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Global French Studies - Majors & Minors

Global French Studies

Course Catalog

Requirements for a major

Global French Studies

Total courses required Nine
Core courses Two courses in French at the 200-level
Students may take no more than two courses at the 200-level in which the language of instruction is French.
Other required courses Two courses in English or another language at the 200- level or above by approval of the Director of Global French Studies OR two additional courses in French at the 300-level.
Number 300 and 400 level courses Four or more, depending on the student's entry to language courses. At least three 300-level courses in French, and FREN 420.
Senior requirement and capstone experience FREN 420 is the capstone course in the Global French Studies major. Students will engage in close study of a topic in French literature or culture and will complete a substantial research- based project in French on a related subject. They will present their work in English at a public panel.
Additional information

Students may include 100-level courses in the Global French Studies Curriculum from their point of entry at placement.

Students may receive up to two credits towards the major based on placement. These credits will be awarded retroactively to students who test into the second-semester intermediate level or higher and who complete their first course with a grade of C or better.

Off-campus courses

  • Students majoring in Global French Studies may receive up to two credits for courses in French taken off-campus with approval by the director of Global French Studies.

Heritage Speakers

  • Heritage speakers of French may not enroll in courses below the 300-level.
Writing in the Major One WIM-based 300-level course. In the 300-level WIM course, students will develop skills in research and writing as they prepare for their capstone project in FREN 420 (the Global French Studies senior seminar).

Requirements for a minor

Global French Studies

Total courses required Five
Core courses Two 200-level French courses
One 300-level French course

Students may take no more than two courses at the 200-level in which the language of instruction is French
Other required courses

Student minoring in Global French Studies must take at least one 300-level course in French.

Students may include one course in English or another language at the 200- level or above by approval of the Director of Global French Studies

Students may include 100-level courses in the Global French Studies Curriculum from their point of entry at placement.

Students may receive up to two credits towards the minor based on placement. These credits will be awarded retroactively to students who test into the second-semester intermediate level or higher and who complete their first course with a grade of C or better.

Off-campus courses

  • Students minoring in Global French Studies may receive one credit for courses in French taken off-campus with approval by the director of Global French Studies.
Number 300 and 400 level courses At least one 300-level course in French.