Course Number

Course Title

Semester Hours

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 Literature

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

Course Number

Course Title

Semester Hours

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 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

Course Number

Course Title

Semester Hours

FREN 509

Critical Approaches to Literature

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 551

Women Writers from North Africa

3

Total

18

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 (Literature Concentration)
Minimum 33.0 Semester Hours (Exam Option)
or
Minimum 34.0 Semester Hours (Thesis Option)

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