French Studies Major

The objective of the French Studies major is to provide oral and written competence in the language and a solid background in the literature and culture of the countries of the French-speaking world.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Acquire a basic understanding of the literary, historical, social, or cultural influences that inform French and Francophone literary works
Acquire the ability to express themselves in French, and to articulate in writing and discussion their responses to literary texts
Develop a basic critical ability to identify, interpret, and evaluate the ideas and formal features of an integrated body of literary texts authored in the French language
Develop a sensitivity to the plurality of meanings within a literary text authored in French

Major Requirements (40 units)

The three semesters of lower-division French language courses (FREN 101 , FREN 102 , and FREN 201 ) serve as a prerequisite but do not count toward the units necessary for the major.

Required

Culture Course in English (4 units)

Fourth Semester French (4 units):

FREN 202 - Fourth Semester French

200-level Courses (8 units - 2 courses)

300-level Courses (12 units - 3 courses)

Electives (4 units)

Complete 4 units from the following:

400-level Courses (8 units):

Study Abroad

Students are encouraged to spend a summer in France or in another French speaking country, or a semester abroad at a French-speaking university.