CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
FRENCH 101-102 BEGINNING FRENCH
Undergraduate, 6 semester hours of credit, 90 classroom contact hours. Daily schedule is from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
First and second semester of French for students without any previous study of the French language, or for students who want to start the study of the French language from the beginning.
FRENCH 203-204 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
Undergraduate, 6 semester hours of credit, 90 classroom contact hours. Daily schedule is from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Third and fourth semester of French. Two intermediate courses designed for those students who want to improve the skills they have already acquired in the first two French courses. Beginning 101-102 are required to take these courses.
FRENCH 301-302 ADVANCED FRENCH
Undergraduate, 6 semester hours of credit, 90 classroom contact hours. Daily schedule is from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Undergraduate third year of French. Two advanced courses designed for students who want to consolidate the knowledge of the French language. Beginning and Intermediate, or the equivalent, are required—or permission of the instructor.
OR CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:
FRENCH 315 FRENCH COMPOSITION I (8:30 AM - 10:30 AM or 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY)
Undergraduate, 3 semester hours of credit, 45 classroom contact hours
Prerequisite: French 204, fourth semester of college/ equivalent, or instructor approval.
Students should have a good knowledge of French grammar. The essentials of French grammar as applied in composition are studied.
FRENCH 320 FRENCH CONVERSATION I (8:30 AM - 10:30 AM or 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY)
Undergraduate, 3 semester hours of credit, 45 classroom contact hours
Prerequisite: French 204, fourth semester of college/ equivalent, or instructor approval.
Intensive practice in conversation. Pattern practice, preparation, and delivery of dialogues and topical talks. Basic phonetics and practice in pronunciation.
FRENCH 430 INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION (8:30 AM - 10:30 AM or 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY)
Undergraduate, 3 semester hours of credit, 45 classroom contact hours
Prerequisite: Conversation and Composition or equivalent.
Development of the cultural life of the French people as reflected in architecture, art history, literature, music, and philosophy.
FRENCH 450 INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE (8:30 AM - 10:30 AM or 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY)
Undergraduate, 3 semester hours of credit, 45 classroom contact hours
Introduction to the periods of French literature from the beginning to the present.
FRENCH 530-1 TOPICS ON FRENCH CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Graduate (undergraduate with approval from advisor), 3 semester hours of credit 45 classroom contact hours
French culture with emphasis on the significant development of the arts, and society.
FRENCH 530-2 DIFFERENT TOPICS ON FRENCH CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Graduate (undergraduate with approval from advisor), 3 semester hours of credit 45 classroom contact hours
FRENCH LITERATURE COURSES
Graduate (undergraduate with approval from advisor), 3 semester hours of credit 45 classroom contact hours
- FRENCH 616 16th Century Literature and Poetry (Ronsard, Calvin, Montaigne)
- FRENCH 617 17th Century Literature, Poetry, Theater (Malherbe, Descartes, Corneille, Moliere, Pascal, La Fontaine, la Rochefoucauld…)
- FRENCH 618 18th Century : Philosophical Spirit Awakenings (Bayle, Fontenelle), The Novel Before 1750, Drama (Dideort, Voltaire, Rousseau)
- FRENCH 619 19th Century Authors (Lamartine, Victor Hugo, Balzac. Stendhal) poets (Beaudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud…)
- FRENCH 620 20th Century Authors (Proust, Gide); Poetry, Theater, and Novel Before 1914 and After 1940
