENTURY | Nontraditional Format: | Course offered approximately every five semesters. | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8600. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in Twentieth-Century Studies | Course Description: | A major author, group of authors, theme, genre topic or movement in French or Francophone literature. Given in French. | Athena Title: | SEM 20TH CENT STUD | Nontraditional Format: | Course offered approximately every five semesters. | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN 8700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in Francophone Studies | Course Description: | In-depth study of one or several writers, representative of one of the major Francophone areas in the world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Although the primary emphasis will be on literary works, they will be studied in their linguistic and cultural contexts. | Athena Title: | FRANCOPHONE STUDIES | Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course ID: | FREN(LING) 8800. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | Course Title: | Seminar in French Linguistics | Course Description: | Topics and issues in French linguistics. Possible offerings include Old French, French dialectology, French sociolinguistics, and French semantics and pragmatics. Given in French. | Athena Title: | SEM FR LINGUISTICS | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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