French Course Descriptions

FREN-101 Intro to French Language & Culture

The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of French. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of French-speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory experience. 3 hours each semester.
Credits: 3.00

FREN-102 Intro French Language & Culture

Continuation of FREN 101. The beginning course is intended to give training in the basic patterns and structures of French. Conversation and reading related to the cultures of French-speaking areas. Classroom work is supplemented by laboratory experience. 3 hours each semester. Prerequisite: FREN 101 or equivalent proficiency.
Credits: 3.00

FREN-195 Independent Study


Credits: 1.00

FREN-201 Intermediate French

Focus on conversational skills, and comprehension French and francophone cultures, reading, and grammar. Prerequisite: FREN 102 or an equivalent proficiency. 3 hours each semester.
Credits: 3.00

FREN-202 Intermediate French

A continuation of FREN 201. Focus on conversational skills, comprehension, French and francophone cultures, reading, and grammar. Prerequisite: FREN 201 or equivalent proficiency. 3 hours each semester.
Credits: 3.00

FREN-215 Conversation Laboratory

This course is designed to compliments 200-level and upper-division French language courses and provide additional opportunity for improving speaking and writing skills, although students who have completed at least 102 in French are eligible to enroll. Students will participate in weekly discussions and oral activities and produce presentations and written work in French. Course taught entirely in French. Does not count towards the French major or minor. May be repeated once for credit. Offered spring semester. P/NP. Prerequisite: FREN-102 or equivalent. 1 hour.
Credits: 1.00

FREN-255 Special Topics

See department for course description.
Credits: 1.00

FREN-265 French in Elementary School

This course is an introduction to the principles of second language acquisition and instruction in elementary school programs. Students will plan and implement lessons for after-school French program involving first through sixth graders. Class includes weekly trips to local elementary schools. Does NOT meet the upper-division major requirement for French, International Studies, or Modern Languages with an emphasis in French. Prerequisite: FREN 102. 1-3 hours. May be repeated once for credit.
Credits: 1.00

FREN-301 Composition & Conversation

Practice in conversational idiom through reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, periodical literature and oral interviews. Extensive practice in composition with an aim toward improving students' communicative skills in written and oral French. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FREN 202 or equivalent competency. 3 hours. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3.00

FREN-304 Twentieth Century French Theatre

Analysis of representative plays by French and Francophone authors including Jarry, Sartre, Anouilh, Genet, Beckett, Ionesco, Schwarz-Bart, and others. Introduction of theoretical texts relevant to the plays studied. Prerequisite: FREN 202 or an equivalent competency. Taught in French. 3 hours. Meets Humanities core requirement. Offered intermittently. (G)
Credits: 3.00

FREN-305 French Lit & Culture:1637 to the Present

An introduction to major developments in French literature and culture including Classicism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, surrealism, and the "nouveau roman". Prerequisite: FREN 202 or equivalent. Taught in French. 3 hours. Meets Humanities core requirement. Offered intermittently. (G)
Credits: 3.00

FREN-307 The Contemporary Short Story

Study of significant short stories by major writers in the French-speaking world, among them Maupassant, Leciezio, Kamanda, Roy, and others. Prerequisite: FREN 202 or an equivalent proficiency. Taught in French. 3 hours. Meets Humanities core requirement. Offered intermittently. (G)
Credits: 3.00

FREN-308 France Today

Reading and discussion of selected articles from French newspapers and magazines. Course work would be supplemented by relevant video and audio -visual materials. Prerequisite: FREN 202 or equivalent proficiency. Taught in French. 3 hours. Offered intermittently. (G)
Credits: 3.00

FREN-355 Special Topics

See department for course description.
Credits: 1.00

FREN-365 French in Elementary Schools

This course is an introduction to the principles of second language acquisition and instruction in elementary school programs. Students will plan and implement lessons for after-school French program involving first through fourth graders. Class includes weekly trips to local elementary schools. Does NOT meet the upper-division major requirement for French, International Studies, or Modern Languages with an emphasis in French. Prerequisite: FREN 102. 1-3 hours. May be repeated once for credit.
Credits: 1.00

FREN-395 Independent Study

See department for details.
Credits: 1.00

FREN-401 Women's Writing in Francophone World

Survey of women's writing in the Francophone world throughout the 20th century. Special focus on the novel and the development of alternative prose forms. Authors from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, the French Caribbean, Senegal, and Algeria may be included. Taught in French. 3 hours. Meets Humanities or Cross-cultural core requirement. Offered intermittently. (G)
Credits: 3.00

FREN-475 Internship

See department for details.
Credits: 1.00

FREN-485 Seminar in French

A concentrated study of one of the major movements in French and Francophone literature, art, and culture. Topics include: the rise of Classicism, the French Revolution, the 19th century French novel, writing and resistance:1848-1968, and literature in French-speaking Switzerland. May be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Taught in French. 3 hours. Offered intermittently.
Credits: 3.00

FREN-494 Senior Thesis French

This course is designed to assist senior students who are writing a thesis for a major in French. Students will receive direction in completing their research proposal and help in conducting and writing their senior thesis in French. These are student-conducted individual research theses. Students take 494 and 495 in consecutive semesters. Prerequisite: Senior standing and study abroad. Taught in French. 2 hours per semester.
Credits: 2.00

FREN-495 Senior Thesis in French

This course is designed to assist senior students who are writing a thesis for a major in French. Students will receive direction in completing their research proposal and help in conducting and writing their senior thesis in French. These are student-conducted individual research theses. Students take 494 and 495 in consecutive semesters. Prerequisite: Senior standing and study abroad. Taught in French. 2 hours per semester.
Credits: 2.00