The Major in French and Francophone Studies
The French major consists of a minimum of 30 semester credit hours at the 3200 level in French.
18 credits from the core courses and 12 credits from one of the specialized track:
�French for the Global Community� or �French Cultural and literary studies�.
Students must also receive 12 semester credit hours of 3200 level in �related� courses.
Study abroad in our Paris program is required (student studying in Paris may earn up to
15 credits towards the French Major).
The core courses:
Languages and Culture
| Topics | Courses | Semester |
| Grammar and composition |
French 3268W and 3269 |
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| Phonetics and history of language |
French 3257 or 3258 |
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| Literature and Culture |
French 3261W and 3262W |
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| Contemporary France |
French 3211 |
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| Any of the above courses may be replaced by an appropriate FREN 3293 from Paris. |
Track I: French for the Global Community
| Topics | Courses | Semester |
| Translation |
French 3215 or 3216 or 3222 |
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| French for Business |
French 3217 |
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| Issues in Cultural Studies |
French 3224 or 3280 |
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| The Francophone world |
French 3218 or 3273 |
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| Any of the above courses may be replaced by an appropriate FREN 3293 from Paris. |
Track II: French Cultural and Literary Studies
| Topics | Courses | Semester |
| Arts and culture |
French 3210 or 3223 or 3224 |
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| Literature (theater/fiction/poetry) |
French 3220 or 3221 or 3222 |
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| Literary history (One course from the list) |
3218, 3230, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3234, 3235, 3280, 3273 |
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| Literary and Cultural Theory |
French 3272 |
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| Any of the above courses may be replaced by an appropriate FREN 3293 from Paris. |
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University of Connecticut |