French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

FREN 1210

FREN 1210-FREN 1220 is a two-semester sequence.  FREN 1210 is the first half of the sequence designed to provide a thorough grounding in French language and an introduction to intercultural competence.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5643 FREN 1210   LEC 001

  • Students must enroll in one lecture and one discussion. This course is a beginner French course intended for students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have an LPF score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410.

  •  5644 FREN 1210   LEC 002

  • Students must enroll in one lecture and one discussion. This course is a beginner French course intended for students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have an LPF score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410.

  •  5645 FREN 1210   DIS 201

  •  5646 FREN 1210   DIS 202

  •  5647 FREN 1210   DIS 203

  •  5648 FREN 1210   DIS 204

  •  5649 FREN 1210   DIS 205

  •  5650 FREN 1210   DIS 206

  •  5651 FREN 1210   DIS 207

FREN 1230

FREN 1230 is an all-skills course designed to improve oral communication, listening comprehension, and reading ability; to establish a groundwork for correct writing; and to provide a substantial grammar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5652 FREN 1230   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5653 FREN 1230   SEM 102

  • Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5654 FREN 1230   SEM 103

  • Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5655 FREN 1230   SEM 104

  • Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

FREN 2080

This intermediate conversation and composition French course is designed for students interested in business fields such as Hospitality, Business Management, and Marketing, those looking for an internship ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16402 FREN 2080   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2080: FREN 2092 or FREN 2095

FREN 2090

This intermediate-level course is designed for students who want to focus on their speaking and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on strengthening of grammar skills, expansion of vocabulary and discourse ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6064 FREN 2090   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2092, 2095, or 2310. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eligible to take French 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6065 FREN 2090   SEM 102

  • Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2092, 2095, or 2310. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eligible to take French 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6066 FREN 2090   SEM 103

  • Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2092, 2095, or 2310. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eligible to take French 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6067 FREN 2090   SEM 104

  • Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2092, 2095, or 2310. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eligible to take French 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6068 FREN 2090   SEM 105

  • Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2092, 2095, or 2310. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eligible to take French 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8863 FREN 2090   SEM 106

  • Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2092, 2095, or 2310. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eligible to take French 2080 for credit.

FREN 2091

This one-credit course is focused on oral communication in French; to take this course students must be concurrently enrolled in FREN 2090.  Because the course is designed especially to encourage students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit GradeNoAud

  •  8105 FREN 2091   SEM 101

  • Must be concurrently enrolled in FREN 2080, 2090, or 2095.

FREN 2095

This advanced-intermediate course is highly recommended for students planning to study abroad as it aims to develop the writing and speaking skills needed to function in a French speaking university ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8053 FREN 2095   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: FREN 2080 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended courses after FREN 2095:FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8054 FREN 2095   SEM 102

  • Prerequisites: FREN 2080 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended courses after FREN 2095:FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320

FREN 2180

In this course, furthering oral communication skills and writing skills is emphasized.  A comprehensive review of fundamental and advanced grammatical structures is integrated with short stories, literary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8166 FREN 2180   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320 may also be taken concurrently with FREN 2180.

FREN 2310

This course, designed to follow FREN 2095, introduces students to an array of literary and visual material from the French and Francophone world.  It aims to develop students' proficiency in critical writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7774 FREN 2310   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++. Recommended courses after FREN 2310; any 3000- level literature, or cultural courses.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7775 FREN 2310   SEM 102

  • Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor. Recommended courses after FREN 2310; any 3000- level literature, or cultural courses.

FREN 2860

In the turbulent and violent years from 1789 to 1815, France experienced virtually every form of government known to the modern world. This course explores the rapidly changing political landscape of this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16756 FREN 2860   LEC 001

  • 16757 FREN 2860   DIS 201

  • 16758 FREN 2860   DIS 202

  • 16759 FREN 2860   DIS 203

  • 16760 FREN 2860   DIS 204

FREN 3020

This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by supplementing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: International Relations

  • 19099 FREN 3020   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Gerzso, T

  • Conducted in French. Must be concurrently enrolled in GOVT 1817.

FREN 3120

Part theory, part textual analysis, and part creative writing, this course aims to help students develop a richer, more nuanced understanding and command of both the spoken and written language.  As students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16403 FREN 3120   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: FREN 2180 or CASE Q++.

FREN 3410

A survey of literary and cultural creations from the Francophone world, this course will explore the representations of the long and complex relationship-colonial, postcolonial, of wars and migrations-between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18424 FREN 3410   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or permission of instructor.

FREN 3485

Beginning in the early days of silent cinema, a rich tradition of what are called "city films," combines technological innovation with the exploration of specific urban spaces.  Students in this class ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17597 FREN 3485   SEM 101

FREN 3565

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 19043 FREN 3565   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Greenberg, M

  • Prerquisite: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor.

FREN 3770

Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque.  This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - On Paying Attention, gives students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3760RELST 3770

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17501 FREN 3770   LEC 001

FREN 3780

When Jean-Jacques Rousseau introduced the concept of the "general will" in his classic text The Social Contract, he made what was then an unprecedented and scandalous claim: that the people as a whole, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3780GOVT 3786

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17214 FREN 3780   SEM 101

  • Conducted in English.

FREN 4190

Guided independent study of special topics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6125 FREN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Dubreuil, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6126 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Greenberg, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7239 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17312 FREN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • McNulty, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17313 FREN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Vallois, M

FREN 4290

Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6074 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Year-long course. R grade given at end of the semester and final letter grade at end of the spring. Open to juniors and seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8637 FREN 4290   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Greenberg, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8638 FREN 4290   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17316 FREN 4290   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • McNulty, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17317 FREN 4290   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Vallois, M

FREN 4745

The course will propose a parallel reading of some of the most famous texts of romantic literature with texts less known in order to develop and challenge both the canon of literary history but also to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16467 FREN 4745   SEM 101

  • Conducted in French.

FREN 4910

In this course we will focus on a number of writers, d'ici ou d'ailleurs-from here and elsewhere- for whom French remains, beyond their mother tongue, the other tongue.  There is a name for these writers: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18421 FREN 4910   SEM 101

FREN 6390

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6127 FREN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Dubreuil, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6128 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Greenberg, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7241 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17321 FREN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • McNulty, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17322 FREN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Vallois, M

FREN 6830

This course offers an opportunity to read (in French) some large sections of Marcel Proust's celebrated masterwork À larecherche du temps perdu. We'll read extensive excerpts from every single volume of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16472 FREN 6830   SEM 101

  • Conducted in French.