Modern Languages & Literatures: Programs: French: Major: Concentration in Translation / Interpreting

TRANSLATION / INTERPRETING Major

The requirements for the French Major with concentration in Translation/Interpreting are as follows:

I. General Education Requirements
(51-57 Credits)

See Department Chairperson for details and specifics on General Education Requirements for the Translation / Interpreting Major

II. MAJOR RequirementS (42 Credits)

A. Major Required Courses (27 Credits) Complete the following 27 semester hours:
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 19^th and 20^th Centuries	3 credits
FREN 350	Translation I	3 credits
FREN 351	Translation II	3 credits

B. Selective Courses (3 Credits)

Complete 1 course from the following:

FREN 365

Introduction to Consecutive & Simultaneous Interpreting

3 credits

FREN 452

Translation III

3 credits

C. Major Elective Courses - Literature (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 275	Advanced Spoken Language Practice	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	20^th Century French Lit.	3 credits

D. Major Elective Courses -Translation (9 Credits)

Complete 9 semester hours from the following:

* 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 352

20^th Century French Lit.

3 credits

FREN 360

French Perspectives

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

OPTIONAL CERTIFICATION IN TRANSLATION

To qualify for a certificate of proficiency in translation, students must successfully complete the required courses with an average of 2.5 or higher, and take an examination in translating administered by the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures. Details about the examination procedure are available from the Department Chairperson. It should be understood that the certificate is optional and is not a requirement for graduation.

For course descriptions for the French Major, click here.