French (FREN)
FREN 100 French Language and Culture On-Site 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 3 hrs)
An introduction to French and French-speaking culture in conjunction with study abroad for students with little or no previous language study. Note: Permission of instructor is required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 101 Elementary French I 3 Hours
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 102 Elementary French II 3 Hours
Continuation of the development of the four basic skills and cultural insights. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 101 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 2 or LPROF: FRENCH Composite with a score of 2)
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021; fall 2022
FREN 105 Introduction to French Culture 3 Hours
Survey of the contemporary culture of France, with emphasis on values, behavioral characteristics, social and political structures, and achievements of the French-speaking people. Taught in English; only taught abroad.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 201 Intermediate French I 3 Hours
Expansion of grammatical knowledge and practice in oral and written expression. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 102 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 3)
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021; fall 2022; summer 2023
FREN 202 Intermediate French II 3 Hours
Continuation of oral and written practice, vocabulary building and introduction to the reading of literary or cultural texts. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 201 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 4)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; fall 2022; summer 2023
FREN 210 Intermediate French Conversation Abroad 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 3 hrs)
Course designed to develop the vocabulary and communication skills of a student with one year of college French or equivalent, with emphasis on contact with French native speakers. FREN 210 may not substitute for FREN 201 or FREN 202, but may count as an elective for the major or minor. Taught in French. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 102 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 3)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 211 French Culture Abroad 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 3 hrs)
Course designed to develop an appreciation for different aspects of France and its people and culture, for a student with one year of college French or equivalent. FREN 211 may not substitute for FREN 201 or FREN 202, but may count as an elective for the major or minor. Taught in French. FulfillsWorld Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 102 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 3)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 306 Experiencing French Abroad 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Supervised language and cultural studies accomplished during a study abroad program. Students who receive transferable credit for language study done during the study abroad program will receive credit only for cultural study. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better. Note: Enrollment in supervised language study while aboard required.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2022; summer 2023
FREN 314 Introduction to French Literature 3 Hours
This course is intended to develop adequate reading skills to enable the student to succeed in literature courses. Texts from the theatre, poetry, short stories and selections from novels will be read. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 320 French Grammar and Composition 3 Hours
A comprehensive study of French grammar based on classroom explanation and drill and written translation of texts especially prepared to illustrate grammar under discussion. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 321 French Conversation 3 Hours
Exercises in pronunciation, comprehension and composition. Thorough review of language usage. Ample opportunity for conversation. Entirely in French. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2022
FREN 322 Translation 3 Hours
A concentrated study of the intricacies and processes of translation work (both French to English and English to French) for literary and non-literary materials. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 323 French Civilization and Culture 3 Hours
Readings, discussion, lectures, films, oral and written reports on different aspects of France and its people and culture. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH
Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2023
FREN 325 Survey of French Literature I 3 Hours
Reading of French literary texts representing the masterpieces of this important branch of French civilization; lectures on literary history and criticism. The period covered is from 842 AD to the end of the 18th century. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 326 Survey of French Literature II 3 Hours
Reading of French literary texts representing the masterpieces of this important branch of French civilization; lectures on literary history and criticism. The period covered is the 19th and 20th centuries. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 328 French Diction and Pronunciation 3 Hours
Mastery of fluent French diction and pronunciation through intensive practice with sounds, stress, rhythm, linking, phrasing, and intonation. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 331 Business French 3 Hours
Introduction to business communication in the French speaking countries. Linguistic structures and vocabulary, forms of business communication, reading and discussion of business texts, social customs. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 389 Internship in French 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Supervised work using French in a professional setting. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in French (365) or French (665)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 420 Advanced French Composition and Stylistics 3 Hours
Creative self-expression in written French, refinement of grammatical understanding, introduction to the art of translation and an examination of selected texts to study stylistic devices. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 421 Advanced French Conversation 3 Hours
Free classroom discussion on assigned topics and reports on newspaper and magazine articles of current interest. Special attention will be paid to idiomatic expressions. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 202 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 5)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 426 French Literature of the Twentieth Century 3 Hours
A study of the works of major French writers of the 20th century. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 314 or FREN 325 or FREN 326)
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2022
FREN 427 Francophone Culture 3 Hours
Course will cover all francophone countries (including France) and deal with various aspects of their culture: oral literature. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 314 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 6)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021
FREN 445 French Canadian Literature 3 Hours
A survey of the Quebecois novel, theatre and poetry through a selection of 19th and 20th century writers. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 314 or FREN 321 or FREN 325 or FREN 326 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 6)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 450 Topics in Francophone Cinema 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Course examines the way Francophone film directors and social scientists look at various aspects of the most recent cinema: narrative structure, recurring patterns, relation of form to content and ideology. Taught in French. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 314 or AVANT Lang French Placement with a score of 6)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 499 Advanced Studies in French 1-4 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
For guided independent study in culture, language, or literature. May be used with consent of full-time program faculty members for work accomplished during study abroad. Number of credit hours will be determined in consultation with instructor. Fulfills World Language with a grade of C or better. Note: Permission of instructor is required.
Restriction(s): Students with a semester level of Academy Junior, Academy Senior, Freshman or Sophomore may not enroll.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021