French (FRCH)
FRCH 1011: Elementary French I
Modern Languages
Introduction to the French language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the French-speaking world. Intended for students with fewer than two years of high-school French.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 1012: Elementary French II
Modern Languages
Continuing introduction to the French language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the French-speaking world.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 1011.
FRCH 1011.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 1110: Intensive Elementary French
Modern Languages
French 101 and 102 in one semester. To develop proficiency in French, with cultural information about the French-speaking world.
6 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 1210: Accelerated Elementary French
Modern Languages
Begins with a review of high-school French and continues with the study of the language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the French-speaking world.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 1980: Elementary French Study Abroad
Modern Languages
Emphasis on building French proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a French-speaking country.
1 - 12 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 1999A: Special Topics in French
Modern Languages
Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit. May not be used to fulfill foreign language requirement.
1 - 6 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 2011: Intermediate French I
Modern Languages
Development of proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding French with cultural and linguistic information about the French-speaking world.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 2012: Second Year French
Modern Languages
Emphasis on communication and culture.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 2011.
FRCH 2011.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 2110: Intensive Intermediate French
Modern Languages
French 201 and 202 in one semester. To develop continuing proficiency in French, with cultural information about the French-speaking world.
6 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 2980: Intmd. French Study Abroad
Modern Languages
Emphasis on building French proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a French-speaking country.
1 - 12 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 2999A: Special Topics in French
Modern Languages
Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit. May not be used to fulfill foreign language requirement.
1 - 6 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3031: Conversation & Composition I
Modern Languages
Development of speaking and writing skills, including creative expression, work with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3032: Conversation & Composition II
Modern Languages
Continued development of speaking and writing skills, including creative expression, work with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures. Prerequisite requirements for this course may also be satisfied by consent of the instructor.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3110: Business French
Modern Languages
Practical application of specialized vocabulary for letter writing, interviewing techniques, and other commercial applications of French.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3210: French Culture and Civ.ization
Modern Languages
A survey of the development of French cultural life through significant historical, literary, and artistic works.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3220: Contemporary French Culture
Modern Languages
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3230: La Chanson Francophone
Modern Languages
A study of French-speaking cultures inside and outside of France as expressed through song.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3240: French Cuisine and Culture
Modern Languages
Students will explore the history and cultural significance of French cuisine through historical records, literary texts, television, and film.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3250: The Francophone World
Modern Languages
This course will introduce students to the Francophone world and its cultures from Africa to the Caribbean, to Quebec, to Europe. Students explore selected Francophone histories and geographies through overviews of French-speaking countries, excerpts of classic Francophone texts, prominent Francophone films, culinary dishes, music, public figures, and vignettes of everyday life.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3031 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3300: Intro. to French Linguistics
Modern Languages
Introduction to the linguistic terminology and scientific techniques used to study the sounds, vocabulary, phrase and sentence structures, history and social uses of the French language.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3310: Intro to Lit/Lit Anlys in Fr
Modern Languages
Reading strategies, methods of analysis, and techniques of exposition relying on selected short texts.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3320: Short Fiction in French
Modern Languages
In this class, we will explore various forms of short fiction in French from the
Middle Ages to today. We will concentrate on close readings and analyses,
historical contexts, and common themes.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3032.
FRCH 3032.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3610: French and Francophone Cinema
Modern Languages
Survey of the major developments in French and Francophone cinema. Content varies.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3620: Reg. Identity in French Cinema
Modern Languages
Students will analyze the representation of regional identity in a selection of French films while considering how concepts of shared identity have been shaped by language, immigration, colonization, and globalization.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3870: Short Fiction in French
Modern Languages
In this class, students will explore various forms of short fiction in French from the Middle Ages to today, concentrating on close readings and analyses, historical contexts, and common themes.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3980: Upper-Lvl French Study Abroad
Modern Languages
Emphasis on building French proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a French-speaking country.
1 - 12 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 2110 and 24 Earned Credits.
FRCH 2110 and 24 Earned Credits.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 3999A: French Studies
Modern Languages
May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5029: Oral Proficiency in French
Modern Languages
Students engage in intensive activities to develop their ability to produce
spontaneous, unrehearsed, and sophisticated speech in French across a wide
variety of real-world contexts.
3 credits
Prerequisites
21 Earned Credits above the 2000 level.
21 Earned Credits above the 2000 level.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5090: Expl Mad in Francophone Cultur
Modern Languages
This course aims to help students understand the evolution attitudes towards
mental health in French and Francophone culture (beliefs, arts and literature,
history, films, music, etc.). This course will also explore what has been
implemented in France and other countries to help their populations take care
of their mental health (rights, alternative medicine, etc.).
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3300.
FRCH 3300.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5110: Adv. Fr & Francophone Cinema
Modern Languages
Advanced study of the major developments in French and Francophone cinema.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5210: Adv. Grammar and Composition
Modern Languages
Review and analysis of the more sophisticated grammatical structures of the French language.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3032.
FRCH 3032.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5220: French Phonetics and Phonology
Modern Languages
Introduction to the production of French sounds, using linguistic analysis and articulatory practice to improve pronunciation skills.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3300 and 9 Credits in 300-level or above FRCH courses.
FRCH 3300 and 9 Credits in 300-level or above FRCH courses.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5230: Trnsl. Theory and Practice
Modern Languages
This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts and techniques of translation from French into English and English into French.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3032.
FRCH 3032.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5240: History of the French Language
Modern Languages
Development of the phonological and grammatical systems of French from Latin to its modern dialects.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3300.
FRCH 3300.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5250: Topics in App. French Ling.
Modern Languages
May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3300.
FRCH 3300.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5271: Survey of French Literature I
Modern Languages
A survey of the major texts and the development of literary genres prior to 1789.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5272: Survey of French Literature II
Modern Languages
A survey of major texts and the development of literary genres after 1789.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5290: Survey of French Lyric Poetry
Modern Languages
French poetic forms and movements over several centuries.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5300: Survey of French Theater
Modern Languages
A survey of major dramatic works in French.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5320: Medieval and Ren. French Lit
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 11th through the 16th centuries.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5330: 17th French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 17th century in France.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5340: Eighteenth-Century French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 18th century in France.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5350: Nineteenth-Century French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 19th century in France.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3300.
FRCH 3300.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5360: Twentieth-Century French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 20th century in France.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5370: Intro. to Francophone Lit.
Modern Languages
An investigation of some of the central issues that have emerged from parts of the world formerly subject to conditions of French colonialism.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5380: Chretien de Troyes and His Wld
Modern Languages
Students will read all of the romances and poems of the 12th-century master of Arthurian fiction, Chrétien de Troyes, in their historical, literary, and social contexts.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5390: The Environment in French Lit.
Modern Languages
This course focuses on environmental themes in French or Francophone texts as a way to explore the role of the humanities in the understanding, management, or resolution of environmental issues.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3310.
FRCH 3310.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5480: Advanced French Study Abroad
Modern Languages
1 - 12 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5499A: Topics in Cultural Studies
Modern Languages
Content varies.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5499B: Special Topics
Modern Languages
May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5529: Oral Proficiency in French
Modern Languages
Students engage in intensive activities to develop their ability to produce
spontaneous, unrehearsed, and sophisticated speech in French across a wide
variety of real-world contexts.
3 credits
Prerequisites
21 Earned Credits above the 2000 level.
21 Earned Credits above the 2000 level.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5590: Expl Mad in Francophone Cultur
Modern Languages
This course aims to help students understand the evolution attitudes towards
mental health in French and Francophone culture (beliefs, arts and literature,
history, films, music, etc.). This course will also explore what has been
implemented in France and other countries to help their populations take care
of their mental health (rights, alternative medicine, etc.).
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3300.
FRCH 3300.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5610: Adv. Fr & Francophone Cinema
Modern Languages
Advanced study of the major developments in French and Francophone cinema.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5710: Adv. Grammar and Composition
Modern Languages
Review and analysis of the more sophisticated grammatical structures of the French language.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5720: French Phonetics and Phonology
Modern Languages
Introduction to the production of French sounds, using linguistic analysis and articulatory practice to improve pronunciation skills.
3 credits
Prerequisites
FRCH 3300 and 9 Credits in 300-level or above FRCH courses.
FRCH 3300 and 9 Credits in 300-level or above FRCH courses.
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5730: Trnsl. Theory and Practice
Modern Languages
This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts and techniques of translation from French into English and English into French.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5740: History of the French Language
Modern Languages
Development of the phonological and grammatical systems of French from Latin to its modern dialects.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5750: Topics in App. French Ling.
Modern Languages
May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5771: Survey of French Literature I
Modern Languages
A survey of the major texts and the development of literary genres prior to 1789.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5772: Survey of French Literature II
Modern Languages
A survey of major texts and the development of literary genres after 1789.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5790: Survey of French Lyric Poetry
Modern Languages
French poetic forms and movements over several centuries.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5800: Survey of French Theater
Modern Languages
A survey of major dramatic works in French.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5820: Medieval and Ren. French Lit
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 11th through the 16th centuries.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5830: 17th French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 17th century in France.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5840: Eighteenth-Century French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 18th century in France.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5850: Nineteenth-Century French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 19th century in France.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5860: Twentieth-Century French Lit.
Modern Languages
Study of the works of representative authors of the 20th century in France.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5870: Intro. to Francophone Lit.
Modern Languages
An investigation of some of the central issues that have emerged from parts of the world formerly subject to conditions of French colonialism.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5880: Chretien de Troyes and His Wld
Modern Languages
Students will read all of the romances and poems of the 12th-century master of Arthurian fiction, Chrétien de Troyes, in their historical, literary, and social contexts.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5890: The Environment in French Lit.
Modern Languages
This course focuses on environmental themes in French or Francophone texts as a way to explore the role of the humanities in the understanding, management, or resolution of environmental issues.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5980: Advanced French Study Abroad
Modern Languages
1 - 12 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5999A: Topics in Cultural Studies
Modern Languages
Content varies.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 5999B: Special Topics
Modern Languages
May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 6010: Prof. Issues in Graduate Study
Modern Languages
The course covers the skills and trends in research for success in the graduate program; current trends in academic professionalism. Z grade.
1 credit
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
FRCH 6110: Intensive Elem French for Grad
Modern Languages
This course is an introduction to the French language, at the end of which
graduate students will be able to read scholarly articles as well as speak,
write, and understand simple French.
3 - 6 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 6322: Seminar, French Studies II
Modern Languages
Content varies. May be repeated for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
FRCH 6510: Instructed Sec. Lang. Acq.
Modern Languages
The application of research in second language acquisition to the practice of teaching and learning.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 6710: Research Methods
Modern Languages
Current research and analysis of language and literature for MLL graduate students.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 6720: Res. & Pract. in Clsrm Sec. La
Modern Languages
The goal of this course is to give an overview of second language acquisition, the theoretical underpinning of teaching and learning, and the practical considerations of classroom work.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture
Lecture
FRCH 6730: Seminar
Modern Languages
May be repeated once for credit.
3 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar
Seminar
FRCH 6997A: Thesis
Modern Languages
No grade
1 - 12 credits
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis
Thesis