Global French Studies - Majors & Minors
Global French Studies
Requirements for a major
Global French Studies
| Total courses required | Nine |
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| 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. 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
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| Number 300 and 400 level courses | At least one 300-level course in French. |