• FREN 1010

    Elementary French I
     Rating

    4.24

     Difficulty

    3.24

     GPA

    3.42

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Development of basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing. Language laboratory work is required. Followed by FREN 1020. Prerequisite: Limited or no previous formal instruction in French.

  • FREN 1020

    Elementary French II
     Rating

    4.11

     Difficulty

    2.57

     GPA

    3.46

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Designed for students with an elementary knowledge of French. Further develops the skills of speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, and writing. Language laboratory work is required. Followed by FREN 2010. Prerequisite: FREN 1010 or one or two years of previous formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score.

  • FREN 2010

    Intermediate French I
     Rating

    3.88

     Difficulty

    2.62

     GPA

    3.47

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Develops the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Focuses on reading skill development through readings on contemporary Francophone culture and short stories. Followed by FREN 2020. Prerequisite: FREN 1020 or one to three years of formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score.

  • FREN 1050

    Accelerated Elementary French
     Rating

    4.36

     Difficulty

    2.91

     GPA

    3.51

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Reviews basic oral expression, listening, reading comprehension, and writing. Covers the material in the FREN 1010-1020 text in one semester at an accelerated pace. Language lab required followed by FREN 2010. Prerequisite: Previous background in French (more than two years of French in secondary school) and an achievement test score below 540 or a placement score below 378, or permission of the department.

  • FREN 3031

    Finding Your Voice in French
     Rating

    4.11

     Difficulty

    3.18

     GPA

    3.52

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    In this course, students explore and develop their own "voice" in written and spoken French. Through reading and viewing a variety of cultural artifacts in French, and completing a series of individual and collaborative creative projects, students will improve their skills in grammar, communication, self-expression and editing. Prerequisite: FREN 2020, 2320, or the equivalent, or appropriate AP, F-CAPE, or SAT score.

  • FREN 2020

    Intermediate French II
     Rating

    3.74

     Difficulty

    2.87

     GPA

    3.56

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Designed for continued development of the four skills at an advanced level. Readings emphasize contemporary Francophone culture and include a modern French play. Prerequisite: FREN 2010 or one to three years of formal instruction in French and appropriate SAT score.

  • FREN 8520

    Seminar in Sixteenth-Century Literature
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    (a) Rabelais. (b) Montaigne.

  • FREN 3051

    History and Civilization of France: Revolution to 1945
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.75

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Revolution until 1945.

  • FREN 5585

    Topics in Civilization / Cultural Studies
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.79

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Interdisciplinary seminar in French and Francophone culture. Topics vary.

  • FREN 7500

    Topics in Theory and Criticism
     Rating

     Difficulty

     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.