French Studies (Minor)

French Studies Minor Requirements

• 18 credits required for minor completion
• Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)

• FREN101 Elementary French I
• FREN102 Elementary French II
• FREN203 Intermediate French I
• FREN204 Intermediate French II

II. Minor Electives (6 credits)

• FREN112 Tour de France: Identity, Society, Diversity
• FREN211 French History, Culture, and Civilization
• FREN212 French Film, Literature, and Culture
• FREN214 French Cinema: Society and the Individual
• FREN206 Structures of the French Language
• FREN225 Applied Phonetic and Pronunciation
• FREN227 Conversation Topics in French Society
• FREN334 French through Film: Culture, History, Language
• FREN349 French for Professionals
• FREN380 Special Topics in French Studies
• FREN393 Independent Study
• FREN401 Advanced French Language
• FREN412 Francophone Identity and Issues in Cinema and Media
• FREN432 Masterpieces of French Literature

• Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
  • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
  • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
  • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
• Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
• Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
  • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
  • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.