Modern Languages & Literatures: Programs: French: Master of Arts: French Studies Concentration

MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE

FRENCH STUDIES CONCENTRATION

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The concentration in French Studies allows students flexibility in examining French and Francophone cultures from a variety of perspectives. By choosing courses about the French language, Francophone civilization and cultural productions, students will study the impact of the French language and culture in the world today. Students may build their own fields of inquiry by combining required courses and electives that specifically target their area of interest. Useful for teachers, translators, professionals holding positions in government, international business, the media, and students seeking to tackle doctoral study in the area of history and/or culture, the concentration provides a solid foundation in interdisciplinary French studies.

PART I - REQUIRED COURSES

CORE COURSES
All students enrolled under the Literature concentration must take these required core courses

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Hours
FREN 603	Research Seminar	3
Select ONE of the following:
FREN 548	Contemporary French Civilization: Selected Topics	3
Or
FREN 549	Contemporary Francophone Civilization Seminar	3
Total		6

OPTIONAL COURSES
Students must select two courses from each of the following three categories of optionally required courses

A. FRENCH LANGUAGE TODAY
Course Number	Course Title	Semester Hours
FREN 419	The Teaching of French in Secondary Schools	3
FREN 501	Graduate Study Abroad	3
FREN 504	Politics of the French Language	3
FREN 505	History of the French Language	3
FREN 506	Advanced French Phonetics	3
FREN 507	Practicum in Translation	3
FREN 508	Explication de Texte and Stylistic Analysis	3
FREN 510	Topics in French Linguistics	3
B. Approaches to Francophone Societies
Course Number	Course Title	Semester Hours
FREN 514	Medieval French Seminar	3
FREN 518	Sixteenth Century Seminar	3
FREN 525	Moralists of the Seventeenth-Century	3
FREN 530	Philosophy and Politics in Eighteenth-Century France	3
FREN 532	Eighteenth-Century Seminar	3
FREN 536	The Romantic Movement	3
FREN 541	Nineteenth-Century Seminar	3
FREN 546	Twentieth-Century Seminar	3
FREN 548	Contemporary French Civilization: Selected Topics	3
FREN 549	Contemporary Francophone Civilization Seminar	3
FREN 550	Introduction to French Colonialism	3
C. Expressions of Francophone Culture
Course Number	Course Title	Semester Hours
FREN 509	Critical Approaches to Literature	3
FREN 511	Medieval French Literature	3
FREN 513	Medieval French Theatre	3
FREN 516	French Humanism in the Sixteenth-Century	3
FREN 517	Poetry of the Renaissance	3
FREN 526	Corneille, Racine and Molière	3
FREN 527	Selected Topics in Seventeenth-Century French Literature	3
FREN 531	The Development of the Novel in Eighteenth-Century France	3
FREN 537	Nineteenth-Century French Theatre	3
FREN 538	French Novel of the Nineteenth-Century I	3
FREN 539	French Novel of the Nineteenth-Century II	3
FREN 540	Nineteenth-Century French Poetry	3
FREN 542	Twentieth-Century French Theatre	3
FREN 543	Twentieth-Century French Poets	3
FREN 544	Twentieth-Century French Novel I	3
FREN 545	Twentieth-Century French Novel II	3
FREN 547	Francophone Literature	3
FREN 551	Women Writers from North Africa	3
Total		18

PART II - CULMINATING ACTIVITY AND ELECTIVES

CHOOSE OPTION A OR OPTION B
Students are tested in the area of their choice. Students can choose to be tested under the Thesis Option only (Option A) OR under the Comprehensive Exam Option only (Option B).

A. Thesis Option	Total Semester Hours: 10.0
FREN 698 - Master’s Thesis 4 Select two electives from the list of French Electives 6
B. Comprehensive Exam Option	Total Semester Hours: 9.0
· Select three electives from the list of French Electives 9
The comprehensive examination tests critical ability and familiarity with major works of French literature. Before registering for the comprehensive examination, students must have completed their course work and have satisfied the requirement of having taken two courses in each of the categories above. The examination is based on a reading list amid course content.

Total Semester Hours Required for the MA in French (French Studies Concentration):
Minimum 33.0 Semester Hours (Exam Option)
or
Minimum 34.0 Semester Hours (Thesis Option)

LIST OF FRENCH ELECTIVES

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Hours
FREN 501	Graduate Study Abroad	3
FREN 504	Politics of the French Language	3
FREN 505	History of the French Language	3
FREN 506	Advanced French Phonetics	3
FREN 507	Practicum in Translation	3
* FREN 508	Explication de Texte and Stylistic Analysis	3
FREN 509	Critical Approaches to Literature	3
FREN 510	Topics in French Linguistics	3
FREN 511	Medieval French Literature	3
FREN 513	Medieval French Theatre	3
FREN 514	Medieval French Seminar	3
FREN 516	French Humanism in the Sixteenth-Century	3
FREN 517	Poetry of the Renaissance	3
FREN 518	Sixteenth-Century Seminar	3
FREN 525	Moralists of the Seventeenth-Century	3
FREN 526	Corneille, Racine and Molière	3
FREN 527	Selected Topics in Seventeenth-Century French Literature	3
FREN 530	Philosophy and Politics in Eighteenth-Century France	3
FREN 531	The Development of the Novel in Eighteenth-Century France	3
FREN 532	Eighteenth-Century Seminar	3
FREN 536	The Romantic Movement	3
FREN 537	Nineteenth-Century French Theatre	3
FREN 538	French Novel of the Nineteenth-Century I	3
FREN 539	French Novel of the Nineteenth-Century II	3
FREN 540	Nineteenth-Century French Poetry	3
FREN 541	Nineteenth-Century Seminar	3
FREN 542	Twentieth-Century French Theatre	3
FREN 543	Twentieth-Century French Poets	3
FREN 544	Twentieth-Century French Novel I	3
FREN 545	Twentieth-Century French Novel II	3
FREN 546	Twentieth-Century Seminar	3
FREN 547	Francophone Literature	3
FREN 548	Contemporary French Civilization: Selected Topics	3
FREN 549	Contemporary Francophone Civilization Seminar	3
FREN 550	Introduction to French Colonialism	3
FREN 551	Women Writers from North Africa	3
* Elective for French Studies Concentration students

Introduction

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French Studies Concentration

MAT in French

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For more information on the MA Program in French, contact:
Dr. Daniel Mengara
Graduate Program Coordinator
Phone: (973) 655-5143
Room: DI-134
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