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Twin Cities Campus
French Studies MinorFrench & Italian
College of Liberal Arts
The French studies minor includes the study of French language, and French and Francophone literature, culture and linguistics.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Complete the introductory 4-semester French language sequence or its equivalent. Students may declare the French Studies BA while FREN 1004 is in progress.
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.
Take 0 or more 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)
Minor Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of French. with a grade of C-, or better, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
At least 9 upper-division credits in the minor must be taken at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus.
Up to 9 credits of upper-division coursework from study abroad programs sponsored by or affiliated with the University of Minnesota can be counted towards the minor.
Students may earn a BA or a minor in French, but not both. Any departmental major or minor may be combined with the French Advanced-Level Proficiency Certificate.
Core Courses
Take exactly 4 course(s) totaling exactly 12 credit(s) from the following:
FREN 15xx must be taken on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus or through the May term Abroad "Gateways" program sponsored by the department.
·
FREN 1501 - Gateways to French and Francophone Studies: English Only
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
FREN 1502 - Gateways to French and Francophone Studies: Bilingual
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
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)
Electives
Students may not count FREN 37xx courses towards the Electives requirement.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
Language Practice
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
FREN 3014 - French Phonetics
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3015 - Advanced French Grammar and Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3016 - Advanced French Composition and Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3017W - Advanced Writing in French: Genre, Style, Rhetoric
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3018 - French Oral Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3022 - The Language and Culture of Business in France
(3.0 cr)
·
Other French Electives
Take 1 - 2 course(s) from the following:
·
FREN 3101W - Methods in French and Francophone Studies
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3111 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3140 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3172 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3240 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3260 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3310 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3340 {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 3852 - Memory in French and Francophone Cinema
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3896 - Internship in a French-Speaking Milieu
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3662 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
FREN 3663 {Inactive}
(3.0 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: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 1501/Fren 1502 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 1501/Fren 1502 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3014/Mont 3014 |
Prerequisites: | 1004 |
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 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3017W/Mont 3505W |
Prerequisites: | 3016 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3018/Mont 3018 |
Prerequisites: | 3014, 3015 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every 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: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Fren 3852/Fren 5852 |
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 |