French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

FREN 1210

FREN 1210-FREN 1220 is a two-semester sequence.  FREN 1210 is the first half of the 1210-1220 sequence designed to provide a thorough grounding in French language and an introduction to intercultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6155 FREN 1210   LEC 001

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    Students must enroll in one lecture and one discussion. This course is intended for students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have an LPF score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410.

  •  6156 FREN 1210   LEC 002

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    Students must enroll in one lecture and one discussion. This course is intended for students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have an LPF score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410.

  •  6157 FREN 1210   DIS 201

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  •  6158 FREN 1210   DIS 202

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  •  6159 FREN 1210   DIS 203

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  •  6160 FREN 1210   DIS 204

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  •  6161 FREN 1210   DIS 205

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  •  6162 FREN 1210   DIS 206

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  •  6163 FREN 1210   DIS 207

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  •  8892 FREN 1210   DIS 208

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FREN 1230

FREN 1230 is an all-skills course designed to improve pronunciation, oral communication, and reading ability; to establish a groundwork for correct writing; and to provide a substantial grammar review. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6164 FREN 1230   SEM 101

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    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPFscore 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2060 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6165 FREN 1230   SEM 102

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    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPFscore 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2060 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6166 FREN 1230   SEM 103

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    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPFscore 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2060 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6167 FREN 1230   SEM 104

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    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPFscore 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2060 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6168 FREN 1230   SEM 105

  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPFscore 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2060 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6169 FREN 1230   SEM 106

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    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPFscore 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2060 or 2090.

FREN 1302

If you could look inside your own body, would you be puzzled, fascinated, utterly disgusted?  When dissection became legal in the Renaissance, scientists and writers set out to explore the intricacies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17546 FREN 1302   SEM 101

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FREN 2060

This intermediate language course is designed for students who want to focus on their reading and writing skills. Following the notion of reading in order to write, particular attention is paid to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7939 FREN 2060   LEC 001

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    Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680. Recommended courses after French 2060: French 2100, or 2210. Students who have taken French 2060 are not eligible to take French 2090 for credit.

FREN 2090

This intermediate-level course is designed for students who want to focus on their speaking and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on strengthening of grammar skills, expansion of vocabulary and discourse ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6656 FREN 2090   SEM 101

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    Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eliglble to take French 2060 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6657 FREN 2090   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eliglble to take French 2060 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6658 FREN 2090   SEM 103

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    Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eliglble to take French 2060 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6659 FREN 2090   SEM 104

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    Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eliglble to take French 2060 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6660 FREN 2090   SEM 105

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    Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eliglble to take French 2060 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6661 FREN 2090   SEM 106

  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: French 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680. Recommended courses after French 2090: French 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken French 2090 are not eliglble to take French 2060 for credit.

FREN 2091

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit GradeNoAud

  • 18310 FREN 2091   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:
    Students must be concurrently enrolled into FREN 2090. Enrollment will be on a first come, first serve basis.

FREN 2190

This course emphasizes conversation based on short stories, poems, a play, a novel, cartoons, newspaper articles, short videos, and oral presentations by students. The goals of improving grammatical accuracy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6662 FREN 2190   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: French 2060 or 2090, or CASE Q+. May be taken concurrently with 2210. Recommended courses after French 2190: French 2210, 3010, or 3050.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6663 FREN 2190   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: French 2060 or 2090, or CASE Q+. May be taken concurrently with 2210. Recommended courses after French 2190: French 2210, 3010, or 3050.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7096 FREN 2190   SEM 103

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    Prerequisite: French 2060 or 2090, or CASE Q+. May be taken concurrently with 2210. Recommended courses after French 2190: French 2210, 3010, or 3050.

FREN 2310

This course, designed to follow FREN 2190, introduces students to an array of literary and visual material from the French and Francophone world.  It aims to develop students' proficiency in critical writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16156 FREN 2310   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: FREN 2190 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16157 FREN 2310   SEM 102

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FREN 3010

In this course, furthering oral communication skills and writing skills is emphasized.  A comprehensive review of fundamental and advanced grammatical structures is integrated with short stories, literary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6669 FREN 3010   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:
    Prerequisite: French 2190 or CASE Q++. Recommended courses after French 3010: French 2210, 3120 or above. May be taken concurrently with French 2210. Students who have taken French 3050 are not Eligible to take French 3010 for credit.

FREN 3120

This course on stylistics, and its application to textual analysis and translation, aims to help students develop a richer, more nuanced and idiomatic command of both the spoken and written language. Systematic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6670 FREN 3120   SEM 101

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    Prerequisite: French 3010 or 3050, or CASE Q++. Students who have taken French 3130 are not eligible to take French 3120 for credit.

FREN 3130

This course prepares students for interacting at an advanced level of proficiency in both speaking and writing. Students will increase their vocabulary and knowledge of idiomatic French, while discussing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9503 FREN 3130   SEM 101

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    Prerequisites: FREN 3010, or FREN 3050, or CASE placement, or permission of instructor. Students who have taken FREN 3120 are not eligible to take FREN 3130 for credit.

FREN 3490

In this course, we will ask how literature helps us to formulate ethical questions, i.e., question for which there is no single, objectively correct answer.  Why literature as opposed to philosophy or ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3531ITAL 3490ROMS 3490

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16048 FREN 3490   SEM 101

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FREN 3540

In the age of smartphones and Facebook, the competing claims made on our attention only seem to be multiplying. This course is an opportunity to think about and to enact certain practices of attentiveness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3540

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8571 FREN 3540   SEM 101

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    Conducted in English.

FREN 3730

This course will examine the various forms religious violence takes on: war, massacre, pillage, and torture - and consider the symbolic meanings invested in these forms of violence in the context of the ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16051 FREN 3730   SEM 101

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FREN 3870

This course offers an introduction to Romanticism, as it develops in France and beyod, from the late 18th century to the early 1860s.  While the focus will be on literture, we will also consider other ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16161 FREN 3870   SEM 101

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FREN 4155

In this course we will encounter, imagine and re-imagine lots of different bodies and bodily experiences with writers, artists and filmmakers in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco who have resisted bodily oppression ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 6155

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17136 FREN 4155   SEM 101

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FREN 4190

Guided independent study of special topics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6746 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Dubreuil, L

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6747 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Greenberg, M

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8104 FREN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8105 FREN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Long, K

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9165 FREN 4190   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Vallois, M

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FREN 4290

Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6671 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode:
    Year-long course. R grade given at end of the semester and final letter grade at end of the spring. Open to juniors and seniors.

FREN 4350

What kinds of poetry might be usefully characterized as "postcolonial" and what are the stakes of such a designation? How common, variable, translatable are values deemed "postcolonial" for particular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8324 FREN 4350   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:
    Limited to 15 students.

FREN 4370

This course will examine some of the major texts of the French canon (principally but not exclusively 19th century) to analyze the role of "desire" in its various forms in some of the most noteworthy novels ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16052 FREN 4370   SEM 101

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FREN 4415

There is an astonishing discrepancy between our perception of the Holocaust as a central event of the twentieth century and its marginal place in postwar culture.  It is during those years, nevertheless, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16176 FREN 4415   SEM 101

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FREN 4435

The fall of "real socialism" in 1990 put an end to the experience of twentieth century Marxism.  Its ideas, debates and controversies could be viewed-historicized and revisited-in a different light.  The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16181 FREN 4435   SEM 101

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FREN 4680

This course examines the work of the three greatest playwrights of the 17th century (Corneile, Molière, Racine). We will attempt to answer the questions: Why was theater the privileged form of representation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 6680

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16053 FREN 4680   SEM 101

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FREN 4770

This class focuses on artistic and literary creation in France, from the 1980s to the present.  We will consider pop or rap songs, novels, bande dessinée, theater plays, movies, paintings, sculptures, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16057 FREN 4770   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:

FREN 6155

In this course we will encounter, imagine and re-imagine lots of different bodies and bodily experiences with writers, artists and filmmakers in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco who have resisted bodily oppression ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 4155

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17137 FREN 6155   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:

FREN 6290

While literary histories have for a long time undervalued women's works in the literary canon, it has been also common to continue to hold the belief that, with the passing of time, women have progressively ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16061 FREN 6290   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:

FREN 6350

What kinds of poetry might be usefully characterized as "postcolonial" and what are the stakes of such a designation? What relation do specific poetic features have to geopolitical, cultural, historical, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8231 FREN 6350   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:
    Limited to 15 students.

FREN 6390

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6748 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6749 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8106 FREN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8107 FREN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode:

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9167 FREN 6390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode:

FREN 6415

There is an astonishing discrepancy between our perception of the Holocaust as a central event of the twentieth century and its marginal place in postwar culture.  It is during those years, nevertheless, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16186 FREN 6415   SEM 101

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FREN 6435

The fall of "real socialism" in 1990 put an end to the experience of twentieth century Marxism. Its ideas, debates and controversies could be viewed-historicized and revisited-in a different light. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16191 FREN 6435   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode:

FREN 6680

This course examines the work of the three greatest playwrights of the 17th century (Corneille, Molière, Racine). We will attempt to answer the questions: Why was theater the privileged form of representation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 4680

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16060 FREN 6680   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: