French, Minor College of Letters & Science
The Minor Program
The minor program develops proficiency in all four language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing—and acquaints students with the intellectual and cultural contributions of the French-speaking world through the study of its literature, traditions, and institutions.
The Program
The department encourages its students to work closely with the academic advisor in designing a minor tailored to their needs and interests within the broad requirements prescribed by the program and to avail themselves of the guidance of an excellent teaching faculty.
Minor Advisor
Consult the department office.
Education Abroad
With the approval of a minor advisor, applicable courses taken abroad may be accepted in the minor programs.
Prerequisite Credit
Credit will not normally be given for a course if it is the prerequisite of a course already successfully completed. Exceptions can be made by the department chairperson only.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| FRE 100 | Composition in French | 4 |
| French Literature | ||
| Choose one: | 4 | |
| Introduction to French Poetry | ||
| Introduction to French Drama | ||
| Introduction to French Prose | ||
| Medieval French Literature & Society | ||
| The French Renaissance | ||
| Baroque & Preclassicism | ||
| The Classical Moment | ||
| Age of Reason & Revolution | ||
| Private Lives & Public Secrets: The Early French Novel | ||
| The Romantic Imaginary | ||
| Realism, History & the Novel | ||
| From Baudelaire to Surrealism | ||
| Modern French Thought | ||
| 20th-Century French Novel | ||
| French & Francophone Film | ||
| Post-Colonial & Francophone Literature | ||
| French Literature & Other Arts | ||
| From Page to Stage: Theatre & Theatricality | ||
| Gender & Politics in French Literature & Culture | ||
| Study of a Major Writer | ||
| Selected Topics in French Literature | ||
| French Culture | ||
| Choose One: | 4 | |
| Pre- & Early-Modern France | ||
| The Making of Modern France | ||
| Modern French Culture | ||
| Paris: Modernity & Metropolitan Culture | ||
| Topics in French Culture | ||
| French Linguistics & Language Science | ||
| Choose one: | 4 | |
| Advanced French Grammar | ||
| French Phonetics | ||
| Linguistic Study of French-Language in Context | ||
| Linguistic Study of French: Form & Meaning | ||
| History of the French Language | ||
| French Literature, Language, or Culture | ||
| Choose two electives: | 8 | |
| Introduction to French Poetry | ||
| Introduction to French Drama | ||
| Introduction to French Prose | ||
| Advanced French Grammar | ||
| Pre- & Early-Modern France | ||
| The Making of Modern France | ||
| Modern French Culture | ||
| French Phonetics | ||
| Stylistics & Creative Composition | ||
| Medieval French Literature & Society | ||
| The French Renaissance | ||
| Baroque & Preclassicism | ||
| The Classical Moment | ||
| Age of Reason & Revolution | ||
| Private Lives & Public Secrets: The Early French Novel | ||
| The Romantic Imaginary | ||
| Realism, History & the Novel | ||
| From Baudelaire to Surrealism | ||
| Modern French Thought | ||
| 20th-Century French Novel | ||
| French & Francophone Film | ||
| Post-Colonial & Francophone Literature | ||
| French Literature & Other Arts | ||
| Paris: Modernity & Metropolitan Culture | ||
| Topics in French Culture | ||
| From Page to Stage: Theatre & Theatricality | ||
| Gender & Politics in French Literature & Culture | ||
| Study of a Major Writer | ||
| Selected Topics in French Literature | ||
| Linguistic Study of French-Language in Context | ||
| Linguistic Study of French: Form & Meaning | ||
| History of the French Language | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |