Major in Francophone Studies

Location(s): On-Campus

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The major in Francophone Studies provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to the intellectual and cultural history of French-speaking countries by combining courses in French language and literature with courses from fields such as art, economics, history, and political science. Specifically, the program seeks to broaden the students’ understanding of contemporary and historical issues related to Francophone cultures.

Program Requirements:

Ten Courses

Six courses in the French program (including a minimum of one course at the 300 level)
Four courses in other departments
Study Abroad in an approved program in a French-speaking area of the world for one semester (or, in special cases approved by the program director, for a May-term or summer program). These courses must be pre-approved to count toward the major. They may count toward either part of this major.

French Courses

Six courses (the following groupings are normally taken sequentially)

I - Required:

FREN 110 - French Language and Culture II (students may test out of this course). This course may only be taken prior to courses at the upper levels
FREN 210 - French Language and Culture III
FREN 215 - Multi-Modal Francophone Texts

II - (a minimum of two courses taken in any order):

III - (a minimum of one course taken in any order):

Elective Courses (Other departments) - Four courses

Maximum of two courses in the same department (only one of these may be at the 100 level) Maximum of two courses overall at the 100 level

These courses have been approved for inclusion in this program: (please note that several of these courses have pre-requisites).