Major-Minor Requirements
Major in French: A minimum of 34 semester hours beyond 101–102, including 201–202, 301–302, 321, 499, and three 400-level courses, one of which must be completed in the senior year.
Minor in French: 20 semester hours, excluding 101–102 and including 201–202, 301, and two additional upper-division courses.
Course offerings:
101, 102 Elementary French
Essentials of pronunciation, intonation, and structure; basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Lab attendance required. (4, 4)
141 French Language and Caribbean Culture in Martinique
Offered on the campus of the Université des Antilles et de la Guyane in Martinque, includes daily intensive language study, a homestay, excursions and activities related to the history and culture of the French West Indies, meetings with writers and political figures, and a fieldwork project. May not be counted towards French major or minor. Prerequisite: 101 or permission of instructor. (4)
201, 202 Intermediate French – C
Review of basic grammar, development of vocabulary and emphasis on spontaneous, oral expression. Reading selections which reflect the cultural heritage and society of the Francophone world. Lab attendance required. (4, 4)
221 French Literature and Film of the Americas – C, LT
Through literature and film, a study of the experience of migration, integration, conflict, and ethnicity in the Americas from a Francophone perspective. To include today's geographical areas of Quebec, Nova Scotia, United States, Haiti, Martinique, and Guadeloupe. Special attention given to issues of gender, color, historical heritage, language, and economic status of French and Creole speakers in the Caribbean and North America. Class conducted in English. All literature translated into English; films with English subtitles. (4)
241 French Language and Caribbean Culture in Martinique
See 141. May be counted towards French major or minor. Prerequisite: 201 or permission of instructor. (4)
301, 302 Composition and Conversation – C
Advanced grammar, stylistics, composition, and conversation within the historical context of Francophone culture, history, and literature. Prerequisite: 202. (4, 4)
321 Civilization and Culture – C
Development of French society from early times to the present, as portrayed in art, music, politics, and literature, within their socio-historical context. Prerequisite: 202. (4)
341 French Language and Caribbean Culture in Martinique – C
See 141. May be counted towards French major or minor. Prerequisite: 301 or permission of instructor. (4)
421, 422 Masterpieces of French Literature – C, LT
Social and aesthetic importance of works representative of major periods from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century. May include Christine de Pizan, Rabelais, Montaigne, Moliere, Pascal, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hugo, and Baudelaire. Prerequisite: 302. (4, 4)
431, 432 20th-Century French Literature – C, LT
Social and aesthetic importance of selected 20th-century writers from France and other francophone countries. May include Gide, Camus, Sartre, Beckett, Aimée Césaire, Miriama Bâ, Ousmane Sembene. Prerequisite: 352. (4, 4)
491 Independent Studies (1–4)
492 Independent Studies (1–4)
499 Capstone: Senior Project – SR (2)