Modern Languages & Literatures: Programs: French: Major: Concentration in Civilization

civilization Major

The requirements for the French Major with concentration in Civilization are as follows:

I. General Education Requirements
(51-57 Credits)

See Department Chairperson for details and specifics on General Education Requirements for the Civilization Major

II. MAJOR RequirementS (42 Credits)

A. Major Required Courses (33 Credits) Complete the following 3 requirements:
FREN 203	French Stylistics & Comp I	3 credits
FREN 204	French Stylistics & Comp II	3 credits
FREN 205	French Phonetics	3 credits
FREN 206	Spoken Language Practice	3 credits
FREN 270	Advanced Composition	3 credits
FREN 302	Origins of French Civilization	3 credits
FREN 304	French Civilization 19th and 20th Centuries	3 credits
FREN 350	Translation I	3 credits
FREN 360	French Perspectives	3 credits
Complete 1 course from the following:
FREN 349	Francophone Literature	3 credits
FREN 352	20th Century French Literature	3 credits
Complete 1 course from the following:
FREN 286	French Film	3 credits
FREN 289	Francophone Film	3 credits

B. Literature Courses (3 Credits)
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:
FREN 202	Seventeenth Century French Theater	3 credits
FREN 211	Eighteenth Century French Theater	3 credits
FREN 271	Explication de Texte	3 credits
FREN 283	Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa	3 credits
FREN 315	Dada and Surrealism	3 credits
FREN 330	Survey of Medieval Literature	3 credits
FREN 334	Seventeenth Century French Literature	3 credits
FREN 335	French Renaissance	3 credits
FREN 336	Eighteenth Century French Literature	3 credits
FREN 339	Nineteenth Century French Literature	3 credits
FREN 340	Survey of French Poetry	3 credits
FREN 341	Contemporary French Drama	3 credits
FREN 345	Development of the French Novel to 1900	3 credits
FREN 349	Francophone Literature	3 credits
FREN 352	Twentieth Century French Literature	3 credits

B. Civilization Courses (6 Credits)

Complete 6 semester hours from the following:

(*Courses preceded by an asterisk are literature courses)

* FREN 202

Seventeenth Century French Theater

3 credits

* FREN 211

Eighteenth Century French Theater

3 credits

FREN 225 Structure of the French Language 3 credits

FREN 231

Business French and Computers I

3 credits

FREN 232

Business French and Computers II

3 credits

FREN 251

Advanced Syntax

3 credits

FREN 271

Explication de Texte

3 credits

FREN 275

Advanced Spoken Language Practice

3 credits

* FREN 283

Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa

3 credits

FREN 286

French Film

3 credits

FREN 289

Francophone Film

3 credits

FREN 305

Music and Art in French Civilization

3 credits

* FREN 315

Dada and Surrealism

3 credits

* FREN 330

Survey of Medieval Literature

3 credits

* FREN 334

Seventeenth Century French Literature

3 credits

* FREN 335

French Renaissance

3 credits

* FREN 336

Eighteenth Century French Literature

3 credits

* FREN 339

Nineteenth Century French Literature

3 credits

* FREN 340

Survey of French Poetry

3 credits

* FREN 341

Contemporary French Drama

3 credits

* FREN 345

Development of the French Novel to 1900

3 credits

* FREN 349

Francophone Literature

3 credits

FREN 351

Translation II

3 credits

* FREN 352 Twentieth Century French Literature 3 credits

FREN 365

Introduction to Consecutive & Simultaneous Interpreting

3 credits

FREN 367

Seminars

3 credits

FREN 368

Seminars

3 credits

FREN 369

Seminars

3 credits

FREN 375

French Study Abroad

3-9 credits

FREN 380 Cooperative Education for the French Major 4-8 credits

FREN 410

Advanced French Grammar

3 credits

FREN 418 Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language 3 credits

FREN 419 Teaching French in P-12: Practice 3 credits

FREN 452

Translation III

3 credits

FREN 470

Seminars

3 credits

FREN 472 French Language Workshop 3 credits

FREN 478

Independent Study

1-3 credits

*FREN 350 Translation I will satisfy the university Writing Requirement in the Major.

III. FREE ELECTIVES (21-27 Credits)

Consult MSU Undergraduate Catalog for 3 credits for Multi-cultural Awareness Requirement

For course descriptions for the French Major, click here.