French Language & Literature

FREN 7500

Topics in Theory and Criticism

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GPA
3.81

Last Taught
Fall 2025

Study of various aspects of the Western critical tradition. Theme, chronological period, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
FREN 8510

Seminar in Medieval Literature

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GPA
3.77

Last Taught
Spring 2026

Topics may include genres (romance, poetry, hagiography, chanson de geste, allegory), themes (love, war, nature), single authors (Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut) and cultural and literary issues (gender, religion, authorship, rewritings).
FREN 8520

Seminar in Sixteenth-Century Literature

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GPA
3.68

Last Taught
Fall 2025

(a) Rabelais. (b) Montaigne.
FREN 8540

Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature

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GPA
3.67

Last Taught
Fall 2024

(a) Voltaire. (b) Diderot. (c) Theater. (d) Novel. (e) Rousseau. (f) Marivaux.
FREN 8559

New Course in French Literature and General Linguistics

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Last Taught
Fall 2024

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French literature and general linguistics.
FREN 8560

Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature

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GPA
3.63

Last Taught
Spring 2026

Study of various aspects of nineteenth-century French/ Francophone literature. Genre, theme, specific chronological concentration, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
FREN 8570

Seminar in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature

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Last Taught
Spring 2025

Study of the various aspects of modern and contemporary French and Francophone literature. Genre, theme, and specific chronological concentration will vary.
FREN 8584

Seminar in Cinema

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GPA
3.88

Last Taught
Spring 2024

A range of analytical approaches to the study of cinema, including cinematographic language and structure, the representation of socio-cultural phenomena in film, and the experience of cinema viewing as a cultural and historical practice.
FREN 8585

Seminar in Cultural Studies

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GPA
3.88

Last Taught
Spring 2026

In-depth studies investigations of cultural topics and research methodologies in French civilization and Francophone studies.
FREN 9998

Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Master's and Doctoral Research

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Last Taught
Spring 2026

For masters and doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.

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FREN 7500

Topics in Theory and Criticism

FREN 8510

Seminar in Medieval Literature

FREN 8520

Seminar in Sixteenth-Century Literature

FREN 8540

Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature

FREN 8559

New Course in French Literature and General Linguistics

FREN 8560

Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature

FREN 8570

Seminar in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature

FREN 8584

Seminar in Cinema

FREN 8585

Seminar in Cultural Studies

FREN 9998

Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Master's and Doctoral Research