French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3532 FREN 1210   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is 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 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3533 FREN 1210   SEM 102

    • MTRF Uris Hall 303
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is 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 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3534 FREN 1210   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is 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 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3535 FREN 1210   SEM 104

    • MTRF Uris Hall 398
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is 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 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3536 FREN 1210   SEM 105

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is 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 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3537 FREN 1210   SEM 106

    • MTRF Uris Hall 303
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Leroy, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is 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 to be eligible.

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

  •  3539 FREN 1230   SEM 101

  • 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

  •  3540 FREN 1230   SEM 102

  • 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

  •  3541 FREN 1230   SEM 103

  • 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

  •  3542 FREN 1230   SEM 104

  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10079 FREN 2080   SEM 101

  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3832 FREN 2090   SEM 101

  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3833 FREN 2090   SEM 102

  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3834 FREN 2090   SEM 103

  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3835 FREN 2090   SEM 104

    • MWF Uris Hall 302
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3836 FREN 2090   SEM 105

    • MWF Uris Hall 302
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Gibbs, R

  • 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 2092

Working on pronunciation improves your ability to communicate in two ways. First, learning to distinguish and produce all of the sounds of French increases both your ability to understand the spoken language ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17408 FREN 2092   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2080, 2090 or higher; CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5353 FREN 2095   SEM 101

  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5354 FREN 2095   SEM 102

    • MWF Uris Hall G26
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Kellogg, T

  • 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 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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5120 FREN 2310   SEM 101

  • 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 2860

The French Revolution was one of the most dramatic upheavals in history, sweeping away centuries of tradition and ushering in the political and cultural modernity we arguably still live in today. Although ... 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

  • 17992 FREN 2860   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17993 FREN 2860   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17994 FREN 2860   DIS 202

    • W Sibley Hall 208
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17995 FREN 2860   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17996 FREN 2860   DIS 204

    • W Uris Hall 262
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20965 FREN 2860   DIS 205

    • T White Hall B02
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18147 FREN 3120   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2180 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor.

FREN 3240

This course will introduce students to some of the highlights of France's contributions throughout its long history in art, architcture, music, philosophy, political theory and literature to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18631 FREN 3240   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in English.

FREN 3520

This course will offer an overview of theoretical and historical responses to bodily and cognitive difference. What was the status of people with (dis)abilities in the past, when they were called monsters, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one practicum. Combined with: FGSS 3520SHUM 3520

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17458 FREN 3520   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Additional 1 hour meeting with instructor each week and plus time spent at the Alternatives school. Conducted in English.

  • 19923 FREN 3520   PRA 401

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3685

The course is a survey of Feminist Islamic thinkers from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, and their diaspora, featuring both French and Arabic texts in English translation. The purpose of the course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3685FGSS 3686NES 3686

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18438 FREN 3685   SEM 101

    • MW White Hall B14
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in English.

FREN 3710

The class is an introduction to reading and interpreting women's stories as they are represented, written, and at times erased before being recovered in French and Francophone history and cultures. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17461 FREN 3710   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 260
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Vallois, M

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

FREN 3930

This course is a broad survey of theoretical and aesthetic works that have emerged within the context of postcolonial studies, decolonial and critical race theories in an attempt to grapple with trans-cultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18974 FREN 3930   SEM 101

    • MW White Hall B14
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Terhmina, I

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

FREN 4050

"Is love an art? Then it rquires knowledge and effort," writes Erich Fromm in the first chapter of The Art of Loving. His question (from 1956) is not a new one. This course engages with the long tradition ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17462 FREN 4050   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 303
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  3888 FREN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3889 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4708 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6018 FREN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6019 FREN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6184 FREN 4190   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17465 FREN 4190   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FREN 4265

A number of well-known French novels have been adapted, appropriated, and reimagined, giving them a life well beyond France and beyond the time in which they were produced. We will explore how one novel ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18440 FREN 4265   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 303
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  3842 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • 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

  •  5639 FREN 4290   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5640 FREN 4290   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6020 FREN 4290   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6021 FREN 4290   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6185 FREN 4290   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17581 FREN 4290   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

FREN 6000

The myth of landscape as a natural, external space for human contemplation, gradually ruined by technology, stubbornly refuses to die. How should we read works from a preindustrial past? Is there a precise ... view course details

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  • 19736 FREN 6000   SEM 101

    • M Uris Hall 262
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Pinkus, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6050

"Is love an art? Then it rquires knowledge and effort," writes Erich Fromm in the first chapter of The Art of Loving. His question (from 1956) is not a new one. This course engages with the long tradition ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17582 FREN 6050   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 303
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Howie, C

  • 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

  •  3890 FREN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3891 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4709 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6022 FREN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6023 FREN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6188 FREN 6390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17585 FREN 6390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies