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The B.A. program in French language, literature, and culture enables students to become fluent in French, to speak, write, and read the language with ease. Courses are either specialized or broad in scope. The program typically emphasizes language and literature, but has many options within that area. In addition, students may focus on a particular aspect, such as theater, poetry, art, philosophy, or the history of ideas. FRE 202 is normally a prerequisite for advanced courses, and enrollment in courses at the 600 level requires the permission of the instructor.

All students with more than one year of high-school French are required to take a placement examination, given immediately before registration each semester. This requirement applies to all students, regardless of class standing or previous study.

Students should consult the French major advisor (Professor Jonassaint) and the French language coordinator (Dr. Dickey) about their programs as early as possible. Early consultation is particularly important for students with little or no preparation in French so they may be sure to satisfy prerequisites and requirements within four years.

Click Here for information on the M.A. program in French Language, Literature & Culture.

To become fluent in French and to gain insight into the country and the people, students are expected to study abroad for a semester or a year in SU's program in Strasbourg, France. Students take fully accredited courses abroad in language, literature, social sciences, fine arts, and other approved areas of study. In Option I, courses are taught at the SU center in both English and French. In Option II, students study directly at the Université de Strasbourg. A Certificate in Contemporary Europe is also offered through the Maxwell School's International Relations department. For further information, contact the French program coordinator or the Division of International Programs Abroad, 106 Walnut Place.

Prerequisites: FRE 202

Option I  French Language and Literature

The major in French consists of FRE 202 plus 24 upper-division credits in courses taught in French.

FRE 202 French IV
FRE 325, 326 Junior Language Usage (taught at Strasbourg Center)

The remaining courses maybe selected from the following list. They are currently listed under 300 or 400 numbers.

Seventeenth Century Drama
The Realistic and Naturalistic Movements
Literary Theory
Canadian Literature
Introduction to Translation
French Feminist Writers
Francophone Literature

Option II  French Language and Culture

French language through literature, history of French film are part of the normal sequence for majors.

FRE 202 French IV
FRE 325, 326 Junior Language Usage (taught at Strasbourg Center)
FRE 327 Spoken French
Contemporary French culture
Introduction to translation

The remaining courses may be selected from the following list. They are currently listed under 300 or 400 numbers.

Business French
French journalism
Contemporary French cinema and theater
Francophone world
Courses listed in Option I

A minor in French consists of a minimum of 18 credits including FRE 202 and 15 other credits in courses taught in French. At least 12 of these credits are in upper-division courses.