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Modern Languages and Literatures department

The French and Francophone Studies Program

At Santa Clara University

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Detailed course descriptions can be found here.

Graduation Checklists: Core 2009

MAJOR – minimum of 40 Upper Division Units	MINOR – minimum of 19 Upper Division Units
As part of the 40 units, the following courses must be included:	As part of the 19 units, the following courses must be included:
French 100 or dept. approved substitution French 101 or dept. approved substitution One upper division course in French Literature taught in English may be included as part of 40 upper division units, as long as it contains a French component. Remaining units taken in upper division electives taught in French 20 units taken at SCU or taught by SCU Faculty Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 in major	French 100 or dept. approved substitution French 101 or dept. approved substitution One upper division course in French Literature taught in English may be included as part of 40 upper division units, as long as it contains a French component. Remaining units taken in upper division electives taught in French 10 units taken at SCU or taught by SCU faculty. Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 in minor.

Recommended electives include courses in French or European history, comparative literature, art history, and additional work in linguistics.

A junior year of study in a country where French is spoken is recommended, but not required. Students who are interested in both French and business may choose to study for a semester at I.E.S. in Dijon, France or for a quarter at the École Supérieure de Commerce in Rouen, France.

Language Skills
Lower Division
FREN 1	Elementary French I
FREN 2	Elementary French II
FREN 3	Elementary French III
FREN 21	Intermediate French I
FREN 22	Intermediate French II
FREN 50	Intermediate French Conversation
Upper Division
FREN 100	Advanced French I
FREN 101	Advanced French II (Intro to literary analysis)
Literature
FREN 113	Francophone Literature and Culture: Black African Women Writers
FREN 114	Literatures and Cultures of the Maghreb
FREN 115	Major Works of French Literature I
FREN 116	Major Works of French Literature II
FREN 120	Moyen Age
FREN 130	Humanism and the Renaissance
FREN 140	Le Grand Siècle: Theatre in the Age of Louis XIV
FREN 150	The French Enlightenment
FREN 160	19^th Century I: Romantic and Romantique
FREN 161	19^th Century II: Le reel et le symbolique
FREN 170	20^th Century I: Mémoires et Souvenirs
FREN 171	20^th Century II: The Existentialist Hero
FREN 174	French Novels and Films: Culture, Gender, and Social Classes in Translation
FREN 182	Women in French Literature: Authors and Characters
FREN 183	20^th Century French Women Writers
FREN 184	20^th Century French Women Writers in Translation
Fren 186	Politics of Love
Non-Literary Courses
FREN 102	Advanced French III (Study Abroad)
FREN 103	Advanced French Composition
FREN 106	Advanced French Conversation
FREN 108	French Business Culture and Institutions
FREN 110	Introduction to French Culture and Civilization
FREN 111	Introduction to Francophone Studies: From the Caribbean to Vietnam
FREN 112	Francophone Culture and Civilization: Africa and the Caribbean (Taught in English)
FREN 172	Cinéma
FREN 185	French Applied Linguistics
Special Courses
FREN 194	Peer Educator
FREN 197	Special Topics
FREN 198	Directed Study
FREN 199	Directed Reading

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