French Studies Learning Outcomes
A student who successfully completes a minor in French Studies will achieve:
- Advanced intermediate oral and written proficiency in French;
- Understanding of France in historical context;
- Understanding of how artistic and cultural movements have shaped France over time;
- Understanding of some of the contemporary social and political questions affecting France, Europe, and the Francophone world.
The French Studies Minor
Because this minor is interdivisional, students may complete any major to satisfy the College requirement that the major and minor be in different divisions. When appropriate, other courses – for example, courses taken during study abroad – may be substituted for any of the requirements. All substitutions must be approved by a minor coordinator, and students are strongly encouraged to discuss any potential course substitutions prior to enrolling in the course.
Requirements:
French Language Requirement:
- Take at least eight credits of French, including FRNCH 301 – Contemporary French Society and Culture. (Note: students may need to take additional coursework in French to achieve the needed proficiency to take FRNCH 301, but no more than 12 credits in French language may be counted toward the French Studies minor).
Arts and Culture Requirement:
Take two of the following (at least one of these must be an art history course):
- ART 215 – Medieval Art: Glorious Visions
- ART 241 – 19th-Century European Art: From Academy to Atelier
- ART 247 – 20th-Century Art: Images of the Avant-Garde
- FRNCH 225 – Exploring Genre: Poems, Prose, Plays
- FRNCH 310 – From Romance to Revolution
- FRNCH 320 – Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism
- FRNCH 330 – “The Empire Writes Back”
- FRNCH 350 – Comedy and Tragedy
- FRNCH 360 – Stories and Storytelling
- FRNCH 370 – Writing and Society
Social and Political Contexts Requirement:
Take two of the following:
- HIST 105 – Europe in the Age of Popes and Princes, 476-1400
- HIST 107 – Europe in the Age of Recovery and Reformation, 1400-1648
- HIST 109 – Europe in the Age of Modernization and Revolution, 1648-1914
- HIST 110 – Europe in the Age of Dictatorship and Democracy, 1914-Present
- HIST 119 – West African Civilizations
- HIST 157 – History of Modern France, 1789-Present
- HIST 306 – Enlightenment and Absolutism
- HIST 308 – The French Revolution and Napoleon
- HIST 310 – Europe at the Turn of the Century, 1880-1917
- HIST 556 – The French Revolution
- POLSC 226 – Government and Politics of Western Europe
- POLSC 329 – Islam, Migration & Race in Western Europe
- POLSC 427 – The European Union