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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

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

For more information on the MA Program in French, contact:

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