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Twin Cities Campus
French and Italian Studies B.A.French & Italian
College of Liberal Arts
The French and Italian studies major allows students interested in both cultures and languages to pursue a combined major. Students study specific works in each nation's literature while also exploring the interrelations and cross-cultural exchanges that have contributed to Italian and French literature and culture. This comparative perspective introduces students to a broad range of issues and cultural practices.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
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.
Required prerequisites
Prerequisites
These courses, or equivalent, must be taken in sequential order. In select cases, students with advanced proficiency may place out through EPT or LPE examinations. Students may declare the French and Italian Studies BA while FREN/ITAL 1004 is in progress.
Beginning and Intermediate French
Take 0 - 4 course(s) totaling 0 - 20 credit(s) from the following:
or
FREN 1022 - Accelerated Beginning French
(5.0 cr)
FREN 1003 - Intermediate French I
(5.0 cr)
FREN 1004 - Intermediate French II
(5.0 cr)
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 and Italian. with a grade of C-, or better, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the French and Italian Studies BA is FREN.
At least 16 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus.
Students may earn a BA or a minor in French and/or Italian, but not both. Any departmental major or minor may be combined with the French Advanced-Level Proficiency Certificate.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) students earning a BA, BS, or BIS degree must complete the second-year career management course CLA 3002.
All students must complete a capstone in at least one CLA major. The requirements for double majors completing the capstone in a different CLA major will be clearly stated. Students must also complete all major requirements in both majors to allow the additional capstone to be waived. Student completing an addition degree must complete the capstone in each degree area.
Core Courses
Take exactly 4 course(s) totaling exactly 13 credit(s) from the following:
·
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)
·
ITAL 3015 - Reading, Conversation, and Composition
(4.0 cr)
French Elective
FREN 30xx and 37xx courses do not count towards the French Elective requirement.
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FREN 3101W - Methods in French and Francophone Studies
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3140 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3172 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3240 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3345 - The Holocaust in France: Literature, History, Testimony
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3350 - Topics in Literature
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3410 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3431 - Gender and Sexuality in Francophone Literature and Cinema
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3451 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3471 - Topics in Francophone African Literature and Cultures
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3479 - Francophone Writers of the African Diaspora
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3500 - Linguistic Analysis of French
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3521 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3541 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3611 - Speaking of Love in Medieval France: Stories, Songs, and Letters
[LITR, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3650 - Topics in French/Francophone Cultures
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3661 - Francophone North America
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3850 - Topics in French and Francophone Media
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3896 - Internship in a French-Speaking Milieu
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
FREN 4993 - Directed Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Italian Electives
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
Italian
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ITAL 3640 - Topics in Italian Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3647 - Urban Transformation in Italy
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3837 - Imagining Italy: Italian and Italian-American Culture, History, and Society through Film
[AH, GP]
(4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3896 - Internship for Academic Credit
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 4307 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 4993 - Directed Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 5289 - The Narrow Door: Women Writers and Feminist Practices in Italian Literature and Culture
(4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 5970 - Directed Readings
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3201 - Reading Italian Texts: Poetics, Rhetoric, Theory
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3203 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3305 - Staging the Self: Theater and Drama in Modern Italy
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3502 - Making of Modern Italy: From the Enlightenment to the Present.
(3.0 cr)
or
ITAL 5502 - Making of Modern Italy: From the Enlightenment to the Present
(3.0 cr)
·
Other Electives
With the approval of the Italian studies undergraduate advisor, courses taken through other departments (e.g., art history, English, history, music) may count toward the Italian Studies minor when they pertain to Italian studies topics.
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ENGL 3040 - Studies in Film
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3053 - Ancient Civilization: Rome
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3621 - Creating the Modern World in Medieval Europe: The Renaissance, 1200-1600
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5620 - Topics in Opera History
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3315 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3708 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 5335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3612 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 5612 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
(3.0 cr)
French & Italian Electives
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FRIT 3850 - Topics in French and Italian Cinema
(3.0 cr)
·
FRIT 5240 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Capstone
The capstone is completed in FREN 4101W, 4101V, 4109W, 4110V, and/or ITAL 3459W, in the last or next-to-last semester before graduation. Research topics must be approved by course instructor. Papers are written in consultation with course instructor or other appropriate faculty member. Honors students writing summa theses should take a total of 4 credits of capstone by combining 4101V and 4110V in their final year.
Take 1 - 2 course(s) totaling 2 - 4 credit(s) from the following:
Students who double major within CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major may waive the French and Italian Studies capstone, and they do not need to replace the 2 credits. Students who waive the French and Italian Studies capstone may complete the BA with a minimum of 30 credits.
·
Capstone Seminar
·
FREN 4101W - Capstone Seminar in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
or
FREN 4101V - Honors Capstone Seminar in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
·
Capstone Independent Study
·
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)
or
ITAL 3459W - Senior Project
[WI]
(2.0 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 4101W - Capstone Seminar in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
or
FREN 4101V - Honors Capstone Seminar in French and Francophone Studies
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
·
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)
or
ITAL 3459W - Senior Project
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
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Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 1001/Mont 1001/Fren 4001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 1002/4002/4022/Mont 1002 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 1002/4002/4022/Mont 1002 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 1003/Fren 4003/Mont 1003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 1004/Mont 1004/Fren 4004 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1001/Ital 1001/Ital 4001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1002/Ital 1002/Ital 4002 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1003/Ital 1003/Ital 4003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1004/Ital 1004/Ital 4004 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3345/Fren 3745/JwSt 3745 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3431/Fren 5431 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | 3015 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3611/Fren 3711 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3896/Mont 3303 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 1837/Ital 3837 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3201/5201 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3305/5305 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3502/5502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3502/5502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3040/EngL 3040H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ARTH 3315/HIST 3708/ARTH 5315/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ARTH 3315/HIST 3708/ARTH 5315/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 4101W/Fren 4101V/Fren 410 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 4101W/Fren 4101V/Fren 410 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every 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: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 4101W/Fren 4101V/Fren 410 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 4101W/Fren 4101V/Fren 410 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every 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: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |