French Undergraduate Program

Option in French and Italian

Prerequisites:

Successful completion of intermediate French and Italian, or equivalent placement.

Language Area (12 credit hours):

FREN 350 Applied French Grammar and Composition I: Systematic grammar review with extensive practice in writing French. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2018 semester.

FREN 352 French for Journalism and Business

Practical acquisition of skills necessary to understand the language of journalism and business. Prerequisite: FREN 301. LEC.

Spring 2018
Type	Time/Place and Instructor	Credit Hours	Class #
LEC	Swanson, Kimberly Roney, Kristina TuTh 02:30-03:45 PM FR 206 - LAWRENCE	3	64441

FREN 375 Intermediate French Conversation

Three meetings per week. Guided discussions designed to increase fluency, improve pronunciation, and acquire vocabulary. Sections limited to twelve students. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301. LEC.

Spring 2018
Type	Time/Place and Instructor	Credit Hours	Class #
LEC	TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM WES 4046 - LAWRENCE	3	59849

FREN 376 Advanced French Conversation: Three meetings per week. Guided discussions designed to increase fluency, improve pronunciation, and knowledge of French culture and language. Classes have centered around topics such as the French Revolution, the Arts, Renaissance Festivals, and French cinema. Sections limited to twelve students. May be designated a KULAC class at the discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite: FREN 375. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2018 semester.

ITAL 300 Composition and Conversation: Study of advanced grammatical structures with extensive practice in writing and conversation. Guided discussions on a variety of contemporary Italian literary, journalistic, and cinematic works. Active participation required. Prerequisite: ITAL 240 or permission of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2018 semester.

ITAL 315 Advanced Composition and Conversation

Continuation of ITAL 300. Study of advanced grammatical structures with extensive practice in writing and conversation. Guided discussions on a variety of contemporary Italian literary, journalistic, and cinematic works. Active participation required. Prerequisite: ITAL 300 or permission of instructor. LEC.

Spring 2018
Type	Time/Place and Instructor	Credit Hours	Class #
LEC	de Fazio, Marina Di Nino, Nicola MWF 01:00-01:50 PM WES 4046 - LAWRENCE	3	52087

Literature Area (12 credit hours):

One French literature course between French 450 and 480:

FREN 471 Transcending Borders: Migrations, Identities, Voices, Narrative

Study the themes of borders, migrations, and search for individual and collective identity and voice which define modern French and French-speaking cultures in continental France and around the globe. Authors, cultural movements and themes of the period, with an emphasis on twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Introduce the student to the principal elements of the cultural, intellectual and artistic climate of the time, including literature, film, and other cultural documents and artefacts, print and electronic, visual and aural. May be taught in French or English. Prerequisite: FREN 301, FREN 302, and FREN 326. LEC.

The class is not offered for the Spring 2018 semester.

FREN 480 Studies in French Literature: _____

A study of a period, theme, group of authors, or movement. Subject matter will vary; may be taken more than once if subject differs. Prerequisite: FREN 300 and FREN 326. LEC.

Spring 2018
Type	Time/Place and Instructor	Credit Hours	Class #
LEC	Weatherley, Gillian MWF 11:00-11:50 AM FR 219 - LAWRENCE	3	59202

Civilization Area (6 credit hours):

One French culture course from among:

FREN 440 Studies in French Culture: _____

Representative topics are: History of Paris, Role of Women in French Literature and Culture, Interrelationships of the Arts, French-speaking African Culture, Culture of French Canada. May be repeated for credit with departmental permission; may also be repeated as part of major in French language and culture. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.