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Twin Cities Campus
French Studies B.A.French & Italian
College of Liberal Arts
The French studies major includes courses in three areas of concentration: linguistics, literature, and culture. Courses in language and linguistics include history of the French language, structure of the language, sociolinguistics, phonetics, conversation, and business French. Courses in literature and culture focus on topics and problems in three broad historical periods: the Middle Ages and Renaissance, early modern France, and modern and contemporary France. A number of courses focus on Francophone literature from Africa, the Caribbean, and Quebec. Courses in French cinema are also offered.
Many students combine a French studies major with another major. The department offers selected courses in English for students who have not mastered French but want to study France and the French-speaking world.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Complete the introductory 4-semester French language sequence or its equivalent. Note: these credits do not factor into the overall length in credits of the major. Students must formally declare a major within the department before completing the majority of the major elective requirements.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
French.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
The four required semesters of a second language do not factor into the overall number of credits in the major.
Majors must complete a minimum of 11 upper-division FREN courses for 34 credits, plus a senior project. At least 4 of the 11 upper-division FREN courses (not counting the senior project) must be taken in the Department of French at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus.
Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in French, but not both.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Major Courses
Take the following three courses in sequential order.
FREN 3015 - Advanced French Grammar and Communication
(3.0 cr)
FREN 3016 - Advanced French Composition and Communication
(3.0 cr)
FREN 3101W - Methods in French and Francophone Studies
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Upper-Division French Courses
All courses are worth 3 credits. FREN 37xx courses do NOT fulfill the upper-division French courses sub-requirement. No more than three of the eight courses may be numbered FREN 30xx. FREN 3010 is repeatable up to three times for a total of 9 credits. Note: most FREN linguistics courses require LING 3001 or FREN 3500 as a pre-requisite.
Take 8 or more course(s) totaling 24 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FREN 3xxx
·
FREN 4xxx
·
FREN 5xxx
Senior Project
The senior project is completed in FREN 4109W or 4110V in the last or next-to-last semester before graduation. Honors students should consult the Honors UHP Program Sub-plan for their senior project requirements. Research topics must be approved by course instructor. Papers are written in consultation with course instructor or other appropriate faculty. Double majors can complete the senior project in their other CLA major, but are still responsible for taking a minimum of 34 FREN credits.
FREN 4109W - Capstone Independent Study in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
or
FREN 4110V - Honors Capstone Independent Study in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
FREN 3101W - Methods in French and Francophone Studies
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 4109W - Capstone Independent Study in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
·
FREN 4110V - Honors Capstone Independent Study in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3015/Mont 3015 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3016/Mont 3016 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 4101W/Fren 4101V/Fren 410 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 4101W/Fren 4101V/Fren 410 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |