Global French Studies Major

Requirements: Global French Studies Major (B.A.)

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 44 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

Elementary and Intermediate French Language Courses

A maximum of up to eight (8) credits (two (2) courses) of the 1000-level French language classes may count toward the major.

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
FR1100	FRENCH AND CULTURE I	None
FR1200CCF	FRENCH AND CULTURE II	FR1100 OR FR1200 OR FR1200CCF
FR1300CCI	FRENCH AND CULTURE III	FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR1200 OR FR1300
FR1400	INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR AND WRITING	FR1300 OR FR1300CCI

Core Courses (32 credits)

The following three (3) introductory courses for a total of 12 credits:

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
FR2001	INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH GLOBAL STUDIES	None
FR2060CCI / LI2060CCI	INTRO TO LINGUISTICS/ A LA LINGUISTIQUE	None / FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR1200 OR FR1200CCF OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR2400	ADVANCED WRITING IN FRENCH	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102

Select one (1) intermediate course about Paris from the following for a total of four (4) credits:

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
FR2046CCD	PARIS VU PAR LES PHOTOGRAPHES	FR1300CCI OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR2102	1954 IN PARIS: A ROLE-PLAYING SIMULATION	FR1300 OR FR1300CCI

Select one (1) intermediate course about France and/or the Francophone World from the following for a total of four (4) credits:

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
CL2094 / FR2094	FRENCH FICTION NOW: TRADUIRE LE ROMAN FRANCAIS CONTEMP.	FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2102 OR FR2101 / FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR2101	CRIMES AND SOCIETY: THE MAJOR CASES THAT CHANGED FRANCE	FR1300 OR FR1300CCI
FR2103	FRANCOPHONE IDENTITIES AND CULTURES ON SCREEN	FR1300 OR FR1300CCI

Select two (2) advanced courses about France and/or the Francophone World from the following for a total of eight (8) credits:

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
FR3011	FRENCH FILM & FICTION NOW	FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3028	FRENCH FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3029	DISSIDENT HISTORIES FROM THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3052	(DE)COLONIAL NARRATIVES IN FRENCH	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FM3086CCI / FR3086CCI	FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE	FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2101 OR FR2102 / FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3091 or LI3091	TOPICS IN FRENCH or TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS	None or None

Capstone or Senior Seminar Course (4 credits)

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
FR4095CCC	SENIOR PROJECT	College Level=Senior AND FR2400CCR

Electives (4 - 12 credits)

Select one (1) to three (3) courses from the list below (depending on the number of Optional: Elementary and Intermediate French Language Courses counted toward the major):

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
AH2000CCI	PARIS THROUGH ITS ARCHITECTURE I	None
FR2075	THEATER IN PARIS	FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR2077	ACTING IN FRENCH	FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR2100CCI	FRENCH AND CULTURE IV	FR1300CCI OR FR1300
FR2200CCI	FRENCH AND CULTURE V	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3011	FRENCH FILM & FICTION NOW	FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3028	FRENCH FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3029	DISSIDENT HISTORIES FROM THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3032	THE MONSTROUS AND FABULOUS RENAISSANCE	FR1200CCF OR FR1200 OR FR1300 OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
CL3046 / FR3046	TWO FRENCH CLASSICS	FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102 / FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3052	(DE)COLONIAL NARRATIVES IN FRENCH	FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3059	ROMANTIC LIT AND ITS DISCONTENTS: FLAUBERT, SAND, BAUDELAIRE	None
FM3076	ARAB AND AFRICAN CINEMA	None
CL3081	POST-COLONIAL LIT. & THEORY	None
CL3082CCI	PROUST & THE ARTS	None
FM3086CCI / FR3086CCI	FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE	FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2101 OR FR2102 / FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FM3087 / FR3087	PARIS CINEMA	FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102 / FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102
FR3091 or LI3091	TOPICS IN FRENCH or TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS	None or None
CM4021	PARIS FASHION HISTORIES & GEOGRAPHIES	(CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)) OR CM1110

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

HONORS

Students who have completed at least five FR courses may be invited to participate in the Honors program.

Students are automatically qualified if they have a minimum 3.7 major GPA and an overall GPA of 3.5 minimum.
Students may be nominated by department faculty members if they have a minimum 3.5 major GPA and an overall GPA of 3.3 minimum.
Students select a thesis supervisor in the Department and produce a 30-page thesis.
Candidates for Departmental Honors present and defend their thesis or seminar project before a jury of faculty members.
Students who have a recorded academic integrity incident are not eligible for Departmental Honors.

Further information is available from department academic advisors or the Department Chair.