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Twin Cities Campus
French MinorFrench & Italian
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of French and Italian, 314 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4308; fax: 612-624-6021)
Email:
frit@umn.edu
Website: http://www.frit.umn.edu
The French program covers all areas of French literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Traditional areas of study and scholarship are inflected by the faculty's interests, expertise, and research in areas that are shaping the discipline of French studies. The program, which fosters interdisciplinary research, has particular strengths in literary and cultural studies, critical theory, feminist studies, medieval studies, and francophone studies.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the French director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Coursework applied to the minor must be taken on the A-F grade basis, with a minimum grade of B- earned for each course.
Coursework (9 to 12 credits)
Master’s students select 9 credits, and doctoral students select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the French director of graduate studies.
FREN 5470 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8200 - Topics in Early Modern French & Francophone Literatures and Cultures
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8210 - Narrative, History, and Memory: Topics
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8220 - Staging the Common
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8230 - Critical Issues: Criticism and Thought
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8240 - Critical Issues: French and Francophone Cinema
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8271 - The Novel of the Ancien Regime
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8280 - Ethics and Aesthetics in French and Francophone Writing
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8291 - Jean Genet's Writings and French Institutions
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8371 - The Rule of Reason, The Reign of Madness: Readings in Early Modern France
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8410 - Topics in Quebecois Literature
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8420 - Critical Issues: Francophone Literature
(3.0 cr)
FRIT 5240 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |