French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

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

  •  3672 FREN 1220   SEM 101

    • MTRF White Hall B04
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Leroy, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or LPF score of 37-44 or SAT II 410-480. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take FREN 1230; those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3673 FREN 1220   SEM 102

    • MTRF Uris Hall 260
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Ruyer, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or LPF score of 37-44 or SAT II 410-480. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take FREN 1230; those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5519 FREN 1220   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or LPF score of 37-44 or SAT II 410-480. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take FREN 1230; those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3674 FREN 1220   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or LPF score of 37-44 or SAT II 410-480. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take FREN 1230; those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3675 FREN 1220   SEM 105

    • MTRF Uris Hall 301
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or LPF score of 37-44 or SAT II 410-480. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take FREN 1230; those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5259 FREN 1220   SEM 106

    • MTRF White Hall B04
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Finielz, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or LPF score of 37-44 or SAT II 410-480. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take FREN 1230; those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3653 FREN 1230   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3654 FREN 1230   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17078 FREN 1230   SEM 104

    • MWRF Uris Hall 302
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Gibbs, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20815 FREN 1230   SEM 105

    • MWRF Klarman Hall K155
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090.

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5411 FREN 2090   SEM 101

    • MWF White Hall B06
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Haillot, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or 2080 for credit.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3656 FREN 2090   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or 2080 for credit.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3657 FREN 2090   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or 2080 for credit.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3658 FREN 2090   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or 2080 for credit.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6773 FREN 2090   SEM 105

    • MWF Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or 2080 for credit.

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

  •  3659 FREN 2095   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3660 FREN 2095   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320.

FREN 2180

In this course, furthering oral communication skills and writing skills is emphasized. A comprehensive review of fundamental and advanced grammatical structures is integrated through a variety of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19678 FREN 2180   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 301
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2095, CASE Q++, or equivalent.

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

  •  5057 FREN 2310   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 312
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Choinet, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++. Recommended courses after FREN 2310: any 3000 level literature or culture course

FREN 2320

This course designed to follow FREN 2095, introduces students to key cinematic techniques used in analysis of films and to major movements in the twentieth century French cinema.  Students will view a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5814 FREN 2320   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor. Recommended courses after FREN 2320: any 3000 level literature or culture course

FREN 3160

In this course, both seminar and workshop, students discuss writing about translation, mostly in French, and practice translating from French to English.  The theoretical texts studied represent a variety ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6774 FREN 3160   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 394
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++ placement.

FREN 3210

This course is designed to teach ways of reading and understanding works created from the Romantic period to the present day, in their cultural context. A range of texts from various genres is presented, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17090 FREN 3210   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 260
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2310, or CASE Q++ placement.

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

  • 20269 FREN 3295   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2310 or permission of instructor required.

FREN 3485

Beginning in the early days of silent cinema, a rich tradition of what are called "city films," combines technological innovation with the exploration of specific urban spaces. Students in this class will ... view course details

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  • 17120 FREN 3485   SEM 101

    • TR Klarman Hall KG42
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Keller, P

      Lawless, C

    • M Klarman Hall KG70
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Keller, P

      Lawless, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    There will be a mandatory weekly movie viewing. conducted in English.

FREN 3780

When Jean-Jacques Rousseau introduced the concept of the "general will" in his classic text The Social Contract, he made what was then an unprecedented and scandalous claim: that the people as a whole, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3780GOVT 3786

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18767 FREN 3780   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Hall 312
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in English.

FREN 4200

Guided independent study of special topics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3668 FREN 4200   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4542 FREN 4200   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20222 FREN 4200   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 4300

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3652 FREN 4300   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5520 FREN 4300   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.

FREN 4334

The seminar will explore relations between the tangible effects of climate on urban, infrastructural, and ecological landscapes in the Caribbean and lived experiences of climate as mediated through literature, ... view course details

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  • 20064 FREN 4334   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Melas, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 4689

Seemingly timeless concepts of natural sex and gender have a history. In fact, they have many histories, some of which are only just starting to be written. This class examines the relationship between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20282 FREN 4689   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6250

How does psychoanalysis conceive the human, and what does it offer humanity at the crossroads where we find ourselves today? These questions animate the work of Haitian-Quebecois psychoanalyst Willy Apollon, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17834 FREN 6250   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in English.

FREN 6300

Designed for those with little or no background in French. Aims primarily to develop skill in reading French. Covers grammar basics, extensive vocabulary, and strategies for reading in a foreign language. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6412 FREN 6300   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 254
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Course limited to graduate students only.

FREN 6334

The seminar will explore relations between the tangible effects of climate on urban, infrastructural, and ecological landscapes in the Caribbean and lived experiences of climate as mediated through literature, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20066 FREN 6334   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Melas, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6400

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3655 FREN 6400   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Permission of instructor required.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4517 FREN 6400   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Permission of instructor required.

FREN 6689

Seemingly timeless concepts of natural sex and gender have a history. In fact, they have many histories, some of which are only just starting to be written. This class examines the relationship between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20283 FREN 6689   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person