Santa Clara University

Academic Programs - The French and Francophone Studies Program

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.

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 Upper Division
FREN 1

Elementary French I 

 FREN 100 Advanced French I 
FREN 2 Elementary French II FREN 101  Advanced French II (Intro to literary analysis) 
FREN 3 Elementary French III    
FREN 21 Intermediate French I    
FREN 22 Intermediate French II     
FREN 50 Intermediate French Conversation  

Literature

Non-Literary Courses
FREN 113 Francophone Literature and Culture: Black African Women Writers FREN 102 Advanced French Conversation
FREN 115 Major Works of French Literature I FREN 103 Advanced French Composition
FREN 116 Major Works of French Literature II FREN 106 Advanced French Conversation & Composition
FREN 120 Moyen Age FREN 108 French Business Culture & Institutions
FREN 130 Humanism and the Renaissance FREN 110 Introduction to French Culture & Civilization
FREN 140 Le Grand Siècle: Theatre in the Age of Louis XIV FREN 111 Introduction to Francophone Studies: From the Caribbean to Vietnam
FREN 150 The French Enlightenment FREN 112 Francophone Culture & Civilization: Africa and the Caribbean
FREN 160 19th Century I: Romantic and Romantique FREN 172 Cinéma
FREN 161 19th Century II: Le reel et le symbolique FREN 185 French Applied Linguistics
FREN 170 20th Century I: Mémoires et Souvenirs
FREN 171 20th Century II: The Existentialist Hero

Special Courses
FREN 174 French Novels & Films: Culture, Gender & Social Classes in translation FREN 180 Seminar (Topic varies)
FREN 182 Women in French Literature: Authors and Characters FREN 194 Peer Educator
FREN 183 20th Century French Women Writers FREN 198 Directed Study
FREN 184 20th Century French Women Writers in translation FREN 199 Directed Reading

 

 
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