French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2022-2023 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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

  •  4343 FREN 1210   LEC 001

    • M
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

  •  4344 FREN 1210   LEC 002

    • M
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

  •  4345 FREN 1210   DIS 201

    • TWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4346 FREN 1210   DIS 202

    • TWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Haillot, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4347 FREN 1210   DIS 203

    • TWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Ness, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4348 FREN 1210   DIS 204

    • TWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Leroy, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4349 FREN 1210   DIS 205

    • TWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Gibbs, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4350 FREN 1210   DIS 206

    • TWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Un, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4351 FREN 1210   DIS 207

    • TWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Lu, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4352 FREN 1230   SEM 101

    • MWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2070, 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4353 FREN 1230   SEM 102

    • MWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Rebhi, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2070, 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4354 FREN 1230   SEM 103

    • MWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2070, 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4355 FREN 1230   SEM 104

    • MWRF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2070, 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

  • 16920 FREN 2080   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 1230; LPF score 56-64; SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4; or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2080; FREN 2092 of FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2080 are ineligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2090 for credit.

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

  •  4676 FREN 2090   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4677 FREN 2090   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4678 FREN 2090   SEM 103

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Caswell, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095, or FREN 2310. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4679 FREN 2090   SEM 104

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Choinet, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4680 FREN 2090   SEM 105

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Kellogg, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

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

  •  6234 FREN 2095   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended courses after FREN 2095:FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6235 FREN 2095   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 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 through a variety of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16917 FREN 2180   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor. 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

  •  5995 FREN 2310   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Vallois, M

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

FREN 3270

"I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of  being obliged to weep" is a famous quote of 18th C. French writer Beamarchais;it presents a durable trait of French culture, where laughter used to be - and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17256 FREN 3270   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

FREN 3460

The concept of "intellectual" - the writer or scholar who takes a political commitment - was born in France at the end of the nineteenth century.  From the Dreyfus Affaire to the recent polemics on French ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7372 FREN 3460   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: 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

  • 16914 FREN 3770   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3880

We will take La Princesse de Cleves, considered the first psychological novel of love, in order to explore the world of its author, Mme de Lafayette, her social and cultural milieu, her many literary friends ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17259 FREN 3880   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

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

  •  4732 FREN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4733 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5562 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7112 FREN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7113 FREN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7380 FREN 4190   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  •  4686 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    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

  •  6559 FREN 4290   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6560 FREN 4290   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7114 FREN 4290   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7115 FREN 4290   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7383 FREN 4290   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

FREN 4720

This course will examine a rich literary, artistic and cinematic collection of women's stories and gendered narratives that were usually considered as belonging to the margins of History. Simone de Beavoir's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 6725

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19104 FREN 4720   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4734 FREN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4735 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5563 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7116 FREN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7117 FREN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7391 FREN 6390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FREN 6720

This seminar is about the pleasures and perils, the uses and abuses, of difficulty.  It takes as its point of departure and return Simone Weil, the short-lived French philosopher and activist who died ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17261 FREN 6720   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6725

This course will examine a rich literary, artistic and cinematic collection of women's stories and gendered narratives that were usually considered as belonging to the margins of History. Simone de Beavoir's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 4720

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 19698 FREN 6725   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person