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Division of Humanities
Division of Humanities - Adm
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FREN
1001
- Beginning French I
(4.0 cr; fall, every year)
An introduction to oral and written French, its basic structure, and to French culture.
FREN
1002
- Beginning French II
(FL)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1001 or placement or #; spring, every year)
Continuation of 1001.
FREN
1021
- July in Paris I: French Language and Culture in Paris
(IP)
(4.0 cr; A-F only, summer, odd years)
Four weeks of intensive beginning French language and culture at the Sorbonne, Paris IV; guided visits to cultural and historical sites. UMM July in Paris course for students with no French experience or less than one semester of college-level French. Does not satisfy FL Gen Ed requirement. See also Fren 1023 and 3060: July in Paris II and III: French Language and Culture in Paris.
FREN
1023
- July in Paris II: French Language and Culture in Paris
(FL)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1001 or placement; A-F only, summer, odd years)
Fren 1002 equivalent for the July in Paris Program. Four weeks of intensive beginning French language and culture at the Sorbonne, Paris IV; guided visits to cultural and historical sites. Satisfies UMM language requirement. See also Fren 1021 and 3060: July in Paris I and III: French Language and Culture in Paris
FREN
1031
- Modern Studies: The Modern Body in France
(SS)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Beginning with Vesalius, this course examines how the notions of body and mind have been shaped and reshaped in tandem with the rise of the sciences in France, with emphasis on evolving conceptions of ability and disabilities. Taught in English. Meets Modern Studies (MOS) requirement in the French major.
FREN
1302
- French Cinema
(IP)
(4.0 cr; does not count towards the Fren minor; fall, spring, offered periodically)
The history of filmmaking in France from the Lumiere brothers to the present; introduction to major trends in film theory. All films have English subtitles. Taught in English. Meets Modern Studies (MOS) requirement for the French major.
FREN
1303
- Paris as Text/Image/Sound
(IP)
(4.0 cr; =[HUM 1303]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Explores how representations of Paris in literature, film, music, and photography have been a key to the construction and the lived experience of the city and how new forms of writing, image-making, and sound production have emerged from the modern metropolis. Texts by Balzac, Baudelaire, Hemingway, Stein, and others. Taught in English, but all written work can be completed in French to count toward the major. Meets Modern Studies requirement in French major.
FREN
1311
- Sub-Saharan Francophone Cinema
(IP)
(4.0 cr; does not count toward the Fren minor; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Introduction to the history of cinema in French-speaking West Africa. Students learn to read African films, to recognize and analyze political themes in the films, and to become sensitive to issues facing many African nations in the postcolonial world. All films have English subtitles. Taught in English. Meets Francophone Studies (FRS) requirement for the French major.
FREN
1312
- Morocco: History, Story, Myth
(IP)
(4.0 cr; does not count toward the Fren minor; A-F only, summer, offered periodically)
Study of the ways that history, myth, and storytelling intertwine to create Moroccan identity and of the different methods of telling stories through orature, literature, weaving, ceramics, and music. Students learn about current concerns and successes in Moroccan society. Taught in English. Meets Francophone Studies (FRS) requirement for the French major.
FREN
1993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
FREN
2001
- Intermediate French I
(IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1002 or placement or #; fall, every year)
Review of the essential structural patterns of the French language; continued development of oral, aural, reading, and writing skills based on cultural and literary texts appropriate to this level.
FREN
2002
- Intermediate French II
(IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-2001 or placement or #; spring, every year)
Review of the essential structural patterns of the French language; continued development of oral, aural, reading, and writing skills based on cultural and literary texts appropriate to this level.
FREN
2993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
FREN
3001
- Conversation and Composition
(IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-2002 or placement or #; fall, every year)
Conversation, including work on sounds and sound patterns as well as vocabulary building and practice based on common situations; writing skills; and advanced grammar review.
FREN
3011
- Reading and Analysis of Texts
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3001 or #; spring, every year)
Introduction to representative literary works of France and the French-speaking world. Development of ease in reading French; introduction to methods for analyzing its style and meanings.
FREN
3060
- July in Paris III: French Language and Culture in Paris
(IP)
(4.0 cr [max 8.0 cr]; Prereq-1002 or equiv; A-F only, summer, odd years)
Four weeks of intermediate or advanced French-language study at the Sorbonne, Paris IV; guided visits to cultural and historical sites. UMM July in Paris course for students who have had a minimum of one year of college-level French. See also Fren 1021 and Fren 1023: July in Paris I and II: French Language and Culture in Paris.
FREN
3112
- Advanced Language Studies: Introduction to French Phonetics
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; open to all students of French; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 2011; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Training in French pronunciation through general and French phonetics geared towards speakers of American English.
FREN
3113
- Advanced Language Studies: Theme et Version
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 4011; spring, odd years)
The art of translation applied to everyday discourse, literary texts, and a number of professional fields: journalism, international business, and political, social, and natural sciences with a particular emphasis on specialized vocabularies and advanced grammar and syntax.
FREN
3114
- Advanced Language Studies: Advanced French Grammar
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 4012; spring, even years)
Refinement of grammar. Students gain a deeper understanding of the functionality of the French language through a study of French grammar and through applied and historical linguistics.
FREN
3402
- Early Modern Studies: Pre-Enlightenment Culture in France
(HIST)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 3022; fall, spring, offered periodically)
This course traces the history of French culture from the Middle Ages until the French Revolution; it examines the geography, language, and institutions of medieval and early modern France. Meets Early Modern Studies (EMS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3406
- Early Modern Studies: Representations of Suicide and the Death Wish in the Middle Ages and Today
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011; spring, offered periodically)
Theories from cultural and religious studies, anthropology, history, psychology, and sociology combine to approach suicide in society and in literature. Readings: Durkheim, Freud, Laplanche, Bataille, Chrétien's Lancelot, Partonopeus, Le Roman de Troie, troubadour lyric, Aucassin et Nicolette, Legenda Aurea, Saint Augustine, Ovid's Metamorphoses.
FREN
3501
- Modern Studies: The Old Regime and New Ideas: The French Enlightenment
(HIST)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 3039; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Explores the absolutism of Louis XIV and the rise of modern secular thinking in the French literature and philosophy of the Enlightenment, with particular attention given to shifting notions of freedom, agency, and one's place within society and relationship to others. Meets Modern Studies (MOS) requirement for the French major.
FREN
3502
- Modern Studies: Revolution, Romanticism, Modernity
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 3037; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Examines the emergence of Romanticism, Modernity, Realism, and Naturalism in a historical context shaped by the successive revolutions of 1789, 1815, 1830, 1848, and 1870; industrialization; the rise of a middle class; advances in technology and medicine; and the centrality of images and the popular press in daily life in France. Meets Modern Studies (MOS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3503
- Modern Studies: Avant-Garde, Existentialism, Experimentation
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 3038; fall, spring, offered periodically)
From la belle epoque through two world wars and the civil unrest of 1968; from France's efforts to come to terms with its colonial past to its role within the European Union, from Proust to Pennac, this course examines French history, culture and literary movements of the past century to the present day. Meets Modern Studies (MOS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3505
- Modern Studies: Media Representation(s), Immigration, and Identity in Migrant Literature
(HIST)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; spring, offered periodically)
Examination of the history that gives rise to Caribbean, Maghrebi, and West African authors who address and respond to media representations of immigrant minorities in France and the effects of this dialogue on the creation of cultural, social, and national identities within these communities.
FREN
3602
- Francophone Studies: Francophone Worlds
(IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 3041; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Readings in a variety of cultural and literary texts from among French-language writers of Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, North America, and Europe; study of issues of national identity, race, gender, and postcolonial consciousness. Meets Francophone Studies (FRS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3603
- Francophone Studies: Contes francophones
(IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 3042; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Study of the oral tale in African and Caribbean cultures. Examination of the form of these tales, their thematic structure, and how these tales have been translated into written and/or cinematographic texts. Meets Francophone Studies (FRS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3604
- Francophone Studies: L'Amerique francophone
(HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; no credit for students who have received cr for Fren 3044; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Survey of literary texts and movements in Francophone North America, including Quebec and Louisiana, as well as the history of French exploration of the New World. A discussion of the cultural tensions that have threatened and continue to shape Francophone identity in North America. Meets Francophone Studies (FRS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3605
- Francophone Studies: Le Cinema du Maghreb
(IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; fall, offered periodically)
A study of Algerian, Tunisian, and Moroccan history and culture as presented through the art of cinema. Examination of films produced in the francophone Maghreb thematically, focusing on topics such as colonialism, gender, Islam, childhood, and immigration. An important goal is to learn to analyze and discuss film academically. Meets Francophone Studies (FRS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3606
- Francophone Studies: Sub-Saharan Francophone Cinema
(IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-or coreq 3011 or #; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Introduction to the history of cinema in French-speaking West Africa. Students learn to read African films, to recognize and analyze political themes in the films, and to become sensitive to issues facing many African nations in the postcolonial world. Meets Francophone Studies (FRS) requirement in French major.
FREN
3993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
FREN
4901
- Senior Seminar
(4.0 cr; Prereq-completion of 32 credits toward the French major; must be taken on campus; spring, every year)
A capstone experience for majors, consisting of a substantial scholarly or creative work (at the undergraduate level) within the discipline. Conducted as a seminar.
FREN
4991
- Independent Study in French Abroad
(IP)
(4.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; Prereq-2002 or #; 3022 or 3032 or 3041 recommended; fall, spring, offered periodically)
An independent study designed for study abroad and based on the student's research interests in French or Francophone language, culture, history, etc. The project is defined in consultation with a French faculty member before the student leaves the United States. The faculty member guides the project via email.
FREN
4993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
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