020 Course in Reading French (0; 2 units for tuition, FaSpSm) For graduate students who wish help in meeting the French reading requirement for the Ph.D. degree. Synoptic presentation of French grammar. Emphasis on development of reading skills. Graded CR/NC.
120 French I (4, FaSpSm) Introduction to current French. Oral practice, listening and reading comprehension; grammar necessary for simple spoken and written expression.
150 French II (4, FaSpSm) Continuation of FREN 120.
170 Expression Orale et Ecrite en Français I (4) (Paris Semester only) Beginning course incorporating written and spoken French, emphasizing writing skills with additional practice in reading and oral communication skills taught in French and English. Prerequisite: FREN 150.
220 French III (4, FaSpSm) Continuation of FREN 150. Review of structural patterns of French; reading of contemporary short stories and plays; conversation and composition. Prerequisite: FREN 150.
230 French Civilization (4, Fa) The French contribution to world culture; survey and interpretation of major intellectual, artistic, and sociopolitical trends. Conducted in French.
240 Intermediate French Conversation (4, Sm) (SS only) Designed to develop fluency in the everyday use of French. Prerequisite: FREN 220.
250 French IV (4, FaSp) Continuation of 220. Emphasis on vocabulary building, close-reading techniques, and aural comprehension. Prerequisite: FREN 220.
270 Expression Orale et Ecrite en Français II (4) (Paris Semester only) Intermediate course taught in French using written and spoken French, emphasizing writing skills with additional practice in reading and oral communication skills. Prerequisite: FREN 250.
280g Existentialism in French Literature (4) Literature and thought of the major French existentialist writers: Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus and Malraux. Conducted in English.
300 French Grammar and Composition (4, FaSp) Grammatical structure and vocabulary building with practical application to written composition. Normally follows FREN 250.
310 French Pronunciation and Conversation (4, FaSp) Practice in sustained conversation. Emphasis on spoken sentence patterns. Normally follows FREN 250. Prerequisite: FREN 250.
320 French Cinema and French Society: 1900 to the Present (4) Film-making in France from the earliest experiments to current trends. Emphasis on the political, social, historical context of French films. Taught in English; readings in French. Reading knowledge of French required.
340xg French Literature in Translation (4, Fa) Readings of major works in French literature from the Middle Ages to 1900. Not available for major or minor credit.
345xg 20th-Century French Literature in Translation (4, Sp) Readings of representative French novels, plays, and essays from 1900 to the present. Not available for major or minor credit.
347g Race, Gender and Power in Francophone Literature (4) Study of post-colonialism as a ferment for literary creation in the literature of French expression from Africa, the Caribbean and Canada. Conducted in English.
350 French Literature I (4, Fa) A formalistic approach to literary analysis focusing on texts representing the major genres from the Middle Ages through the early modern period. Conducted in French.
355 French Literature II (4, Sp) A formalistic approach to literary analysis focusing on texts representing the major genres of the modern period. Conducted in French.
360 Business and Technical French (4, Sp) Specific vocabulary and formulae used in international commerce. Attention given to developing vocabulary and standard forms appropriate to individual career objectives. Prerequisite: FREN 300.
370 Expression Orale et Ecrite en Français III (4) (Paris Semester only) Advanced utilization of written and spoken French, emphasizing writing, reading, and oral communication skills for students of advanced language levels. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FREN 300.
383g French Women Writers (4, Fa) Major figures and their role in French society and contribution to literature. Conducted in English.
385 Colloquium: French Literature (4, max 8) Selected topics from literature of the French-speaking community. Conducted in French.
390 Special Problems (1-4, Sp) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
400 20th-Century France (4, Sp) French culture since 1900; emphasis on major intellectual, sociopolitical, and artistic trends, including cinema and television. Conducted in French.
410 Actualités Françaises (4) Present day French life through readings in French periodicals and viewing of French films and art exhibits. Non-majors prepare assignments in English. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of French.
430 Advanced French (4, FaSp) Comprehensive analysis of the rationale of the structure of the language; advanced idioms; stylistics and advanced composition. Prerequisite: FREN 300.
445 Studies in Gender and Feminism (4) Major feminist thinkers and writers seen in the perspective of the evolution of gender roles in France today. Conducted in French.
446 Contemporary French Thought (4, max 8) Introduction to important trends in recent French philosophy, political and social theory, psychoanalysis, ethnology, semiotics, and media studies. Readings in structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, and deconstruction. Conducted in English.
449 Studies in French Civilization (4, Sp) (Paris Semester only) An analysis of the prestige of Paris, past and present, based upon close examination of literary texts and graphic materials, and visits to sites and monuments. Prerequisite: FREN 300.
464 Colloquium: French Civilization (4, max 8) Selected topics such as the press, educational institutions, French cinema today, and French colonial history. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: FREN 230 or FREN 400.
470 Readings in Medieval and Renaissance French Literature (4) Study of modernized versions of major medieval and Renaissance texts. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: FREN 350 or FREN 355.
471 Readings in 17th Century French Literature (4) Close readings of texts by Descartes, Pascal, Corneille, Racine, Moliére, La Fontaine, and others. Conducted in French.
472 Readings in 18th Century French Literature (4) Study of the major figures of the Enlightenment: Prevost, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and others. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: FREN 350 or FREN 355.
473 Readings in 19th Century French Literature (4) Texts selected from the works of Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Zola, Hugo, Musset, and Baudelaire, illustrating the century's major literary movements. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: FREN 350 or FREN 355.
474 Readings in 20th Century French Literature (4) Representative novels, plays and essays exemplifying such movements as Modernism, Surrealism, Existentialism, the Theatre of the Absurd, and Post-modernism. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: FREN 350 or FREN 355.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Selected topics in French.
501 History of the French Language (4) Synoptic presentation of the development of French from its origins to the present day; phonological and morphological structures, semantic phenomena, cultural factors.
515 Stylistics and Textual Analysis (4) Explication of French texts of various genres from diverse critical approaches. Oral and written analysis of the texts.
520 Old French (4) Readings of literary and linguistic significance; history of Old French literature and examination of critical bibliography; analysis of syntax and dialectical diversity. Required of candidates for the M.A. and Ph.D.
525 French Literature of the Middle Ages (4) Literary study of Old French texts of various genres; examination of origins and factors that contributed to their development. Prerequisite: FREN 520.
530 French Literature of the 16th Century (4) Prose, poetry, and theater of the Renaissance; emphasis on the works of Rabelais and Montaigne.
540 French Literature of the 17th Century (4) Representative works of the Baroque and Classical periods; identification of various intellectual and aesthetic trends of these periods.
550 French Literature of the 18th Century (4) Literature of the Enlightenment and its intellectual and cultural background; emphasis on Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, prose fiction, and theater.
565 French Literature of the 19th Century (4) Textual analysis and discussion of works to determine the principal components of Romanticism, Realism, Symbolism, and Naturalism.
570 French Literature of the 20th Century (4) Close textual analysis and discussion of representative works of the modern period.
590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
650 Author Seminar (4, max 12) Consideration of the works of a major author.
660 Seminar in French Literary Criticism (4)
670 Seminar in French Poetry (4, max 12)
680 Seminar in French Prose Fiction (4, max 12)
690 Seminar in French Theatre (4, max 12)
695 Topics and/or Themes in French Literature (4, max 12)
790 Research (1-12) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
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