French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

FREN 1210

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7918 FREN 1210   SEM 101

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7919 FREN 1210   SEM 102

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7920 FREN 1210   SEM 103

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hoferer, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7921 FREN 1210   SEM 104

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7922 FREN 1210   SEM 105

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7923 FREN 1210   SEM 106

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7924 FREN 1210   SEM 107

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lorusso, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 1220

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7925 FREN 1220   SEM 101

    • MTRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 1230

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7926 FREN 1230   SEM 101

    • MWRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Mottet, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7927 FREN 1230   SEM 102

    • MWRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7928 FREN 1230   SEM 103

    • MWRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7929 FREN 1230   SEM 104

    • MWRF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 2070

This course is specifically designed for premed students and students at large with an interest in medical related topics who wish to be better equipped with language skills that will enable them to convey ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18494 FREN 2070   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7930 FREN 2090   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7931 FREN 2090   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7932 FREN 2090   SEM 103

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7933 FREN 2090   SEM 104

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ruyer, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7934 FREN 2090   SEM 105

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Li, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7935 FREN 2090   SEM 106

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Agbessi, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 2095

This advanced-intermediate course is highly recommended for students planning to study abroad as it aims to develop the writing and speaking skills needed to function in a French speaking university ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7936 FREN 2095   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7937 FREN 2095   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 2310

This course, designed to follow FREN 2095, 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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8036 FREN 2310   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 2692

This course adopts an interdisciplinary lens to reflect on how we can think difference productively in our current global condition, through examining some of the challenges that traditionally normative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8074 FREN 2692   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3120

Part theory, part textual analysis, and part creative writing, this course aims to help students develop a richer, more nuanced understanding and command of both the spoken and written language. As students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7938 FREN 3120   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3295

Modern capitalism is intimately connected to the ethics of play. Through French and Francophone literature, this course explores a host of capitalist players and the vexed moral questions they raise from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8061 FREN 3295   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3526

If humanistic research consists of finding consensus positions, articulating simple expressions, summarizing texts, standardizing identities, or doing passable translations, then this it: we arrived at ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 3524COML 3524ROMS 3526

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7708 FREN 3526   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 4190

Guided independent study of special topics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7939 FREN 4190   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7940 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7941 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

FREN 4250

This course studies philosophical, literary, and scientific conceptions of nature and the ethics and politics of human-nonhuman relations. We will cover a wide array of texts and global issues-such as ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4252

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8076 FREN 4250   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  7942 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7943 FREN 4290   RSC 702

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7944 FREN 4290   RSC 703

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

FREN 4368

This seminar will focus on the writings of the polymorphous Martinican poet and thinker, Edouard Glissant (1928-2011). We will attend to the historical context of French colonialism, particularly in the ... view course details

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  •  7683 FREN 4368   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Melas, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 4456

Feminism has a long history in France, from the work of Christine de Pizan (1364-1431), which instigated the centuries-long discussion of women's right and women's status known as the Querelle des femmes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8085 FREN 4456   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6368

This seminar will focus on the writings of the polymorphous Martinican poet and thinker, Edouard Glissant (1928-2011). We will attend to the historical context of French colonialism, particularly in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7686 FREN 6368   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Melas, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  7945 FREN 6390   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7946 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7947 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FREN 6848

This seminar considers the transformative ingress of ecological concerns into a number of fields, from philosophy and deconstruction to anthropology and literary studies. While acknowledging the unprecedented ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8081 FREN 6848   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person