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Undergraduate Degrees

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in French

For the lower division, FREN 250 French IV is required. The upper division requirements include four core courses plus an additional five courses to be selected in consultation with the department advisor (no more than two of which may be in English) are required.

Lower Divisionunits
FREN 250French IV4

upper division (9 courses)units
Required core courses:
FREN 300French Grammar and Composition4
FREN 330Writing about Literature4
FREN 351Early Modern French Cultures, or
FREN 352Modern French Cultures4

Six upper-division French courses to be chosen from the following:
FREN 310French Pronunciation and Conversation4
FREN 320French Cinema and French Society: 1900 to the Present4
FREN 347Race, Gender and Power in Francophone Literature4
FREN 351*Early Modern French Cultures4
FREN 352*Modern French Cultures4
FREN 360Business and Technical French4
FREN 370Equality and Difference Around the Enlightenment4
FREN 380Existentialism in French Literature4
FREN 381Studies in an Author4, max 8
FREN 383French Women Writers4
FREN 385Colloquium: French Literature4, max 8
FREN 386Autobiographical Writing4
FREN 40020th-Century France4
FREN 410Actualités Françaises (Paris semester only)4
FREN 432French Theatre (Paris semester only)4
FREN 445Studies in Gender and Feminism4
FREN 446Contemporary French Thought4, max 8
FREN 447Decadence4
FREN 449Studies in French Civilization (Paris semester only)4
FREN 464Colloquium: French Civilization4, max 8
FREN 470Readings in Medieval and Renaissance French Literature4
FREN 471Readings in 17th Century French Literature4
FREN 472Readings in 18th Century French Literature4
FREN 473Readings in 19th Century French Literature4
FREN 474Readings in 20th Century French Literature4
FREN 490Directed Research2-8, max 8
FREN 499Special Topics2-4, max 8

*Elective if not taken as a requirement.

French Minor Requirements

The department offers a French minor for students majoring in other disciplines. University requirements for minors are described here. The department minor requirements are listed below. No more than one course conducted in English may be counted toward the minor.

Lower Divisionunits
FREN 250French IV4

UPPer Division (5 courses)units
Required core courses:
FREN 300French Grammar and Composition4
FREN 330Writing about Literature4

Remaining three upper division courses to be chosen from the following:
FREN 310*French Pronunciation and Conversation4
FREN 320French Cinema and French Society: 1900 to the Present (in English)4
FREN 347Race, Gender and Power in Francophone Literature4
FREN 351Early Modern French Cultures4
FREN 352Modern French Cultures4
FREN 360*Business and Technical French4
FREN 370Equality and Difference around the Enlightenment4
FREN 380Existentialism in French Literature4
FREN 381Studies in an Author4, max 8
FREN 383French Women Writers4
FREN 385Colloquium: French Literature4, max 8
FREN 386Autobiographical Writing4
FREN 40020th-Century France4
FREN 410Actualités Françaises (Paris semester only)4
FREN 432French Theatre (Paris semester only)4
FREN 445Studies in Gender and Feminism4
FREN 446Contemporary French Thought (in English)4, max 8
FREN 447Decadence4
FREN 449Studies in French Civilization (Paris semester only)4
FREN 464Colloquium: French Civilization4, max 8
FREN 470Readings in Medieval and Renaissance French Literature4
FREN 471Readings in 17th Century French Literature4
FREN 472Readings in 18th Century French Literature4
FREN 473Readings in 19th Century French Literature4
FREN 474Readings in 20th Century French Literature4
FREN 490Directed Research2-8, max 8
FREN 499Special Topics2-4, max 8

*FREN 310 and 360 cannot both be taken for credit toward the minor in French. No more than one course conducted in English may be counted toward the minor.

Honors Program

The B.A. in French with Honors is available to students who have an overall GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of at least 3.5 in courses counted for major credit. To complete the honors program the student must complete three 400-level courses and write an honors thesis of 25-30 pages in French in one of the 400-level courses. The topic of the thesis must be agreed upon with the instructor.

French Honors Society: Pi Delta Phi

Qualifications
Undergraduate students must have completed one semester of upper division French with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in French and overall. Graduate students must be candidates for advanced degrees in French.

Sequence

A placement test is required of all students resuming French after high school courses in French.

Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Italian

Required Courses -- Lower Divisionunits
Some or all of these courses may be waived by examination.
ITAL 120Italian I4
ITAL 150Italian II4
ITAL 220Italian III4
ITAL 224Italian Composition and Conversation 4

Required Courses -- Upper Division (6 courses)units
No more than two courses conducted in English may be counted toward the major. A maximum of three courses may be completed outside the department.

Core course:
ITAL 320Writing About Italian Literature4

Remaining 5 upper-division Italian courses to be chosen from the following:
ITAL 330Advanced Italian Composition and Style4
ITAL 340Italian Literature from Unification to Fascism (in English)4
ITAL 345Contemporary Italy (in English)4
ITAL 350Italian Renaissance Literature in Translation (in English) 4
ITAL 380Italian Women Writers4
ITAL 435Ruins, Magic and Melancholy: Italian Literature 1600-18604
ITAL 440Futurism and Fascism in Italy4
ITAL 446Italian Cinema and Society (in English)4
ITAL 450Dante4
ITAL 461Theatre, Spectacle, Drama and Performance in Italy4
ITAL 462The Novella Tradition: Fables and Stories4
ITAL 470Modern and Postmodern Italian Literature4
ITAL 480Perceptions of the Exotic in Italian Culture4
ITAL 490xDirected Research2-8
ITAL 499Special Topics2-4, max 8

Italian Minor Requirements

The department offers an Italian minor for students majoring in other disciplines. No more than one class conducted in English may be counted toward the major.

Lower DivisionUnits
ITAL 120Italian I4
ITAL 150Italian II4
ITAL 220Italian III4
ITAL 224Italian Composition and Conversation4

Some or all of these classes may be waived by examination.

Upper Division (4 Courses)Units
Required core course:
ITAL 320Writing About Italian Literature (or equivalent)4

Plus 3 upper-division courses to be chosen from the following:
ITAL 330Advanced Italian Composition and Style4
ITAL 340Italian Literature from Unification to Fascism (in English)4
ITAL 345Contemporary Italy (in English)4
ITAL 350Italian Renaissance Literature in Translation (in English) 4
ITAL 380Italian Women Writers4
ITAL 435Ruins, Magic and Melancholy: Italian Literature 1600-18604
ITAL 440Futurism and Fascism in Italy4
ITAL 446Italian Cinema and Society (in English)4
ITAL 450Dante4
ITAL 461Theatre, Spectacle, Drama and Performance in Italy4
ITAL 462The Novella Tradition: Fables and Stories4
ITAL 470Modern and Postmodern Italian Literature4
ITAL 480Perceptions of the Exotic in Italian Culture4
ITAL 490xDirected Research2-8
ITAL 499Special Topics2-4, max 8