Bachelor of Arts in French

To attain a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French, students must complete 36 semester hours in the following areas:   

Language courses (9 hours)

  • FRE 201 -- Intermediate French I
  • FRE 202 -- Intermediate French II  
  • FRE 304 -- French Composition and Conversation 

Culture study (9 hours, select any three)

  • FRE 310 -- French Culture and Society Today
  • FRE 311 -- French Cultural History
  • FRE 330 -- Studies in French Language Cinema
  • FRE 340 -- Business French
  • FRE 401 -- French Phonetics and Pronunciation
  • FRE 402 -- Advanced French Grammar and Syntax
  • FRE 480 -- Topics in French Culture
  • FRE 520 -- Readings in French (culture topic)

Literary study (9 hours, select any three)

  • FRE 320 -- Survey of French Literature
  • FRE 322 -- French Drama
  • FRE 323 -- French Prose Fiction
  • FRE 481 -- Topics in French Literature
  • FRE 520 -- Readings in French (literary topic)

Interdisciplinary course (3 hours, select one)

  • CIN 201 -- Survey of World Cinema
  • ENG 206 -- Western World Literature I
  • ENG 207 -- Western World Literature II
  • ENG 314 -- Modern European Literature in Translation
  • ENG 381 -- Introduction to Linguistics
  • GEO 402 -- Geography of Europe
  • HIS 409 -- The French Revolution
  • HIS 348 -- History of France 1804-1918
  • HIS 349 -- History of France 1918 to present
  • PSC 330 -- Politics of Europe

Electives in French (6 hours)

  • Select any two courses above FRE 202