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Classes
FREN 1220
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Epperson, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or Language Placement test in French (LPF) score of 37-44 or Scholastic Assessment Test (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Epperson, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or Language Placement test in French (LPF) score of 37-44 or Scholastic Assessment Test (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Agbessi, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or Language Placement test in French (LPF) score of 37-44 or Scholastic Assessment Test (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Valdez, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or Language Placement test in French (LPF) score of 37-44 or Scholastic Assessment Test (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Dupont, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or Language Placement test in French (LPF) score of 37-44 or Scholastic Assessment Test (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Li, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1210 or Language Placement test in French (LPF) score of 37-44 or Scholastic Assessment Test (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
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or an Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 45-55 or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or an Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 45-55 or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1220 or an Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 45-55 or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090.
FREN 2080
Course Description
This intermediate conversation and composition French course is designed for students interested in business fields such as Hospitality, Business Management, and Marketing, those looking for an internship ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
FREN 2090
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Glidja, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1230, Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 56-64, or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 600-680; or Advanced Placement (AP) French language 4 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Glidja, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1230, Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 56-64, or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 600-680; or Advanced Placement (AP) French language 4 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Matthews, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1230, Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 56-64, or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 600-680; or Advanced Placement (AP) French language 4 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Ruyer, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1230, Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 56-64, or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 600-680; or Advanced Placement (AP) French language 4 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 1230, Language Placement test in French (LPF) score 56-64, or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II 600-680; or Advanced Placement (AP) French language 4 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (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
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 2070, 2080 or 2090, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320.
FREN 2310
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 2320
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: FREN 2095 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q++ or permission of instructor. Recommended courses after FREN 2320: any 3000 level literature or culture course.
FREN 2550
Course Description
Throughout Western history, the nature of melancholy (aka "depression," its modern counterpart) has both inspired and baffled philosophers, doctors, artists, and writers. Compared to other ailments, affects, ... view course details
FREN 3160
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 3210
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 3400
Course Description
This course is conceived as a critical introduction to a cultural and political debate that appeared in the years of Mitterrand's France and reached its climax in the last decade. It will focus on a French ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
FREN 3540
Course Description
In the age of smartphones and social media, it's a cliché to say that the competing claims made on our attention only seem to be multiplying. But a cliché can be true. This course is an opportunity to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 3540
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 3730
Course Description
What makes religious violence so intractable, and what has fostered the continuity of this form of conflict over such a long span of time? What is the role of aesthetics in literary descriptions of such ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 3921
Course Description
This course examines a range of exciting and provocative 20th- and 21st- century theoretical paradigms for thinking about literature, language and culture. These approaches provide differing, though often ... view course details
FREN 3975
Course Description
This course examines how writers, filmmakers, and content creators from Africa engage with and revise public images of bodies—specifically pleasure, queerness, sex strikes, etc. Our inquiry also ... view course details
FREN 4200
Course Description
Guided independent study of special topics. view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Cordova, C
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Additional Information
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Dubreuil, L
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Additional Information
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 4240
Course Description
This seminar will explore some of the most important psychoanalytic approaches to politics and collective life. from Sigmund Freud's Mass Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego to works by Le Bon, Reich, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4243
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
FREN 4250
Course Description
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 ... view course details
FREN 4265
Course Description
A number of well-known French novels have been adapted, appropriated, and reimagined, giving them a life well beyond France and beyond the time in which they were produced. We will explore how one novel ... view course details
FREN 4300
Course Description
Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Cordova, C
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Additional Information
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 seniors and juniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Dubreuil, L
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Additional Information
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 seniors and juniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
-
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
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 seniors and juniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Long, K
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Additional Information
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 seniors and juniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
McNulty, T
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Additional Information
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 seniors and juniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Molinie, M
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Additional Information
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 seniors and juniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Terhmina, I
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Additional Information
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 seniors and juniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
FREN 4334
Course Description
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
FREN 4630
Course Description
Taking the form of ghosts, revenants, and zombies, dead are regularly summoned up in literature, film, and TV series. Their eternal return and narrative power reflect the upheavals of our troubled times ... view course details
FREN 4825
Course Description
Part epistemology and part experimental humanities, this seminar looks at improbable encounters between the divergent regimes of thought and knowledge expressed by "literature" and the "sciences." Our ... view course details
FREN 6300
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 6334
Course Description
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
FREN 6400
Course Description
Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 6825
Course Description
Part epistemology and part experimental humanities, this seminar looks at improbable encounters between the divergent regimes of thought and knowledge expressed by "literature" and the "sciences." Our ... view course details